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Efraín Juárez
Juárez with Celtic in 2010
Personal information
Full name Efraín Juárez Valdez[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-22) 22 February 1988 (age 38)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 ETO Győr (head coach)
Youth career
2001–2006 Pumas UNAM
2006–2008 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Barcelona B
2008 Pumas Morelos[3] 11 (0)
2008–2010 Pumas UNAM 66 (0)
2010–2012 Celtic 13 (0)
2011 → Zaragoza (loan) 15 (1)
2012–2014 América 6 (0)
2013–2014 → Monterrey (loan) 22 (1)
2014–2018 Monterrey 74 (2)
2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 (0)
2019 Vålerenga 19 (0)
Total 242 (4)
International career
2005 Mexico U17 5 (1)
2007 Mexico U20 4 (1)
2009–2012 Mexico 39 (1)
Managerial career
2020–2022 New York City (assistant)
2022–2023 Standard Liège (assistant)
2023–2024 Club Brugge (assistant)
2024–2025 Atlético Nacional
2025–2026 Pumas UNAM
2026– ETO Győr
Medal record
Representing  Mexico
WinnerFIFA U-17 World Championship2005
WinnerCONCACAF Gold Cup2009
WinnerCONCACAF Gold Cup2011
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Efraín Juárez Valdez (born 22 February 1988) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club ETO Győr.

Club career

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Early career

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Juárez joined Pumas UNAM at the age of thirteen. Following Mexico's triumph at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship, he was signed by Barcelona alongside teammate Jorge Hernández. Limited playing time with Barcelona B led him back to Pumas, where he continued his development until coach Ricardo Ferretti promoted him to the first team. Juárez soon became a regular starter, and in the Clausura 2009 tournament, he helped Pumas secure the league title with a victory over Pachuca in the final.[4]

Celtic

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Juárez with Celtic in 2010

On 17 July 2010, Pumas accepted a bid for Juárez from Scottish Premier League club Celtic.[5] On 26 July a £2 million transfer was agreed and Juárez signed a four-year contract with The Hoops, making him the first ever Mexican player to play in the SPL.[6][7] Juárez made his Celtic debut in a 3–0 Champions League defeat away to Braga.[8] He scored his first goal for the club in the return fixture at Celtic Park with a header.[9] He then scored his second goal, again at Celtic Park, in a Europa League qualifying first leg match against Utrecht two weeks later.[10] Juárez was close to agreeing a loan move to Serie A side Brescia Calcio in the January 2011 transfer window but the deal fell through.[7] He had fallen out of favour with the first team and his agent admitted that Juárez would need to move on in the summer of 2011 in order to play first team football.[7]

Real Zaragoza (loan)

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Juarez during his tenure at Zaragoza

On 26 July 2011, after weeks of speculation, Juárez was loaned out to La Liga side Real Zaragoza,[11][12] where he was reunited with former Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre. He made his debut for Zaragoza in a 6–0 loss against Real Madrid.[13] He then scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 defeat to Real Betis.[14]

América

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On 5 June 2012 it was announced that Juárez had transferred to Club América in Mexico for an undisclosed fee, after failing to cement his place in the starting line-up for Celtic, and after his disappointing stint for Real Zaragoza.[15] He made his first appearance for América on 27 June in a 0–2 preseason loss against Jaguares.[16][17] He made his league debut on 21 July in a 0–0 draw against Monterrey.[18] On 22 August 2012, Juárez suffered a dislocation of his elbow during a Copa MX game against Correcaminos in the 39th minute. The club announced he would miss three weeks and would another three weeks of recovery.[19]

Monterrey

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Juárez signed with CF Monterrey on June 5, 2013. On March 5, 2016, Juárez would score the winning goal against their fiercest rivals, Tigres in a 1-0 win.[20] He would play a crucial role in the Copa MX in 2017 as Monterrey would win the competition against Pachuca on December 21, 2017, days after the team lost the league final against their fiercest rivals, Tigres. This would be his longest tenure at any club in his career staying for 4 years and also being one of his most consistent. Juárez would leave Monterrey at the end of the year.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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Juárez signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer on 18 January 2018.[21] On 1 February 2019, Juárez and Vancouver mutually agreed to part ways.[22]

International career

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On 28 June 2009, Juárez made his first international cap with the senior national team against Guatemala.[23] He played a part of the team that won the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. In the Gold Cup, he mainly played at right back. He started and completed all games played in the competition. Thanks to his great performance, he quickly gained a spot on the national team. Juárez scored for Mexico against Costa Rica during a penalty shootout.[24]

On 11 June 2010, Juárez became the first player to be booked at the 2010 World Cup in Mexico's opening match against South Africa.[25][26] He also played in Mexico's 2–0 victory over France on 17 June, when he was replaced by Javier Hernández on 55 minutes, who later himself went on to score.[27]

On 22 September 2010, it was announced that Juárez and Mexico teammate Carlos Vela were banned from international duty for six months for their involvement in a party in Monterrey following a game with Colombia two weeks earlier.[28]

Juárez scored his first national team goal in the 5–0 win against El Salvador in the opening match of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup on 5 June.[29]

Managerial career

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Early career

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Following his retirement as a footballer, Juárez assumed the role of technical assistant within the staff of Ronny Deila. He held this position at New York City FC, Standard Liège and Club Brugge.

