Pumas de la UNAM backroom staff
We hold the names of 30 people on Pumas de la UNAM's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Efraín Juárez manages the first team, with Luis Ernesto Pérez as assistant manager. Pumas de la UNAM's is the 3rd longest staff list of the 18 Liga MX clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efraín Juárez | Manager | First team | 37 | Mexico |  |
| Gerson Pérez | Manager | Under-21s | 38 | El Salvador | - |
| Horacio Cervantes | Manager | Under-19s | 43 | Mexico |  |
| Luis Ernesto Pérez | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Mexico |  |
| Hugo García | Assistant manager | Under-21s | 43 | Mexico | - |
| Alejandro Estrada | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 41 | Mexico | - |
| Álex Larrea | Coach | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| Carlos Rivera | Coach | Under-21s | 26 | Mexico | - |
| Carlos Noyola | Coach | Under-19s | 28 | Mexico | - |
| Iván Gaytán | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Mexico | - |
| Arístides Verón | Fitness coach | First team | 47 | Paraguay | - |
| Guillermo Hamdan | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Mexico | - |
| Javier Flores | Fitness coach | First team | 42 | Mexico |  |
| Jesús Bonilla | Fitness coach | Under-21s | 32 | Mexico | - |
| César Nava | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 30 | Mexico | - |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Acosta | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 49 | Mexico |
| Luis César Sánchez | Club doctor | First team | 43 | Mexico |
| Diego Moreno | Club doctor | Under-21s | 47 | Mexico |
| Jorge Rivero | Club doctor | Under-19s | 45 | Mexico |
| Rodrigo Peralta | Club doctor | Under-19s | 36 | Mexico |
| José Pang | Physio | First team | 27 | Mexico |
| Octavio Manzano | Physio | Under-21s | 50 | Mexico |
| Édgar Bernal | Sports scientist | Under-21s | 39 | Mexico |
| Jesús Castillo | Sports scientist | Under-19s | 28 | Mexico |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cándido García | Scout | 79 | Mexico | - |
| Eduardo Saracho | Head performance analyst | 36 | Mexico |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Molina | Technical director | 35 | Mexico |
| Raúl Alpízar | Head of youth development | 48 | Mexico |
Owners and directors
Who owns Pumas de la UNAM and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Raúl González Pérez | Chair | 68 | Mexico | - |
| Miguel Mejía Baron | Director | 80 | Mexico |  |
Backroom staff at every Liga MX club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Pumas de la UNAM's list is the 3rd longest of the 18, against a median of 26 across the division. Club América names the most, 41. Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana names the fewest, 18.
Pumas de la UNAM against the Liga MX, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | PUMAS DE LA UNAM | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 15 | 12 | 16 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 9 | 6 | 14 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 3 | 11 |  |
| Football management | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owners and directors | 2 | 3 | 5 |  |
Backrooms the size of Pumas de la UNAM's, in every league
Pumas de la UNAM's 30 names make the joint 328th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 328 | FC Viktoria Plzeň | Czech First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Primeira Liga | 30 |
| 328 |  | Chinese Super League | 30 |
| 328 | HNK Gorica | Croatian First League | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ekstraklasa | 30 |
| 328 | Krylja Sovetov Samara | Russian Premier League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 | | Liga MX | 30 |
| 328 |  | Belgian Pro League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 349 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 29 |
| 349 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Women's Super League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | Deportivo Alavés Alavés | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga | 29 |
Where Pumas de la UNAM's staff come from
4 nationalities across the 30 staff whose nationality we hold
Mexico supplies 27 of the 30, 90%. The median age is 42. The oldest is Miguel Mejía Baron, director, at 80, and the youngest Carlos Rivera, coach, at 26. 6 members of staff came from another club.
Where Pumas de la UNAM's former staff work now
On Pumas de la UNAM's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 6 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Méndez | Manager | |
| Francisco Rotllan | Assistant manager | |
| Jorge Ríos | Fitness coach | Unión Magdalena S.A. |
| Pedro Anaya | Fitness coach |  |
| Antonio Acevedo | Club doctor |  |
| Gustavo González | Sports scientist |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Pumas de la UNAM's manager?
Efraín Juárez is the Pumas de la UNAM first-team manager, aged 37. Luis Ernesto Pérez is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Pumas de la UNAM?
Iván Gaytán coaches the Pumas de la UNAM first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Pumas de la UNAM's technical director?
Felipe Molina is technical director at Pumas de la UNAM.
How many backroom staff do Pumas de la UNAM have?
We hold the names of 30 people on Pumas de la UNAM's staff for 2025/26: 15 in coaching, 9 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 2 in football management and 2 owners and directors. That is the 3rd longest list of the 18 Liga MX clubs we hold, against a median of 26. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 328th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Pumas de la UNAM pays its squad, see Pumas de la UNAM player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Efraín Juárez. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Liga MX wages.