Marcelo Michel Leaño

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+1⁄2 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

Necaxa

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

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

Necaxa

• Supercopa MX: 2018

References

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.