Quick Facts
Biography
Jaime Arturo Lozano Espín (born September 29, 1978 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican football player who last played for UNAM. In UANL, he played in the midfielder position with the number 21. However, at Cruz Azul he was employed as more of a defensive wingback. He is often simply called "Jimmy" Lozano, however, sometimes he is also called in other media as "El Actor" because he was born to a family of actors. Lozano currently serves as Queretaro FC's team head coach.
Club career
He debuted with Pumas UNAM in 1998, and until 2001, when he moved to Celaya to play for a team that then contested in the Primera División (First Division), but has since been relegated. In 2002 he returned to Pumas where he won the Mexican Championship twice. After that, Lozano had problems renewing his contract for the following tournament and became a free agent. He signed on with Tigres UANL for the next two years.
International career
Lozano was called up to the Mexico national team many times; he became an instrumental part in the qualification to the 2006 FIFA World Cup, scoring several important goals. However, a series of injuries kept him away from the team in the matches previous to the tournament. Nevertheless, he was nominated by Ricardo Lavolpe in a list of 26 players from which he would get the definitive list of 23, in the hope that his condition would improve for the competition. However, he performed poorly and did not make the final list. He played three matches for Mexico in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and eleven games in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Lozano was one of the players selected by Hugo Sánchez to compete in the Copa América 2007. He made his first appearance in the tournament coming on as a sub during Mexico's victory over Brazil (2-0).
Managerial Career
Queretaro FC
After winning the U-20 Clausura Liga MX title with Queretaro FC's U-20 team, Lozano was promoted to be an assistant coach at Queretaro FC's senior team under Victor Manuel Vucetich. After Vucetich was sacked on January 31st 2017, Lozano was appointed manager.
Honors
Club
- UNAM
- Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004
- Campeón de Campeones: 2004
- Morelia
- North American SuperLiga: 2010
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 19, 2004 | San Antonio, United States |  Dominica | 10–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 2. | June 27, 2004 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Dominica | 8–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 3. | June 27, 2004 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Dominica | 8–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 4. | June 27, 2004 | Aguascalientes, Mexico | Dominica | 8–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 5. | October 6, 2004 | Pachuca, Mexico |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 6. | October 6, 2004 | Pachuca, Mexico | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 7. | October 13, 2004 | Puebla, Mexico |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 8. | October 13, 2004 | Puebla, Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 9. | February 9, 2005 | San José, Costa Rica |  Costa Rica | 2–1 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 10. | February 9, 2005 | San José, Costa Rica | Costa Rica | 2–1 | Win | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 11. | October 12, 2005 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | Loss | 2006 FIFA world Cup qualification |
| 12. | June 2, 2007 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico |  Iran | 4–0 | Win | Friendly |
Personal life
During the peak of his career, he was featured on the cover of EA Sports' 2006 FIFA World Cup game.Bizarrely enough, Lozano did not make the final roster that participated at the World Cup causing EA Sports to avoid adding any players on any future cover art there forth.