Atlético Nacional

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On 28 August 2024, Colombian club Atlético Nacional announced Juárez as their new head coach.[30] His appointment was poorly received by local fans and media, who criticized the lack of experience of the foreign coach.[31]On 17 November, during the Copa Colombia semifinal match against Independiente Medellín, Juárez was celebrating his team's victory after the full-time whistle when he was shown a red card and promptly escorted out of the stadium by Medellín police and stadium officials.[32] The Colombian Football Federation announced that Juárez would be banned from all Colombian stadiums for three years and fined 26 million Colombian pesos for his "provocative" celebrations.[33] On 27 December, the sanction was revoked.[34]

On 15 December, Juárez captured his first managerial title as Atlético Nacional lifted the Copa Colombia trophy.[35] Just a week later, he guided the club to its 18th league championship, becoming only the third manager in Colombian football history to achieve the coveted double.[36] Less than a month afterward, on 14 January 2025, Juárez resigned from his post following disagreements with the club’s management.[37]

Pumas UNAM

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On 2 March 2025, Efraín became the head coach of his boyhood club Pumas UNAM replacing argentine Gustavo Lema.[38][39] Two days later his first match and win was against Alajuelense 2-0 at home in the Champions Cup. In Liga MX he could get key points to secure play-in phase against FC Juárez winning in a thrilling penalty shootout with Álex Padilla as man of the match.

Juárez with Pumas in 2025

For his first full regular season as Pumas manager he brought signings that some of them became key players next season such as: Keylor Navas, Aaron Ramsey, Álvaro Angulo, Pedro Vite and Alan Medina. He once again qualified in tenth for play-in phase losing against Pachuca.

For the Clausura 2026 he managed to be first manager to brake the 35 point-club record in regular season reaching out Liguilla final against Cruz Azul later losing it in second leg game at home 1-2.[40]

On June 8, 2026 it was announced that Juárez would not continue as manager at the express request of the coach.[41]

Győr

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On 17 June 2026, he was appointed as the coach of Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I champion club ETO Győr.[42] Juárez debuted with a 1–0 defeat from Víkingur Reykjavík at the Víkingsvöllur in Reykjavík in the first round of the 2026–27 UEFA Champions League qualifying.[43][44] On 16 July 2026, Győr drew (2–2) with Vikingur at ETO Park and were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League.[45]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 9 November 2013[46][47]
Club performance League Cup League cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Mexico League Cup League cup North America Total
2008–09Pumas UNAMPrimera División41021431
2009–1025040290
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11CelticSPL130102042212
Spain League Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europe Total
2011–12Real ZaragozaLa Liga151151
Mexico League Cup League cup North America Total
2012–13AméricaLiga MX603090
Mexico League Cup League cup North America Total
2013–14MonterreyLiga MX11010120
Total Mexico 830300071931
Scotland 130102042202
Spain 151000000151
Career total 111130201131274

International

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As of 29 February 2012[48]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 200990
2010160
2011141
Total391

International goals

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Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result CompetitionRef.
1.5 June 2011Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States El Salvador1–05–02011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Managerial statistics

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As of 6 August 2026
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Atlético Nacional Colombia 28 August 2024 14 January 2025 2714854424+20051.85
Pumas UNAM Mexico 2 March 2025 8 June 2026 592221169281+11037.29
Győri Hungary 17 June 2026 present 7232159+6028.57
Total 93383223151114+37040.86

