Ricardo Ferretti
Brazilian-Mexican football player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ricardo Ferretti de Oliveira (born 22 February 1954), also known as Tuca Ferretti,[1] is a Brazilian-Mexican professional football manager and former player who currently works for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico as an analyst.[2]
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.jpg) Ferretti as Tigres UANL manager in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Ferretti de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | (1954-02-22) 22 February 1954 (age 70) | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1975 | Botafogo | ||
| 1975–1976 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| 1976–1977 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 1977–1978 | Atlas | 26 | (8) |
| 1978–1985 | UNAM | 240 | (108) |
| 1985–1986 | Neza | ||
| 1986–1987 | Monterrey | 31 | (9) |
| 1988–1990 | Toluca | 104 | (44) |
| 1990–1991 | UNAM | 43 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1996 | UNAM | ||
| 1993 | Mexico (interim) | ||
| 1996–2000 | Guadalajara | ||
| 2000–2003 | UANL | ||
| 2003–2004 | Toluca | ||
| 2005 | Morelia | ||
| 2006 | UANL | ||
| 2006–2010 | UNAM | ||
| 2010–2021 | UANL | ||
| 2015 | Mexico (interim) | ||
| 2018 | Mexico (interim) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Juárez | ||
| 2023 | Cruz Azul | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, Ferretti was an attacking midfielder known for his mobility, powerful right shot and leadership. He was a free kick specialist and spent most of his playing career with Pumas UNAM. He also played for Botafogo, Vasco da Gama and Bonsucesso in his native Brazil, and Atlas, Neza, Monterrey and Toluca in Mexico.
As a manager, he has had three stints with Tigres UANL, two with Pumas UNAM, and has also managed Toluca, Guadalajara and Cruz Azul. He is one of two managers in Mexican football history to manage 1,000 league matches, the other being Ignacio Trelles.[3] He has also served as interim coach of the Mexico national team twice, winning the CONCACAF Cup in 2015.