Jimmy Lozano has recently been announced as Mexico’s interim coach after the dismissal of Diego Cocca. Cocca’s sacking brought an end to his short tenure as Mexico’s coach after only four months. Under Cocca’s reign, Mexico played seven games, with three wins, three draws, and one defeat. However, these weren’t enough to convince the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) to keep Cocco with the Gold Cup knocking on the door.
OFFICIAL: Diego Cocca has been fired as Mexico manager.
He was in charge for just four months and seven games 😬 pic.twitter.com/AAfDeu8mt3
— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 19, 2023
Jaime Arturo “Jimmy” Lozano Espin has been appointed as the temporary or interim coach of the Mexican soccer team. He’s a former professional Mexican soccer star who has played for teams like Puma UNAM and Tigres UANL. Jimmy has previously been the assistant coach of the Mexican club Querétaro. He won his first title with Querétaro winning the 2017 Supercopa MX.
Furthermore, Jimmy Lozano became the U-23 Mexican soccer team’s coach in 2018. He led them to the Pan American bronze medal in 2019. He also led the U-23 side to the bronze medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. These results were enough to convince the FMF to hire Lozano to become Mexico’s interim coach following their humbling 3-0 loss to the USA in a controversial match in the Concacaf Nations League.
Mexico also lost the third-place match in the tournament in a 1-0 defeat to Panama. However, with the Gold Cup 2023 starting on June 25, Lozano will have a Herculean task in preparing his side in such a short time. Mexico will play its first match against Honduras. Mexico, who is the record winner of the Gold Cup (8 titles), will be looking to win it this year after they lost the 2021 Gold Cup final against the USA.
Jimmy Lozano’s salary and net worth
While there’s no conclusive information about Jimmy Lozano’s net worth and salary, there are many contradictory reports. As per a report dated October 2021, Jimmy Lozano’s salary is estimated to be around $ 4,00,000 per year. It further states that his net worth is approximately $1.4 million. However, since then, Lozano’s salary has been understood to have increased.
Although there are some discrepancies about the 44-year-old coach’s net worth as of 2023. As per the sources, Lozano’s current net worth is somewhere around $5 million. However, People AI states that Jimmy Lozano has a net worth of $11.3 million.