Marcelo Michel Leaño

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Marcelo Michel Leaño
Leaño as Necaxa manager in 2018
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Michel Leaño
Date of birth (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)[1]
Managerial career
Years Team
2016 Venados
2017 Coras
2017–2018 Zacatepec
2018 Necaxa
2020 Guadalajara (Interim)
2021 Guadalajara (Interim)
2021–2022 Guadalajara

Marcelo Michel Leaño (born 14 February 1987) is a Mexican professional football manager.

Career[edit]

Necaxa[edit]

On 12 May 2018, Leaño was named as the new manager of Liga MX club Necaxa, replacing Ignacio Ambríz; at 31 years old, he is the youngest coach in Liga MX, as well as the only coach in the first division to have never played at professional level.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Marcelo Michel Leaño is the nephew of former Tecos F.C. owner José Antonio Leaño. José Antonio Leaño's son, Juan Carlos Leaño, was a professional footballer and captain of Tecos for many years.[3]

Honours[edit]

Necaxa

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  2. ^ "Liga MX: Necaxa announces 31-year-old Marcelo Michel Leano as new manager | Goal.com".
  3. ^ "¿Quién es Marcelo Michel Leaño, entrenador interino de Chivas?". ESPN. ESPN Digital. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.