1. Antonio Mohamed is the current head coach of Liga MX club Toluca.
34 Facts About Antonio Mohamed
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Antonio Mohamed never played for the side, and served loans at Boca Juniors and Independiente before resuming his career in Mexico.
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Antonio Mohamed subsequently started his coaching career in 2003 at his last club Zacatepec, and subsequently won the 2010 Copa Sudamericana with Independiente and three Liga MX titles each with Tijuana, America and Monterrey.
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In 1991, Antonio Mohamed was sold to Serie A side Fiorentina for US$1.2 million, but was successively loaned to Boca Juniors and Independiente back in his home country.
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Antonio Mohamed left the club in 1993, and joined Toros Neza in Mexico.
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Antonio Mohamed's career apexed with Toros Neza when they had made it to the final against Guadalajara in the Verano '97 season alongside other famous players at the time such as Nildeson, Rodrigo Ruiz, and German Arangio.
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In 1998, after a brief period where he played two Libertadores matches with Club America, Antonio Mohamed moved to Monterrey.
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Antonio Mohamed made four appearances in total, scoring one goal.
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Antonio Mohamed was a part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa America tournament in 1991.
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Shortly after retiring, Antonio Mohamed took up coaching at his last club Zacatepec in the Ascenso MX, reaching the semifinals of the Liguilla and leaving the club after they changed name to Leones de Morelos.
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Antonio Mohamed took over Liga MX side Monarcas Morelia on 23 February 2004, replacing Ruben Omar Romano.
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Antonio Mohamed was sacked by Morelia in June 2004, after only 13 matches.
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Antonio Mohamed subsequently took over Queretaro in the second division before replacing Jose Luis Trejo at the helm of Chiapas in February 2005.
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Antonio Mohamed was relieved of his duties in April 2005, and was replaced by Fernando Quirarte.
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Antonio Mohamed subsequently returned to his first club Huracan, achieving a top tier promotion in 2007.
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Antonio Mohamed resigned in September 2007, and returned to Mexico in the following month after being named Veracruz manager.
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On 19 March 2008, Antonio Mohamed was appointed in charge of Colon de Santa Fe back in his home country.
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On 4 October 2010, Antonio Mohamed was confirmed as new manager of Independiente.
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Antonio Mohamed announced his resignation from the club on 4 September 2011, after a poor start of the season.
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Antonio Mohamed stepped down as Tijuana manager in 2013, so he could move back to Argentina to be closer to his family,.
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Shortly after leaving Tijuana, Antonio Mohamed became the manager of Huracan for a second time on 2 July 2013.
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On 10 December 2013, Antonio Mohamed was named the new manager of Club America for the Clausura 2014 tournament after club president Ricardo Pelaez confirmed it during an interview with Univision.
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On 6 December 2014, Antonio Mohamed announced his departure from the club after the end of the Apertura tournament.
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On 28 December 2018, Antonio Mohamed returned to Huracan, starting his fourth spell as manager of the club.
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Antonio Mohamed resigned the following 23 April, after the club was knocked out of the 2019 Copa Libertadores.
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On 9 October 2019, Antonio Mohamed returned to Mexico and Monterrey, after being named in charge until the end of the season.
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On 13 January 2022, Antonio Mohamed was appointed as manager of Atletico Mineiro of Brazil.
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On 20 February 2022, Antonio Mohamed won his first title with the club, by beating Flamengo in the penalty shootouts of the Supercopa do Brasil match.
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Antonio Mohamed left the club on 22 July 2022, following a string of poor results in the Campeonato Brasileiro and an exit in the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil.
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In March 2023, Antonio Mohamed returned to Mexico, this time as manager of UNAM.
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On 12 December 2023, Antonio Mohamed stepped down from his position citing personal reasons.
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On 11 December 2024, Antonio Mohamed was appointed head coach of Toluca.
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Antonio Mohamed's nickname is El Turco, following the custom in many Latin American countries of using that nickname for people of Arab descent, whose ancestors arrived from the Ottoman Empire.
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Antonio Mohamed's other son Shayr is a footballer and a forward.