# Jaime Lozano

Jaime Arturo "Jimmy" Lozano Espín (born 29 September 1979) 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.
At international level, Lozano made 34 appearances and scored 12 goals over a seven-year period. He represented the national team 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 for Universidad Nacional. Under the guidance of coach Hugo Sánchez, he won back-to-back championships with the club. In the summer of 2005, he was transferred to Tigres UANL. However, disagreements with the club's management ultimately led to his departure two years later. In December 2007, Lozano joined Cruz Azul. He spent two years at Morelia on loan, before returning to Universidad Nacional in 2012, where he retired a year later.

## 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 Copa 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 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, 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 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 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.

## 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 alongside Claudio Reyna. He did not make Mexico's final roster that participated at the World Cup.

## Career statistics
### International goals

| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | June 19, 2004 | San Antonio, United States | Dominica | 10–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 2. | June 27, 2004 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Dominica | 8–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 3. | June 27, 2004 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Dominica | 8–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 4. | June 27, 2004 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Dominica | 8–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 5. | October 6, 2004 | Pachuca, Mexico | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 6. | October 6, 2004 | Pachuca, Mexico | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 7. | October 13, 2004 | Puebla, Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 8. | October 13, 2004 | Puebla, Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 9. | February 9, 2005 | San José, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 10. | February 9, 2005 | San José, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 11. | October 12, 2005 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | Loss | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 12. | June 2, 2007 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Iran | 4–0 | Win | Friendly |

## Managerial statistics

    As of 30 June 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win % |
| Querétaro | 1 February 2017 | 22 October 2017 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 030.56 |
| Mexico U23 | 18 December 2018 | 6 August 2021 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 066.67 |
| Necaxa | 9 February 2022 | 10 October 2022 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 035.48 |
| Mexico | 19 June 2023 | 16 July 2024 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 047.62 |
| Total | Total | Total | 112 | 48 | 26 | 38 | 042.86 |

## Honours
### Player

UNAM
* Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004
* Campeón de Campeones: 2004

#### Morelia

* North American SuperLiga: 2010
Individual
* Mexican Primera División Best Full-back: 2003–04
* Mexican Primera División Best Attacking Midfielder: Apertura 2009

### Manager

Querétaro
* Supercopa MX: 2017
Mexico U23
* Pan American Bronze Medal: 2019
* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2020
* Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020
Mexico
* CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2023