Enrique Meza

Beginnings

Notably, Meza has been coach of several professional soccer teams in Mexico Premier League and Mexico National Team. His career has been filled with impressive successes and disappointments. Meza started his coaching career in the first division Mexico league by coaching Cruz Azul from 1982 to 1983 and from 1992 to 1995. He led Cruz Azul to the Mexico league final in 1994, but lost. The next year he switched to coach Monarcas Morelia.

Crucially, it was not until 1996 that his coaching truly started showing its capturing potential. His new team, Toros Neza, had a distinct style of football offensive play, resulting in their scoring numerous goals. During 1996, his Toros Neza team made it to the final, but lost to Chivas de Guadalajara by a high score.

Three times league Champion

Soon after losing the final, he announced that he was leaving to coach Club Toluca. His coaching proved to be very successful and spectacular. Meza was what Toluca needed, and the club became champion on three occasions: Verano 1998, Verano 1999 and Verano 2000, in just two years. In 2000 Meza left Club Toluca to coach the Mexico national team. The performance of the team was below expectations, and he resigned after only few months of accepting the appointment. In 2006 Meza took the coaching position at Pachuca Football Club.

South American and CONCACAF Titles

After a very bad start, Meza slowly transformed the team, leading Pachuca Football Club to its first…

Meza is popularly called "Ojitos" because of his sharp eyes. His son Enrique Maximiliano Meza is also a football manager.

League Championships: Verano 1998 Toluca Football Club Verano 1999 Toluca Football Club Verano 2000 Toluca Football Club Clausura 2007 Pachuca Football Club CONCACAF Team of the Year: 2007: Pachuca Football Club CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2007 Pachuca Football Club 2008 Pachuca Football Club FIFA Club World Cup: Fourth Place: 2008 Pachuca Football Club Copa Sudamericana: 2006 Pachuca Football Club