Jaime Ordiales resigns and steps down as sporting director of the Mexican team

This Monday Mexican Football Federation (FMF) announced through a statement on its website that due to a personal decision, Jaime Ordiales He will step down from his post as sporting director of the national teams ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

“The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) announces that, by personal decision and by mutual agreement, Jaime Ordiales Dominguez is stepping down as director of the men’s selection.”says the first part of the letter.

In a statement, the body in charge of managing national football explained that the manager “had complied with the transitional period agreed with John de Louise And Rodrigo Ares de Pargaexecutive director of the national teams.

During this period, past games that El Tri played under technical management were taken into account Diego Coccapresentation of the new coaching staff, the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship and the Final Four matches.

“The Mexican Football Federation thanks Jaime for the commitment shown during his tenure. We are grateful to him for his high human qualities, abilities, professionalism and dedication and wish him success in his new projects,” the epilogue of the letter says.

Ordiales took office in July 2022 after leaving Gerardo Torrado and he says goodbye to El Tri after 11 months of work where he had to manage sports management. His departure is also indicated, as explained in the explanatory note. fmfmonths later John de Louise step down as president to help with restructuring.

While it is not yet known who will replace Ordiales, several Mexican media outlets have put Ordiales’ name on the table in recent weeks. Duilio Davinoformer director Rayados de Monterreyas a candidate for this position.