Antonio Mohamed

Ricardo Antonio Mohamed Matijević (born 2 April 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player.

Mohamed played as a striker, making his senior debut with Huracán in 1988 and being sold to Italian club Fiorentina in 1991.

He never played for the side, and served loans at Boca Juniors and Independiente before resuming his career in Mexico.

Born in Buenos Aires, Mohamed made his senior debut with Huracán in 1988, playing in the Primera B Nacional.

After subsequently establishing himself as a starter, he helped his side to achieve promotion in the 1989–90 season as champions by scoring the only goal against Los Andes in the decisive match.

Mohamed made his Primera División debut on 19 August 1990, in a 2–2 draw against Deportivo Mandiyú.

During that campaign, he scored ten goals as Huracán finished one point shy of a Copa Libertadores play-offs in the Clausura tournament.

In 1991, Mohamed was sold to Serie A side Fiorentina for US$1.2 million, but was successively loaned to Boca Juniors and Independiente back in his home country.

An Argentine international, Mohamed made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Hungary on 19 February 1991, with Argentina winning the match 2–0.

He made four appearances in total, scoring one goal.

He was a part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa América tournament in 1991.

Shortly after retiring, Mohamed took up coaching at his last club Zacatepec in the Ascenso MX, reaching the semifinals of the Liguilla and leaving the club after they changed name to Leones de Morelos.

He left the club in 1993, and joined Toros Neza in Mexico.

His career apexed with Toros Neza when they had made it to the final against Guadalajara in the Verano '97 season alongside other famous players at the time such as Nildeson, Rodrigo Ruiz, and Germán Arangio.

In 1998, after a brief period where he played two Libertadores matches with Club América, Mohamed moved to Monterrey.

After playing briefly for Marte, Irapuato, Atlante, Celaya and Zacatepec from 2000 to 2003, he officially retired at the age of 33.

He subsequently started his coaching career in 2003 at his last club Zacatepec, and subsequently won the 2010 Copa Sudamericana with Independiente and three Liga MX titles each with Tijuana, América and Monterrey.

He took over Liga MX side Monarcas Morelia on 23 February 2004, replacing Rubén Omar Romano.

Mohamed was sacked by Morelia in June 2004, after only 13 matches.

He subsequently took over Querétaro in the second division before replacing José Luis Trejo at the helm of Chiapas in February 2005.

Mohamed was relieved of his duties in April 2005, and was subsequently replaced by Fernando Quirarte.

He subsequently returned to his first club Huracán, achieving a top tier promotion in 2007.

Mohamed resigned in September 2007, and returned to Mexico in the following month after being named Veracruz manager.

He resigned the following 27 January, after only eight matches.

On 19 March 2008, Mohamed was appointed in charge of Colón de Santa Fe back in his home country.

In September 2010, after attracting the interest of major clubs in the country, he resigned.

On 4 October 2010, Mohamed was confirmed as new manager of Independiente.

In December, he led side that won the Copa Sudamericana tournament, defeating Brazilian side Goiás 5–3 on penalties in the finals.

Mohamed announced his resignation from the club on 4 September 2011, after a poor start of the season.

Mohamed would return to Mexico in 2011, and on 19 September of that year, he was announced as the new manager of recently promoted Club Tijuana, replacing Joaquín Del Olmo.

He led Tijuana to the Apertura 2012 championship, the first in the club's history, after defeating Toluca 4–1 on aggregate in the finals.

Mohamed stepped down as Tijuana manager in 2013, so he could move back to Argentina to be closer to his family,

Shortly after leaving Tijuana, Mohamed became the manager of Huracán for a second time on 2 July 2013.

He resigned from the club in October, after three wins and seven losses in ten matches.

On 10 December 2013, Mohamed was named the new manager of Club América for the Clausura 2014 tournament after club president Ricardo Peláez confirmed it during an interview with Univisión.

He was officially presented to the press on 17 December.

At the press conference it was revealed that he had signed a one year contract with the club, with the potential for an extension pending a review of his performance.

Mohamed also spoke of the pressure that came with managing América and comparing it to his time with Club Tijuana, saying, "Here I have everything [sic] to lose."

His first two signings where Paraguayan center-back Pablo Aguilar, whom he coached while at Tijuana, and Argentine striker Andrés Ríos.

Mohamed's first league match with América came on 4 January 2014 in a 3–0 victory over UANL at the Estadio Azteca.