Javier “Vasco” Aguirre ended up extremely worn out after his 22-game tenure leading the Mexico team. After the painful 2-3 defeat against England last Sunday—which represented his third elimination as a national coach—the strategist ruled out a million-dollar offer in Saudi Arabian soccer to prioritize his personal life.

Why Javier Aguirre rejected Saudi Arabia

In a conversation with Denise Maerker, the national strategist himself explained the reasons for not accepting the million-dollar contract in the Middle East: "I rejected a very juicy offer from Saudi Arabia. I'm not clear about it, I know I want to go with Silvia (his wife) and my granddaughters there, and then we'll see. I'm calm, I'm not in a hurry." Javier Aguirre's retirement: 30 years of career on the bench

The national coach made it clear that, after three decades on the bench as a professional coach, it is time to analyze other aspects of his private life: "I think it is enough, I have been a coach for 30 years now. I started in 1996 with Atlante and we are in 2026, three World Cups..."

"It gives the feeling that I may have the profile of a man who can give you his point of view and who can organize something for you. Right now we are going to wait, I don't have anything decided. Whatever Silvia says, she is the one who decides."

He also mentioned that he had given each of them a hug of friendship; I cried with them because a fantastic circle of friendship was closed, beyond the professional, “where I told them that: “I was proud of them and that I was going to miss them.” I am happy, I am leaving satisfied, even though the objective was not met.”

Are you staying in El Tri? The future of Javier Aguirre in the National Teams Commission

When asked about the option of assuming a new administrative or advisory position within the environment of the National Team Commission, Aguirre was blunt about his cycle on the field: "Continue? What I know is that it is my last game for the Mexican National Team and in the Azteca Stadium, I know that." In front of the media at the Mexico City Stadium, the coach concluded by leaving his institutional future in the air: "Otherwise I have to meet with mine, it is difficult to give an answer Now, I have to take some time and think about it.” Javier Aguirre's statistics with Mexico: Success or the same story?

The reality is that Javier Aguirre ended his cycle with the big question about whether his third tenure in the Mexican national team was a success or ended with the same story as the two previous processes. From an emotional point of view, the fans were reunited with the national team. However, in the hard metric of results, El Tri did not go beyond what they achieved in Korea-Japan 2002 and South Africa 2010, with the aggravating factor and difference that on this occasion the World Cup was played at home.