Sergio Almaguer Treviño (born 16 May 1969) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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, who is the current assistant manager of

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club

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. Almaguer made his professional debut with the former Mexico club Ángeles de Puebla on May 16, 1987. Almaguer played with nine different clubs in Mexico and Turkey and also capped for the

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Career

Almaguer started his career with former club Ángeles de Puebla, where he played 27 games and scored three goals. After one season with Angeles he transferred to

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, spending three seasons with the team. After the 1989–90 season Almaguer transferred to

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, he appeared in 35 games and scored 11 goals. Between 1991 and 1996 Almaguer played for

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(included the relegation during the 1995-96 season), he also played on loan for

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for the 1994–95 season. For the Invierno 1996 season turned to a defender after playing as a striker for the first nine years of his career. In his first season playing at defense, Almaguer played with

, he played in 35 games and scored just two goals. After playing with Puebla, Almaguer was transferred to Necaxa for the Invierno 1997 season. His tenure with Necaxa was successful, he was champion in the Invierno 1998 season and won the 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. After four years playing with Necaxa he signed with

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where he spent two years appearing in 37 games. He was loaned to

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of the Turkey

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for one year, he only appeared in seven league matches, three

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matches and scored no goals. After half a season in Turkey he returned to Mexico, he signed with

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. On June 28, 2005, Almaguer announced his retirement ending his 18-year career.

Coaching career

On February 20, 2008, Almaguer was named coach of his former team, Jaguares de Chiapas. Almaguer made his debut three days later against

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, Jaguares won 2–0. He led the team to six victories, two draws and three losses to end the season. In the first round of the postseason, Jaguares defeated Cruz Azul 1–0 in the first leg. In the second leg Cruz Azul won 2–1 and won on aggregate 2–2 because Cruz Azul was a higher seed. After losing five of the first 10 games of the Apertura season Jaguares fired Almaguer.

Mexico U-17

On July 26, 2010, Almaguer coached his first Mexico's U-17 game against Ireland's U-17, resulting in a 1–1 draw.

Mexico U-20

In January 2015, Almaguer won the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica with the Mexico U-20 team also qualifying them for the

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. In December 2015, Almaguer was released from his duties with the Mexico U-20 national team.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Puebla *

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: 1989–90 *

Copa México The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it was ...

: 1989–90 *

Campeón de Campeones ''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...

: 1990 Tigres UANL *

: 1995–96 Necaxa *

: Invierno 1998 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup:

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Manager

Mexico U20 *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Almaguer, Sergio 1969 births Living people Mexico international footballers Footballers from Nuevo León Sportspeople from Monterrey Mexican expatriate footballers 1999 Copa América players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Tigres UANL footballers Club Puebla players Club Necaxa footballers Cruz Azul footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Galatasaray S.K. footballers Liga MX players Süper Lig players Chiapas F.C. footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Chiapas F.C. managers Association football defenders Mexican football managers Querétaro F.C. non-playing staff C.D. Guadalajara non-playing staff Club América non-playing staff Mexican footballers