After many different sources have confirmed Hugo Sánchez as new Cruz Azul head coach after Robert Dante Siboldi’s departure, it has left many wondering whether the club is taking a step in the wrong direction. While the “Pentapichichi” was instrumental in that RE-peat Pumas squad back in 2004, that’s about as good as it got in his coaching career to date. Let’s have a closer look at his story.
After an illustrious 21-year playing career, Sánchez called it quits in the summer of 1997, after spending his last semester with Atlético Celaya. Just under three years later, he began his coaching career with the team he loves more than any, Pumas.