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Antonio Mohamed

Ricardo Antonio Mohamed Matijević (born 2 April 1970) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the current head coach of Liga MX club Toluca.

Mohamed played as a striker, making his senior debut with Huracán in 1988 and being sold to Italian club Fiorentina in 1991. He never played for the side, and served loans at Boca Juniors and Independiente before resuming his career in Mexico. He subsequently started his coaching career in 2003 at his last club Zacatepec, and subsequently won the 2010 Copa Sudamericana with Independiente and four Liga MX titles each with Tijuana, América Monterrey and Toluca.

Born in Buenos Aires, Mohamed made his senior debut with Huracán in 1988, playing in the Primera B Nacional. After subsequently establishing himself as a starter, he helped his side to achieve promotion in the 1989–90 season as champions by scoring the only goal against Los Andes in the decisive match.

Mohamed made his Primera División debut on 19 August 1990, in a 2–2 draw against Deportivo Mandiyú. During that campaign, he scored ten goals as Huracán finished one point shy of a Copa Libertadores play-offs in the Clausura tournament.

In 1991, Mohamed was sold to Serie A side Fiorentina for US$1.2 million, but was successively loaned to Boca Juniors and Independiente back in his home country. He left the club in 1993, and joined Toros Neza in Mexico. His career apexed with Toros Neza when they had made it to the final against Guadalajara in the Verano '97 season alongside other famous players at the time such as Nildeson, Rodrigo Ruiz, and Germán Arangio.

In 1998, after a brief period where he played two Libertadores matches with Club América, Mohamed moved to Monterrey. After playing briefly for Marte, Irapuato, Atlante, Celaya and Zacatepec from 2000 to 2003, he officially retired at the age of 33.

An Argentine international, Mohamed made his debut with the national team in a friendly match against Hungary on 19 February 1991, with Argentina winning the match 2–0. He made four appearances in total, scoring one goal. He was a part of the Argentina squad that won the Copa América tournament in 1991.

Shortly after retiring, Mohamed took up coaching at his last club Zacatepec in the Ascenso MX, reaching the semifinals of the Liguilla and leaving the club after they changed name to Leones de Morelos. He took over Liga MX side Monarcas Morelia on 23 February 2004, replacing Rubén Omar Romano.

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