{"id":15582,"date":"2025-11-29T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/rafael-marquez-has-his-first-ally-to-coach-the-mexican-national-team\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:26:43","slug":"rafael-marquez-has-his-first-ally-to-coach-the-mexican-national-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/29\/rafael-marquez-has-his-first-ally-to-coach-the-mexican-national-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Marquez has his first ally to coach the Mexican national team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Rafael Marquez is one of the most successful soccer players in the history of Mexico, as he won titles with FC Barcelona in the first decade of this century.<\/p>\n<p>After appearing on the pitch as an active player, the former Mexico captain began his coaching career in Spain before returning to Barcelona to manage their reserve team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 scores an outrageous goal during Real Madrid&#8217;s training session<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Rafa Marquez arrives to assist Javier Aguirre<\/h2>\n<p>Rafa Marquez, who was with Barcelona B, has been invited by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) to be Javier Aguirre&#8217;s assistant for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>However, the FMF plans to keep the man known as Kaiser as the host after the next World Cup, and therefore the coach of the 2030 World Cup process.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, the new coaching staff that will lead El Tri towards the 100th anniversary of the World Cup is also beginning to take shape.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Andres Guardado will join the Mexican national team<\/h2>\n<p>Joining Marquez on his coaching staff is Andres Guardado, with whom he played four World Cup cycles with the Mexican national team.<\/p>\n<p>Guardado has reportedly been invited to join coach Vasco Aguirre&#8217;s staff, but the Atlas youth player is said to have turned down the invitation in order to prepare as a coach at Real Betis in Spain for the 2026-2030 project, reports Est.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/2025\/11\/29\/692aeb81e2704e776d8b4593.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Marquez is one of the most successful soccer players in the history of Mexico, as he won titles with FC Barcelona in the first decade of this century. 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