Ex-Celt Efrain Juarez latest name linked to Celtic job | OneFootball

Efrain Juarez is being put forward as a candidate for the vacant Celtic position, according to a report…

Efrain Juarez of Celtic in action during the UEFA Europa League Play Off match between Celtic and FC Utrecht at Celtic Park on August 19, 2010. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

According to Scottish Sun, the Mexican, who featured 20 times for the Hoops from 2010 to 2012, is among EIGHT candidates being considered for the role. Juarez is currently managing UNAM Pumas in Mexico, having taken over in March after leaving Atletico Nacional, where he secured both the Colombian league title and the domestic cup.

Notably, Juarez worked alongside former Celtic manager Ronny Deila as his assistant at New York City, Standard Liege, and Club Brugge. It is reported that Celtic club chiefs are keen to consider other candidates before settling on a final choice.

Head coach Kjetil Knutsen of Bodo Glimt looks on prior to the UEFA Europa Conference League Play-Off second leg match between Crvena Zvezda and Bodo Glimt at stadium Rajko Mitic on August 28, 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)

A string of Zoom interviews is expected in the next few days, with Columbus Crew manager Wilfried Nancy, as well as Bodo/Glimt’s Kjetil Knutsen, Kieran McKenna, and Robbie Keane, all reportedly being considered for the permanent gig.

Martin O’Neill – overseeing the team on an interim basis with Shaun Maloney – steered the Scottish champions to a convincing 3-1 triumph in Sunday’s Premier Sports League Cup semi-final against theRangers.

In the final next month versus St Mirren, O’Neill has acknowledged that he would privately enjoy being in charge that day.

Celtic press conference, PK, Pressekonferenz – Europa League Herning, Denmark – November 5: Goalkeepers Kasper Schmeichel and Jonas Lossl during Celtic press conference ahead of the match against FC Midtjylland in UEFA Europa League at MCH Arena Herning MCH Arena Denmark. Photo DANIEL STENTZ/IMAGO

When asked yesterday in Denmark ahead of tonight’s encounter against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League whether he fancies the role full-time, O’Neill said via The National: “That’s a very good question. And the answer is, genuinely, I don’t know. If you’re talking about, for instance, the fixture list coming up, there’s no respite between now and right through to virtually late February.

“You might still be involved in Europe, you might not be…we might not get the points. So, you think, every week and midweek. That’s really challenging and it’s challenging for young men at the end of the day. So that I don’t know.”

Martin O’Neill during the Premier Sports Cup Semi Final match between Celtic and Rangers at Hampden Park on November 02, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The interim Celtic boss continued: “The consideration will come from the board in that sense. If you don’t win the football matches, then it’s an easier decision for the board to make. And I think even if you did win some football matches the board would still be thinking younger man stepping into the job. That would be my view.

“I’m totally aware that the results dictate everything…everything. Just let’s turn the clock back and we’d lost to (the)Rangers, then I think the hunt for the manager, which is on at this minute, becomes intensified. But if you get a result, it’s a bit of respite.”

“I don’t know if they made their minds up, I haven’t been involved in any of that conversation. But listen, we’re in the results business and we have to get results.”

Conor Spence

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