Jaime Arturo " Jimmy" Lozano Espín (born 29 September 1979) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Pachuca.
Lozano spent the majority of his playing career with Universidad Nacional, where he made over 160 appearances.
At international level, Lozano made 34 appearances and scored 12 goals over a seven-year period. He represented the national team in various competitions, including the 2004 and 2007 Copa America tournaments, the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Club career
Lozano made his professional debut with Universidad Nacional in 1998. He secured two consecutive league titles under the guidance of coach Hugo Sánchez. He was transferred to Tigres UANL in the summer of 2005, and two years later, he signed with
Cruz Azul. Lozano spent two years on loan at Morelia before going back to Universidad Nacional, where he retired the following year.
International career
Lozano was capped 34 times for the Mexico national team; he made three appearances in the team's fourth-place finish at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, and eleven in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
[ A series of injuries kept him away from the team in the months leading up to the World Cup. Nevertheless, Lozano was named by Ricardo La Volpe in a provisional list of 26 players. However, he did not make the final list.
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Lozano was one of the players selected by Hugo Sánchez to compete in the Copa América 2007. He made his first appearance in the tournament coming on as a substitute in Mexico's opening 2–0 group stage victory over Brazil.
Managerial career
Querétaro
After winning the U-20 Clausura Liga MX title with Querétaro FC's U-20 team, Lozano was promoted to be an assistant coach at Querétaro's senior team under Víctor Manuel Vucetich.
After Vucetich was sacked on 31 January 2017, Lozano was appointed manager. On 16 July, he won his first career title as a manager when Querétaro defeated América 2–0 to clinch the 2017 Supercopa MX. On 22 October, Lozano was sacked after a poor run of form which left Querétaro in last place, being replaced by Luis Fernando Tena.
Mexico U23
On 18 December 2018, Lozano was named manager of the Mexico U-23 national team.
At the 2019 Toulon Tournament, Lozano took the team to a third-place finish, defeating the Republic of Ireland in a penalty shoot-out 4–3 following a scoreless draw.
Necaxa
On 9 February 2022, Lozano was appointed as manager of Liga MX side Club Necaxa.
Mexico national team
After Mexico's 3–0 loss to the United States in the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals and the subsequent firing of Diego Cocca, Lozano was appointed as interim manager to lead the side for the forthcoming Gold Cup.
Pachuca
On 29 May 2025, Pachuca announced Lozano as their new head coach.
Personal life
Lozano's parents were both telenovela actors, and was given the nickname " El Actor" during his playing career.
During the peak of his career, Lozano was featured on the North American cover of EA Sports' 2006 FIFA World Cup video game alongside Claudio Reyna.
Career statistics
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |
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| Mexico | 0 |
| 0 |
| 8 |
| 3 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
|
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lozano goal.
| + List of international goals scored by Jaime Lozano |
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| 1 | | Alamodome, San Antonio, United States | | 7–0 | 10–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 9–0 |
| 3 | | Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes, Mexico | | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 7–0 |
| 5 | | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico | | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | 3–0 |
| 7 | | Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 3–0 |
| 9 | | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan, Costa Rica | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 2–0 |
| 11 | | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 12 | | Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis, Mexico | | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
Managerial statistics
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| Querétaro | 1 February 2017 | 22 October 2017
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| Mexico U23 | 18 December 2018 | 6 August 2021
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| Club Necaxa | 9 February 2022 | 10 October 2022
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| Mexico | 19 June 2023 | 16 July 2024
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| Pachuca | 29 May 2025 | Present
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Honours
Player
UNAM
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Liga MX: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004
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Campeón de Campeones: 2004
- Morelia
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North American SuperLiga: 2010
Individual
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Liga MX Best Full-back: 2003–04
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Liga MX Best Attacking Midfielder: Apertura 2009
Manager
Querétaro
Mexico U23
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Pan American Bronze Medal: 2019
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CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2020
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Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020
Mexico
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