Ricardo Ferretti

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Ricardo Ferretti

Ferretti as Tigres UANL manager in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Ferretti de Oliveira
Date of birth	(1954-02-22) 22 February 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1975	Botafogo
1975–1976	Vasco da Gama
1976–1977	Bonsucesso
1977–1978	Atlas	26	(8)
1978–1985	UNAM	240	(108)
1985–1986	Neza
1986–1987	Monterrey	31	(9)
1988–1990	Toluca	104	(44)
1990–1991	UNAM	43	(7)
Managerial career
1991–1996	UNAM
1993	Mexico (interim)
1996–2000	Guadalajara
2000–2003	UANL
2003–2004	Toluca
2005	Morelia
2006	UANL
2006–2010	UNAM
2010–2021	UANL
2015	Mexico (interim)
2018	Mexico (interim)
2021–2022	Juárez
2023	Cruz Azul
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ricardo Ferretti de Oliveira (born 22 February 1954), also known as Tuca Ferretti,^[1] is a Brazilian-Mexican professional football manager and former player who currently works for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico as an analyst.^[2]

As a player, Ferretti was an attacking midfielder known for his mobility, powerful right shot and leadership. He was a free kick specialist and spent most of his playing career with Pumas UNAM. He also played for Botafogo, Vasco da Gama and Bonsucesso in his native Brazil, and Atlas, Neza, Monterrey and Toluca in Mexico.

As a manager, he has had three stints with Tigres UANL, two with Pumas UNAM, and has also managed Toluca, Guadalajara and Cruz Azul. He is one of two managers in Mexican football history to manage 1,000 league matches, the other being Ignacio Trelles.^[3] He has also served as interim coach of the Mexico national team twice, winning the CONCACAF Cup in 2015.