Eduardo Rergis Pacheco (born 20 April 1956) is a Mexican former

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and manager.

Career

Rergis played as a

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for Club América, Atlante,

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, Tampico Madero,

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and

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. Rergis played for Mexico at the

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and won a gold medal in football at the 1975 Pan American Games. He also participated in the

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. After he retired from playing, Rergis became a football coach. He has managed Deportivo Irapuato, Correcaminos UAT and

. He also led the Mexico U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He was an interim manager for

Santos Laguna Club Santos Laguna S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Santos Laguna or Santos, is a Mexican professional football club that competes in the Liga MX. It is located in northern Mexico and represents the urban area of La Comarca Lagunera, made up o ...

in 2011.

Personal

Rergis's sons,

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and

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, are also Mexican former footballer.

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* * * * 1956 births Living people Mexico international footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Footballers from Veracruz Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Mexico Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers C.F. Oaxtepec footballers Tigres UANL footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Mexican football managers C.D. Veracruz managers Santos Laguna managers Mexican footballers Association football defenders Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub