Mónica Vergara Rubio (born 2 May 1983) is a Mexican professional football

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. Vergara is the former manager of the

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. Before her manager career, Vergara was a member of the senior Mexico women's team, playing as a defender. Vergara also held positions as manager for the U-15, U-17, and U-20 Mexico women's national teams, leading the U-15 squad to a third-place finish at the

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and, most notably, leading the U-17 team to the championship game of the

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International career

Vergara represented Mexico at the senior level, competing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in eighth place.

Managerial career

Mexico U-15 women's national football team

On August 26, 2014, Vergara led the Mexico U-15 women's national team to a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games after beating

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3–1 in the third-place match. Three days prior, Mexico fell to

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in penalty kicks, 3–4, after the game ended in a draw, 1-1.

Mexico U-17 women's national football team

On June 12, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. On December 1, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the

, falling to

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in the Final, 1–2.

Mexico U-20 women's national football team

On March 8, 2020, Mexico U-20 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the

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. With this result, the team qualified for the

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, which was later postponed to 2021 and eventually canceled due to the

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Mexico senior women's national football team

Vergara was named head coach of the senior team on January 19, 2021. She was sacked on August 15, 2022, after Mexico failed to qualify to the

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during the

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Honors

Manager

;Mexico U-15 women's national football team *

: Third-Place (

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) ;Mexico U-17 women's national football team *

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: Runners-up (

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: Runners-up (

) ;Mexico U-20 women's national football team *

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: Runners-up (

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References

External links

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Sports-reference profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vergara, Monica 1983 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican football managers Mexican women's footballers Women's association football defenders Mexico women's international footballers 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Mexico Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in football Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Mexico women's national football team managers Mexican footballers