Benjamín Mora Mendívil (born 25 June 1979) is a Mexican professional

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manager who is the head coach of

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. With

Johor Darul Ta'zim Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club or simply JDT is a professional football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. The club was founded in 1972 as PKENJ FC and currently competes in the top division of Malaysian football, the Malaysia Super ...

, he won the

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title in

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Early life

Mora described his early life as "nomadic" as he lived in several cities and moved about 20 times. His father, Benjamín Mora Mercado, was a businessman and wrestling promoter. His mother, María Antonieta Mendívil, was a national volleyball player in the 1970s.

Career

Mora started his coaching career in 2011 with Tijuana Reserves in the Mexican lower divisions, before becoming manager of

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in 2014. Between 2012 and 2015, he also served as an assistant coach at various Mexican clubs, including

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and

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. In December 2015, Mora was appointed manager of

JDT II Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club II (; ms, Kelab Bolasepak Johor Darul Ta'zim II) or simply JDT II is a Malaysian football club based in Johor Bahru, Johor. The club currently plays in the Malaysia Premier League, the second division professi ...

, the reserve team of

(JDT), for the 2016 season. In January 2017, Mora took the vacant manager position of the main JDT team after

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left the club. In April 2022, JDT, managed by Mora, became the first Malaysian team to reach the round of 16 of the

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after defeating

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2–1 at

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. He resigned as manager on 27 July 2022 due to personal reasons. On 6 October 2022, Mora returned to Mexico and signed with

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side

, replacing

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Honours

Manager

Johor Darul Ta'zim *

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Malaysia Charity Shield Piala Sumbangsih (English: Malaysia Charity Cup), also known as Piala Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah ( en, Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Cup), is the Malaysian super cup competition. It is the curtain raiser match to the new Malaysian football season, pitting ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mora, Benjamin 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Mexico City Mexican football managers Mexican expatriates in Malaysia Liga MX managers Malaysia Super League managers Mexican expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Malaysia Atlas F.C. managers