Gerardo Espinoza

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gerardo Espinoza

| fullname = Gerardo Espinoza Ahumada

| image = Gerardo Espinoza.jpg

| image_size = 200

| caption = Espinoza playing for Chiapas

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Guamúchil, Sinaloa, Mexico

| height = {{height|m=1.71}}

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1999–2004

| clubs1 = Atlas

| caps1 = 75

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2000–2001

| clubs2 = → Atlético Bachilleres (loan)

| caps2 = 43

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2004

| clubs3 = Dorados

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2005–2007

| clubs4 = Santos Laguna

| caps4 = 68

| goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2007

| clubs5 = UNAM

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2008–2009

| clubs6 = Atlante

| caps6 = 34

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2009–2011

| clubs7 = Atlas

| caps7 = 59

| goals7 = 7

| years8 = 2011–2013

| clubs8 = Jaguares de Chiapas

| caps8 = 64

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2013–2014

| clubs9 = Querétaro

| caps9 = 24

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2014–2015

| clubs10 = Puebla

| caps10 = 18

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2015–2016

| clubs11 = Lobos BUAP

| caps11 = 32

| goals11 = 1

| totalcaps = 442

| totalgoals = 24

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2004

| nationalteam1 = Mexico U23

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs1 = Atlas (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2018

| managerclubs2 = Atlas (reserves)

| manageryears3 = 2018

| managerclubs3 = Atlas (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2018

| managerclubs4 = Atlas

| manageryears5 = 2019

| managerclubs5 = Tampico Madero (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs6 = Tampico Madero

| manageryears7 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs7 = Tapatío

| manageryears8 = 2023

| managerclubs8 = Mexico U23

| manageryears9 = 2024

| managerclubs9 = Aucas

| manageryears10 = 2025

| managerclubs10 = Guadalajara

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|MEX}}}} (as a player)

{{Medal|Country|{{fb|MEX}}}} (as manager)

}}

Gerardo Espinoza Ahumada (born 3 October 1981) is a Mexican football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

=Club=

Espinoza played for Atlante for a year and went back to Santos Laguna, but was transferred to Club Atlas before he got to play for Santos. He was transferred to Atlas for the 2009 Apertura.

=International=

He was part of the Mexican 2004 Olympic football team, who were eliminated in the first round, having finished third in group A, below group winners Mali and South Korea.

Managerial career

He was appointed as the interim manager for Atlas on 15 January 2018, replacing José Guadalupe Cruz.{{cite news|url=http://www.atlasfc.com.mx/news/3004|title=José Guadalupe Cruz deja de ser el Director Técnico de Atlas FC|trans-title=José Guadalupe Cruz is no longer the coach of Atlas FC|language=es|date=15 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116195438/http://www.atlasfc.com.mx/news/3004|url-status=dead}} He was in charge for two matches, losing against Toluca in the league and defeating Tampico Madero in the Copa MX. On 25 January, he returned to his assistant coach position under Rubén Omar Romano.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/third-time-a-charm-ruben-omar-romano-again-announced-as/14gnwzgzmvxmn1ddz1kirg7wom|title=Third time a charm? Rubén Omar Romano again announced as Atlas Manager|date=25 January 2018|access-date=26 January 2018}}

On 19 March 2018, Espinoza was named interim coach for Atlas until the end of the Clausura 2018 tournament following the destitution of Romano.