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, and won two Primera División titles.

At international level, Lozano made 34 appearances for the Mexico national team. He represented his country 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 with Universidad Nacional in 1998. After a brief stint with Celaya, he went back to his former club, where, under the leadership of Hugo Sánchez, he won two consecutive league titles in 2004.

In the years that followed, Lozano played for Tigres UANL, Cruz Azul and Morelia, before making his return to Universidad Nacional, where he concluded a 15-year career.

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.

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.

Pachuca On 29 May 2025, Pachuca announced Lozano as their new head coach. The following month, Pachuca participated in the FIFA Club World Cup and had a group-stage exit. On 10 November, Lozano was relieved of his duties.

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

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lozano goal.

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record Querétaro 1 February 2017 22 October 2017 Mexico U23 18 December 2018 6 August 2021 Necaxa 9 February 202210 October 2022 Mexico 19 June 2023 16 July 2024 Pachuca 29 May 2025 10 November 2025 Total

Honours Player Pumas 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