for a year; he won the Clausura 2018 Copa MX with Necaxa, beating Toluca 1–0 in the final to end a 19 year trophy-less drought for the club. Club León On 18 September 2018, Ambríz was named manager of Club León, replacing Gustavo Díaz. During the 2019 Clausura, he helped León attain the records of most consecutive wins with eleven and the most points attained during the current 17-match tournament format with 41 points and a first place finish. They faced Tigres UANL in the Clausura championship final but lost following an aggregate score of 1–0. Despite the loss, his feats with the club contributed to him being named best manager at the conclusion of the season. After a first place finish in the Guardianes 2020 general table, on 13 December, León won the league title defeating Club Universidad Nacional with an aggregate score of 3–1, becoming Mexico's joint fourth most successful team with eight titles in total alongside Cruz Azul. Following León's championship win, Ambríz and Club León were unable to reach an agreement for Ambríz's contractual renewal. Ambríz opted to not renew the contract, citing his desire to manage a European club. Career statistics International goals Managerial statistics Honours Player Necaxa Primera División: 1994–95, 1995–96 Copa México: 1994–95 Campeón de Campeones: 1995 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup: 1994 FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2000 Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1993 Manager América CONCACAF Champions League: 2015–16 Necaxa Copa MX: Clausura 2018 León Liga MX: Guardianes 2020 Individual Liga MX Best Manager: 2018–19 Liga MX Best XI Manager: Guardianes 2020 References External links 1965 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Association football defenders Association football utility players Mexican footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Mexico international footballers 1993 Copa América players 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1995 King Fahd Cup players 1995 Copa América players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Liga MX players Salamanca F.C. footballers Club Necaxa footballers Club León footballers Club Puebla players Atlante F.C. footballers Club Celaya footballers Mexican football managers Club Puebla managers San Luis F.C. managers C.D. Guadalajara managers Querétaro F.C. managers Club América managers Liga MX managers Segunda División managers SD Huesca managers Mexican expatriate football managers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate football managers in Spain