Jaime Lozano


Jaime Arturo "Jimmy" Lozano Espín is a Mexican professional football manager and former player.
Lozano spent the majority of his playing career with Universidad Nacional, where he made over 160 appearances, and won two Primera División titles.
At international level, Lozano made 34 appearances for the football team|Mexico national team]. He represented his country in various competitions, including the 2004 and 2007 Copa America tournaments, the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Club career

Lozano made his professional debut with Universidad Nacional in 1998. After a brief stint with Celaya, he went back to his former club, where, under the leadership of Hugo Sánchez, he won two consecutive league titles in 2004.
In the years that followed, Lozano played for Tigres UANL, Cruz Azul and Morelia, before making his return to Universidad Nacional, where he concluded a 15-year career.

International career

Lozano was capped 34 times for the Mexico national team; he made three appearances in the team's fourth-place finish at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, and eleven in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. A series of injuries kept him away from the team in the months leading up to the World Cup. Nevertheless, Lozano was named by Ricardo La Volpe in a provisional list of 26 players. However, he did not make the final list.
Lozano was one of the players selected by Hugo Sánchez to compete in the América 2007">Club América">América 2007. He made his first appearance in the tournament coming on as a substitute in Mexico's opening 2–0 group stage victory over Brazil.

Managerial career

Querétaro

After winning the U-20 Clausura Liga MX title with Querétaro FC's U-20 team, Lozano was promoted to be an assistant coach at Querétaro's senior team under Víctor Manuel Vucetich.
After Vucetich was sacked on 31 January 2017, Lozano was appointed manager. On 16 July, he won his first career title as a manager when Querétaro defeated América 2–0 to clinch the 2017 Supercopa MX. On 22 October, Lozano was sacked after a poor run of form which left Querétaro in last place, being replaced by Luis Fernando Tena.

Mexico U23

On 18 December 2018, Lozano was named manager of the Mexico U-23 national team.
At the 2019 Toulon Tournament, Lozano took the team to a third-place finish, defeating the Republic of Ireland in a penalty shoot-out 4–3 following a scoreless draw. Disputing the Football at the [2019 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|Pan American Games] the following month, he led the team to a third-place finish, defeating Uruguay 1–0, receiving the bronze medal. At the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics], Lozano took the U-23 team to a third-place finish, defeating hosts Japan 3–1 in the bronze medal match.

Necaxa

On 9 February 2022, Lozano was appointed as manager of Liga MX side Necaxa. He led the team to the Reclassification phase of the Clausura 2022, where they tied 1–1 on aggregate but lost 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out to Cruz Azul. After Necaxa failed to get past the Reclassification phase in the Apertura 2022 following a 2–0 defeat to Tigres UANL, Necaxa and Lozano mutually parted ways.

Mexico national team

After Mexico's 3–0 loss to the United States in the 2023 [CONCACAF Nations League Finals|2023 CONCACAF Nations League] semi-finals and the subsequent firing of Diego Cocca, Lozano was appointed as interim manager to lead the side for the forthcoming Gold Cup. Mexico went on to win the tournament, defeating Panama 1–0 in the 2023 [CONCACAF Gold Cup final|final]. On 10 August, the Mexican Football Federation announced that Lozano would stay on as manager of the national team. On 16 July 2024, Lozano was dismissed from his position following an underwhelming group stage exit from the 2024 Copa América.

Pachuca

On 29 May 2025, Pachuca announced Lozano as their new head coach. The following month, Pachuca participated in the FIFA Club World Cup and had a group-stage exit.
On 10 November, Lozano and Pachuca parted ways.

Personal life

Lozano's parents were both telenovela actors, and was given the nickname "El Actor" during his playing career. His mother is actress Ana Bertha Espín and his father is actor of the same name Jaime Lozano.
During the peak of his career, Lozano was featured on the North American cover of EA Sports' 2006 [FIFA World Cup (video game)|2006 FIFA World Cup] video game alongside Claudio Reyna. He did not make Mexico's final roster that participated at the World Cup.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Alamodome, San Antonio, United States7–010–02006 [FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]
2Alamodome, San Antonio, United States9–010–02006 FIFA [World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]
3Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes, Mexico2–08–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes, Mexico7–08–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
5Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico2–07–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico3–07–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico2–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico3–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan, Costa Rica1–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan, Costa Rica2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago1–01–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis, Mexico2–04–0Friendly

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

UNAM
;Morelia
Individual
Querétaro
Mexico U23
Mexico
Individual
  • Liga MX Manager of the Month: July 2025