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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1969)}}
{{family name hatnote|Almaguer|Treviño|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Sergio Almaguer
| image          =
| fullname       = Sergio Almaguer Treviño
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1969|5|16|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]], Mexico 
| height         = {{height|m=1.83|precision=0}}
| position       = [[Defender (association football)|Centre-back]]
| currentclub    =  
| youthyears1    = | youthclubs1 =
| years1         = 1987–1988 | clubs1 = [[Ángeles de Puebla|Ángeles]] | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 3
| years2         = 1988–1990 | clubs2 = [[Club Puebla|Puebla]]  | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 1
| years3         = 1990–1991 | clubs3 = [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]]  | caps3 = 35 | goals3 = 11
| years4         = 1991–1994 | clubs4 = [[Tigres UANL]]  | caps4 = 93 | goals4 = 22
| years5         = 1994–1995 | clubs5 = [[Correcaminos UAT|UAT]]  | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 8
| years6         = 1995–1996 | clubs6 = [[Tigres UANL]]| caps6 = 31 | goals6 = 8
| years7         = 1996–1997 | clubs7 = [[Club Puebla|Puebla]]| caps7 = 35 | goals7 = 2
| years8         = 1997–2001 | clubs8 = [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]  | caps8 = 136 | goals8 = 13
| years9         = 2001–2003 | clubs9 = [[Cruz Azul]]  | caps9 = 37 | goals9 = 1
| years10        = 2002–2003 | clubs10 = → [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] (loan) | caps10 = 7 | goals10 = 0
| years11        = 2003–2005 | clubs11 = [[Chiapas F.C.|Chiapas]]  | caps11 = 55 | goals11 = 4
| totalcaps      = 497
| totalgoals     = 73
| nationalyears1 = 1991–2000 | nationalteam1 = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps1  = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1  = 2006 | managerclubs1 = [[Club América|América]] (assistant)
| manageryears2  = 2008 | managerclubs2 = [[Chiapas F.C.|Jaguares]]
| manageryears3  = 2013–2015 |managerclubs3 = [[Mexico national under-20 football team|Mexico U20]]
| manageryears4  = 2016–2017 | managerclubs4 = [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]] (assistant)
| manageryears5  = 2019–2020 | managerclubs5 = [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]] (assistant)
| manageryears6  = 2020–2021| managerclubs6 = [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] (assistant) 
| manageryears7  = 2022–2023| managerclubs7 = [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]] (assistant) 
| manageryears8 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs8  = [[Mazatlán F.C.|Mazatlán]] (Assistant)
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Country | {{fb|MEX}} }}
{{Medal|3rd|[[Copa America]]|[[1999 Copa America|1999 Paraguay]]}}
{{Medal|Country | {{fb|MEX}} (as manager)}}
{{Medal|1st|[[CONCACAF U-20 Championship]]|[[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2013 Mexico]]}}
}}

'''Sergio Almaguer Treviño''' (born 16 May 1969) is a Mexican former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|centre-back]], who is the current assistant manager of [[Liga MX]] club [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sef.esmas.com/estfut/flat/tor16/jug249.html |title= Sergio Almaguer |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= esmas.com |archive-url= https://archive.today/20050308170955/http://sef.esmas.com/estfut/flat/tor16/jug249.html |archive-date= 2005-03-08 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Almaguer made his professional debut with the former Mexico club Ángeles de Puebla on May 16, 1987.<ref name="Medio Tiempo"/> Almaguer played with nine different clubs in Mexico and Turkey and also capped for the [[Mexico national football team|Mexico national team]].<ref name="Medio Tiempo"/><ref name="Almaguer, Sergio">{{NFT player|pid=10804|name=Almaguer, Sergio |accessdate=2008-11-04}}</ref>

==Career==
Almaguer started his career with former club Ángeles de Puebla, where he played 27 games and scored three goals.<ref name="Medio Tiempo"/> After one season with Angeles he transferred to [[Club Puebla|Puebla]], spending three seasons with the team.<ref name="Medio Tiempo"/> After the 1989–90 season Almaguer transferred to [[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]], he appeared in 35 games and scored 11 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugadores/jugador.php?idj=9769&idt=109 |title= 1990–91 season |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= mediotiempo.com |date=  }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Between 1991 and 1996 Almaguer played for [[Tigres UANL]] (included the relegation during the [[1995–96 Tigres UANL season|1995-96 season]]), he also played on loan for [[Correcaminos UAT]] for the 1994–95 season.<ref name="Medio Tiempo"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugadores/jugador.php?idj=9769&idt=92 |title= 1994–95 season |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= mediotiempo.com |date=  }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> For the [[Primera División de México Invierno 1996|Invierno 1996]] season turned to a defender after playing as a striker for the first nine years of his career.<ref name="Medio Tiempo"/> In his first season playing at defense, Almaguer played with [[Club Puebla|Puebla]], he played in 35 games and scored just two goals.<ref name="Medio Tiempo">{{cite web |url= http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugadores/jugador.php?idj=9769 |title= Sergio Almaguer Treviño |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= mediotiempo.com |date=  }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After playing with Puebla, Almaguer was transferred to [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]] for the [[Primera División de México Invierno 1997|Invierno 1997]] season.<ref name="Medio Tiempo"/> His tenure with Necaxa was successful, he was champion in the [[Primera División de México Invierno 1998|Invierno 1998]] season and won the [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1999|1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.concacaf.com/viewCompetition.aspx?id=230 |title= 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= concacaf.com |date=  }}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/primera/invierno_1998/final.php |title= Invierno 1998 final |accessdate=2008-11-04 |publisher= mediotiempo.com |date= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080618083755/http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/primera/invierno_1998/final.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-18}}</ref> After four years playing with Necaxa he signed with [[C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul|Cruz Azul]] where he spent two years appearing in 37 games.<ref name="Medio Tiempo"/> He was loaned to [[Galatasaray S.K. (football team)|Galatasaray]] of the Turkey [[Süper Lig]] for one year, he only appeared in seven league matches, three [[UEFA Champions League]] matches and scored no goals.<ref name="Almaguer, Sergio"/> After half a season in Turkey he returned to Mexico, he signed with [[Chiapas F.C.|Chiapas]]. On June 28, 2005, Almaguer announced his retirement ending his 18-year career.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://espndeportes-akamai.espn.go.com/news/story?id=340549 |title= Se retira Almaguer |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= ESPN Deportes |date=  |language= es |archive-date= 2011-07-11 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110711102534/http://espndeportes-akamai.espn.go.com/news/story?id=340549 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

