* Aguirre succeeds Eriksson as Mexico coach
* Aguirre becomes Mexico's fourth coach since 2006 World Cup
MEXICO CITY, April 3 - Javier Aguirre was named as
Mexico coach for the second time on Friday, the Mexican Football
Federation (FMF) said.
Aguirre, who resigned at Atletico Madrid in February, became
Mexico's fourth coach since the 2006 World Cup. He succeeds
Sven-Goran Eriksson, who was sacked on Thursday.
"This appointment has the approval and the unconditional
support of the general assembly of first division clubs and the
committee of national teams," said the FMF in a statement.
The 50-year-old was previously in charge from 2001-02 and
led Mexico to the last 16 of the World Cup in Japan and South
Korea, where they lost to the United States.
Eriksson was fired after his team lost 3-1 in Honduras on
Wednesday, their second defeat in three matches in the final
stage of the CONCACAF zone's qualifying competition.
Mexico are fourth in the six-team table with three points
from three games and have seven to play. They need to finish in
the top three to qualify directly for the World Cup while fourth
place would mean a two-leg play off against the fifth team from
South America.
Eriksson had been in charge of 10 months after replacing
Hugo Sanchez, who himself lasted only 16 months. In between,
Jesus Ramirez was at the helm for a two-leg World Cup
preliminary round tie against Belize as a caretaker.
(Reporting by Carlos Calvo, writing by Brian Homewood,
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