Mónica Vergara
Mónica Vergara Rubio (born 2 May 1983) is the manager for Mexico women's national football team. Prior to her role, she was a member of the senior team herself, playing as a defender. She also held positions as a coach for the U-15, U-17, and U-20 teams. She led the U-15 squad to a third place finish at the Youth Olympic Games and, most notably, took the U-17 team to the championship game of the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. International career. Vergara represented Mexico at the senior level. She competed at the 2004 Summer  Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in eighth place. Managerial career. Mexico U-15 women's national football team. On August 26, 2014, Vergara led the Mexico U-15 women's national team to a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games after beating Slovakia 3-1 in the third-place match. Three days prior, Mexico fell to Venezuela in penalty kicks, 3-4, after the game ended in a draw, 1-1. Mexico U-17 women's national football team. On June 12, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018  CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. On December 1, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, falling to Spain in the Final, 1-2. Mexico U-20 women's national football team. On March 8, 2020, Mexico U-20 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. With this result, the team qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which was later postponed to 2021 and eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mexico senior women's  national football team. Vergara was named head coach of the senior team on January 19, 2021.