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Miguel Herrera says Santiago Baños was promised América coaching job
Miguel Herrera says Santiago Baños was promised América’s coaching job when Herrera left the club for Mexico’s national team in 2013.
Ricardo Peláez, then an América executive, reportedly made the promise to Baños, who was Herrera’s assistant.
The promise was not kept: Álvaro Galindo took over temporarily before Antonio Mohamed became head coach.
Herrera said he questioned whether Baños had enough experience to lead the team, telling him he needed to prove himself.
Baños later pursued club management instead, becoming América’s sporting director in 2017.
Under his leadership, América won the league title in 2018 and later captured three consecutive league championships from Apertura 2023 through Apertura 2024.
The club has still not won an international title in the decade described, a major achievement its supporters continue to want.
Miguel Herrera said Santiago Baños was promised the América coaching job if Herrera left for the Mexico national team.
Herrera said Ricardo Peláez, then América’s sporting director, made the promise to Baños.
Herrera recalled that Baños was upset after Herrera left and told him about the promise.
Herrera said he challenged Baños to prove himself before taking charge of the team.
Baños later became América’s sporting director and is now its sporting president, according to El Informador.
- Who
- Miguel Herrera said Santiago Baños had been promised the América coaching job by Ricardo Peláez.
- What
- Herrera said the promise was not fulfilled when he left América for the Mexico national team.
- When
- The episode took place when Herrera left América, around 2013 and before the 2014 World Cup.
- Where
- América, in Mexico.
- Why
- Peláez reportedly promised Baños the job if Herrera left for the national team. The reason the promise was not fulfilled is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Herrera left América to coach the Mexico national team, leaving its coaching position vacant.
Baños told Herrera that Peláez had promised him the América job if Herrera departed.
Álvaro Galindo served as interim coach before Antonio Mohamed took charge, according to Excélsior.
Baños became América’s sporting director.
América won the title against Cruz Azul while Baños was sporting director.
- Promised job
- América head coach
- Person who made the promise
- Ricardo Peláez
- Person who recalled the episode
- Miguel Herrera
- Baños’s role in the episode
- Herrera’s assistant at América
- Baños became sporting director
- 2017
- Current role reported by El Informador
- América sporting president
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What people are saying
I went to the national team and Santiago Baños was angry for several days.
What have you done to be América’s coach? You are my assistant, we won a title, but you have to go out and earn something.
I’m going to the national team and Baños gets angry. I see Santiago angry for two days and I ask him, ‘What’s wrong?’