==Coaching career==
On February 20, 2008, Almaguer was named coach of his former team, Jaguares de Chiapas.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=650224&s=mex&type=story |title= Le dan la responsabilidad |access-date=2008-11-04 |publisher= ESPN Deportes |date= 21 February 2008}}</ref> Almaguer made his debut three days later against [[Tecos UAG]], Jaguares won 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediotiempo.com/dts/dt.php?id_dt=792&idt=134 |title=Sergio Almaguer coaching record |accessdate=2008-11-04 |publisher=mediotiempo.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429222458/http://www.mediotiempo.com/dts/dt.php?id_dt=792&idt=134 |archivedate=April 29, 2008 }}</ref> He led the team to six victories, two draws and three losses to end the season.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/equipo.php?ide=26&idt=134 |title= Clausura 2008 season |accessdate=2008-11-04 |publisher= mediotiempo.com |date= |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080618073042/http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/equipo.php?ide=26&idt=134 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-06-18}}</ref> In the first round of the postseason, Jaguares defeated Cruz Azul 1–0 in the first leg. In the second leg Cruz Azul won 2–1 and won on aggregate 2–2 because Cruz Azul was a higher seed.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/primera/clausura_2008/ficha.php?id_partido=26441 |title= First leg |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= mediotiempo.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080612235526/http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/primera/clausura_2008/ficha.php?id_partido=26441 |archive-date= 2008-06-12 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/primera/clausura_2008/ficha.php?id_partido=26448 |title= Second leg |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= mediotiempo.com |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080619154958/http://www.mediotiempo.com/fmf/primera/clausura_2008/ficha.php?id_partido=26448 |archive-date= 2008-06-19 |url-status= dead }}</ref> After losing five of the first 10 games of the [[Primera División de México Apertura 2008|Apertura season]] Jaguares fired Almaguer.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=731520&page=story |title= Se terminó la paciencia |accessdate= 2008-11-04 |publisher= ESPN Deportes |language= es |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161226/http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=731520&page=story |archive-date= 2011-06-04 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

===Mexico U-17===
On July 26, 2010, Almaguer coached his first Mexico's U-17 game against Ireland's U-17, resulting in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nimilkcup.org/?tabindex=23&tabid=3575|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730105037/http://www.nimilkcup.org/?tabindex=23&tabid=3575|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 30, 2010|title=Northern Ireland: Milk Cup}}</ref>

===Mexico U-20===
In January 2015, Almaguer won the [[2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship]] in Jamaica with the Mexico U-20 team also qualifying them for the [[2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Match Report: Panama 1 - 1 Mexico|url=http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men/game-detail/215884|publisher=CONCACAF|accessdate=25 January 2015|date=24 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123214943/http://www.concacaf.com/category/under-20s-men/game-detail/215884|archive-date=2014-11-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> In December 2015, Almaguer was released from his duties with the Mexico U-20 national team.

==Managerial statistics==
===Managerial statistics===
{{updated|26 November 2020}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:120px;"|Team
! rowspan="2" style="width:10px;"|Nat
! rowspan="2" style="width:130px;"|From
! rowspan="2" style="width:130px;"|To
! colspan="8" |Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!GD!!Win %
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|[[Mexico national under-20 football team|Mexico U-20]]
|{{flagicon|MEX}}
| style="text-align:left;"|2013
|align="left"|2015
{{WDL|24|15|2|7|for=58|against=27|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Puebla'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[1989–90 Mexican Primera División season|1989–90]]
*[[Copa MX|Copa México]]: [[1989–90 Copa México|1989–90]]
*[[Campeón de Campeones]]: 1990

'''Tigres UANL'''
*[[Copa MX|Copa México]]: [[1995–96 Copa México|1995–96]]

'''Necaxa'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[Primera División de México Invierno 1998|Invierno 1998]]
*[[CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1999]]

'''Mexico'''
*[[Copa América]] third place: [[1999 Copa América|1999]]

===Manager===
'''Mexico U20'''
*[[CONCACAF Under-20 Championship|CONCACAF U-20 Championship]]: [[2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2013]], [[2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|2015]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{MedioTiempo|sergio-almaguer|Sergio Almaguer}}
* {{Liga MX player|1798/sergio-almaguer-treviño|Sergio Almaguer Treviño}}

{{Mexico Squad 1999 Copa América}}
{{Mexico Squad 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Chiapas F.C. managers}}

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