Honours

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Player

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Pumas UNAM

Celtic

América

Monterrey

Mexico U17

Mexico

Manager

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Atlético Nacional

Pumas UNAM

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Efraín Juárez Valdéz - Ficha Jugador
  4. ↑ Mexican Primera Division Tables – 2008/2009 Clausura Soccerway
  5. ↑ Mexican star Juarez joins Bhoys in Seattle Archived 20 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Celtic FC, 17 July 2010
  6. ↑ New Bhoy Juarez makes Paradise bow Archived 28 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine Celtic FC, 26 July 2010
  7. 1 2 3 Gardner, John (19 March 2011). "Efrain Juarez could be set for move away from Celtic, admits agent". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  8. ↑ Braga 3 – 0 Celtic BBC Sport, 28 July 2010
  9. ↑ Celtic 2–1 Braga (agg 2–4) BBC Sport, 4 August 2010
  10. ↑ "Celtic 2 – 0 FC Utrecht". BBC Sport. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Efrain Juárez joins Real Zaragoza on loan". Celtic FC Official Website. Retrieved 26 July.
  12. ↑ "Celtic hizo oficial la salida de Efraín Juárez al Zaragoza". Medio Tiempo. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  13. ↑ "Zaragoza 0–6 Real Madrid: Ronaldo hat-trick secures huge opening win for Los Blancos". A different league. 28 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "Real Betis takes Spanish league lead with 4–3 win over Zaragoza". Washington Post. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.[dead link]
  15. ↑ "Efrain Juarez moves from Celtic to Club America in his homeland". BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  16. ↑ "América pierde ante Jaguares en duelo de pretemporada". Récord. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  17. ↑ "Derrota Jaguares 2–0 al América". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  18. ↑ "Monterrey 0–0 América… Un simple debut". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "Efraín Juárez, fuera tres semanas". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Mexican Spanish). 24 August 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "Efraín Juárez sabe lo que es hacerle daño a Tigres: la ocasión en la que les metió gol - ESTO en línea". OEM (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire versatile Mexican midfielder Efraín Juárez from Club de Futbol Monterrey". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Whitecaps FC and midfielder Efraín Juárez mutually agree to part ways | Vancouver Whitecaps".
  23. ↑ "México 0–0 Guatemala... Tri se peleó de nuevo con el gol". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  24. ↑ "Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico". Soccernet. 23 July 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  25. ↑ Mexico's Juarez gets World Cup's first booking The Hindustan Times, 11 June 2010
  26. ↑ FT: South Africa 1 Mexico 1 Sky Sports, 11 June 2010
  27. ↑ Mexico subs shoot down France FIFA.com, 17 June 2010
  28. ↑ "Carlos Vela and Efrain Juarez banned by Mexico". BBC Sport. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  29. ↑ "Five-Star starts for Ticos, Mexico" FIFA.com, 6 June 2011
  30. ↑ "Efraín Juárez es nuevo técnico de Atlético Nacional" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 28 August 2024.
  31. ↑ "'Lo criticamos por novato y extranjero, ahora Nacional juega hermoso'". Fox Sports (in Spanish). 29 November 2024.
  32. ↑ "Manager handed THREE-YEAR ban for goal celebration that caused carnage". 22 November 2024.
  33. ↑ "Madness in Colombia: Efrain Juarez banned for three years over wild celebration!". 23 November 2024.
  34. ↑ "Revocan sanción contra el técnico de Nacional, Efraín Juárez" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 27 December 2024.
  35. ↑ "Efraín Juárez es campeón como técnico con Atlético Nacional de Colombia" (in Spanish). TUDN. 15 December 2024.
  36. ↑ "Efraín Juárez y el selecto grupo de entrenadores que han ganado el doblete en Colombia" (in Spanish). Claro Sports. 23 December 2024.
  37. ↑ "Efraín Juárez explotó tras su salida de Nacional: 'Cuenten la verdad'" [Efraín Juárez exploded after his departure from Nacional: 'Tell the truth'] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  38. ↑ "Pumas oficializó a Efraín Juárez como director técnico" (in Spanish). ESPN México. 2 March 2025.
  39. ↑ "Pumas UNAM: Efraín Juárez Takes the Helm as Head Coach; Vows to Change Team's Mindset". SoyFútbol. 2 March 2025.
  40. ↑ "Cruz Azul campeón con un final de película sobre Pumas". ESPN México. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  41. ↑ Velázquez, Ariel (8 June 2026). "Se acabó la era Efraín Juárez, Pumas anuncia la salida del técnico que los llevó a una final". Excelsior.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  42. ↑ "Mexikói vezetőedzője lett a bajnok ETO FC-nek – hivatalos". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 17 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  43. ↑ UEFA.com. "Víkingur R. vs Győri ETO: UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Qualif. 1". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  44. ↑ "Megszenvedett az ETO Izlandon, egygólos hátrányból várja a BL-selejtező visszavágóját". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). 7 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  45. ↑ UEFA.com. "Győri ETO vs Víkingur R.: UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Qualif. 1". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  46. ↑ "Efraín Juárez stats". Medio Tiempo. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  47. ↑ "Efraín Juárez stats". ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  48. ↑ Efraín Juárez at National-Football-Teams.com
  49. ↑ "Los ganadores liga por liga: El uruguayo que rompió los esquemas y Leo Messi encabezando a los más experientes". 31 December 2024.
  50. ↑ https://x.com/LigaBBVAMX/status/2063068835859648702
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