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

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manager who serves as manager of

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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. In 2005, he was a contestant on

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in its third season.

Career

Mora started his coaching career in 2011 with Tijuana Reserves in the Mexican lower divisions, before becoming manager of Atlético Chiapas in 2014. Between 2012 and 2015, he also served as an assistant coach at various Mexican clubs, including

, Atlante and Cafetaleros de Tapachula. In December 2015, Mora was appointed manager of JDT II, the reserve team of

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(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. With JDT, he won the

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title in

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. 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 for personal reasons. On 6 October 2022, Mora returned to Mexico and became the manager of

side

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, replacing Diego Cocca. On 30 October 2023, Mora was dismissed from his position following a series of poor results. On 4 June 2024, Mora was appointed head coach for

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of the

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. He helped the club reach a club record in points that season and was nominated for the league's Coach of the Year award, but departed the club by mutual consent at the end of the season. In December 2024, he was named as manager of

in Liga MX.

Honours

Manager

Johor Darul Ta'zim *

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* Malaysia Charity Shield:

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References

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