Benjamín Mora

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mora and the second or maternal family name is Mendívil.
Benjamín Mora
Mora in 2024
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Mora Mendívil
Date of birth (1979-06-25) 25 June 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Team information
Current team
 Querétaro (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2011–2012 Tijuana Reserves
2012 Querétaro (assistant)
2013 Atlante (assistant)
2014–2015 Atlético Chiapas
2015 Tapachula (assistant)
2015–2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim
2017–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2020–2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim
2022–2023 Atlas
2024 York United
2024– Querétaro

Benjamín Mora Mendívil (born 25 June 1979) is a Mexican professional football manager who serves as manager of Querétaro in Liga MX.

Early life

Mora described his early life as "nomadic" as he lived in several cities and moved about 20 times. His father, Benjamín Mora Mercado, was a businessman and wrestling promoter. His mother, María Antonieta Mendívil, was a national volleyball player in the 1970s.[1]

In 2005, he was a contestant on Big Brother México in its third season.[2][3]

Career

Mora started his coaching career in 2011 with Tijuana Reserves in the Mexican lower divisions, before becoming manager of Atlético Chiapas in 2014. Between 2012 and 2015, he also served as an assistant coach at various Mexican clubs, including Querétaro, Atlante and Cafetaleros de Tapachula.[4]

In December 2015, Mora was appointed manager of JDT II, the reserve team of Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), for the 2016 season.[5] In January 2017, Mora took the vacant manager position of the main JDT team after Mario Gómez left the club.[6] With JDT, he won the Malaysian Super League title in 2021.

In April 2022, JDT, managed by Mora, became the first Malaysian team to reach the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League after defeating Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium.[7] He resigned as manager on 27 July 2022 for personal reasons.[8]

On 6 October 2022, Mora returned to Mexico and became the manager of Liga MX side Atlas, replacing Diego Cocca.[9] On 30 October 2023, Mora was dismissed from his position following a series of poor results.[10]

On 4 June 2024, Mora was appointed head coach for York United FC of the Canadian Premier League.[11] He helped the club reach a club record in points that season and was nominated for the league's Coach of the Year award, but departed the club by mutual consent at the end of the season.[12][13]

In December 2024, he was named as manager of Querétaro in Liga MX.[14]

Honours

Manager

Johor Darul Ta'zim

References

  1. ^ Reséndiz, Mac (29 October 2020). "Benjamín Mora, el técnico mexicano en Malasia que creció entre luchadores profesionales". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ Portillo García, Manuel (7 October 2022). "Benjamín Mora: el ex Big Brother que busca repetir su éxito en Malasia con Atlas" [Benjamin Mora: the former Big Brother contestant who is looking to repeat his success in Malaysia with Atlas]. TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ "'Expulsado de Atlas y de Big Brother'; burlas a Benjamín Mora recordando su etapa de 'famoso' (VIDEO)" ['Expelled from Atlas and Big Brother'; Benjamin Mora mocked as he recalled his time as a 'famous']. Fox Sports (in Spanish). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. ^ Gutierrez, Enrique (12 September 2019). "DT mexicano campeón en Asia: 'Me cansé de que en México no hubiera oportunidades'". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Bemjamin Mora named as JDT II coach for next season". astroawani.com. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ^ Othman, Ahmad Fairuz (18 January 2017). "Benjamin Mora assumes new role as JDT coach". NST Online. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Late drama sends history-makers JDT through in Asian Champions League". World Soccer Talk. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Coach Mora leaves JDT". New Straits Times. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Benjamín Mora es el nuevo director técnico del Atlas". El Informador (in Mexican Spanish). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  10. ^ Huerta, César; Roche, Calum (31 October 2023). "Atlas in search of new coach after Benjamín Mora departure". Diario AS. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Benjamín Mora appointed as York United FC head coach". Canadian Premier League. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  12. ^ Jacques, John (10 November 2024). "After Club-Record Season, York United Mutually Parts Ways With Benjamin Mora". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  13. ^ Nightingale, Tom (10 November 2024). "York United part ways with Liga MX-linked head coach Benjamín Mora after just 5 months". Canadian Soccer Daily. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Benjamín Mora es nuevo técnico de Querétaro" [Benjamin Mora is the new coach of Querétaro]. ESPN (in Spanish). 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  15. ^ "JDT's Super League win celebrated in style". thesundaily.my. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.