Current team Puebla (manager) Role Coach Years Team Height 1.75 m | 1988–1990 Atlante Weight 70 kg Name Jose Cruz Career start 1988 | |
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Full name Jose Guadalupe Cruz Nunez Date of birth (1967-11-22) 22 November 1967 (age 48) Place of birth Acopeo, Michoacan, Mexico Parents Etelvina Nunez Banuelos, Ambrosio Cruz Valencia Siblings Maria Cruz Nunez, Domingo Cruz Nunez Similar People Enrique Meza, Sergio Bueno, Alfredo Tena, Ruben Omar Romano, Jose Luis Sanchez Sola | ||
José Guadalupe Cruz Núñez (born Wednesday 22 November 1967 in Acopeo, Michoacán, Mexico) is a former player and current manager of Liga MX club Atlas. He coached Atlante during the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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As a player, Cruz was a member of the Atlante side that won the 1993 Mexican championship. His close association with the club has continued into his coaching career. Two years into his second spell at the club, he has overseen a league title triumph and the Champions League victory that secured their spot in the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. He generally favours an attacking style of play, although he has neutered this instinct somewhat during the Apertura, where he has typically operated with just one out-and-out striker.
On 26 August 2013, Cruz was appointed as manager of Monterrey after parting company with Víctor Manuel Vucetich.