Rafael Duk: Difference between revisions

Duk took the reins of the Linces UVM of the [[Universidad del Valle de México]] in 2005 as the new team's first-ever head coach.<ref name="linces">{{cite news|url=https://www.maximoavance.com/2013/06/termina-la-era-de-rafael-duk-con-los-linces-uvm/|title=Termina la era de Rafael Duk con los Linces UVM|work=Máximo Avance|date=26 June 2013|access-date=17 January 2023|language=es}}</ref><ref name="econ">{{cite news|url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/deportes/Conferencia-de-los-14-Grandes-Grupo-B-20210827-0057.html|title=Conferencia de los 14-Grandes, Grupo “B”"B"|work=[[El Economista (Mexico)|El Economista]]|date=27 August 2021|access-date=17 January 2023|language=es}}</ref> In his first season, he led the team to a promotion to the top-tier 12 Grandes Conference after winning the second-tier National Conference title.<ref name=econ/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://app.vlex.com/#/WW/vid/194163995|title=¡Rugen como grandes!|work=[[Reforma]]|first=Rozendo|last=Zavala|date=6 November 2005|access-date=27 January 2023|language=es|via=vLex México}} {{registration required}}</ref> Duk earned his sixth ONEFA Coach of the Year award and became the first head coach to achieve promotion to the top tier with two different teams.<ref name=lfa/> He was replaced by Roberto Cervantes, his defensive coordinator, following the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://app.vlex.com/#search/jurisdiction:;US/WW/vid/463554330|title=Deja Coach Rafael Duk a los Linces Uvm|work=[[Notimex]]|date=28 June 2013|access-date=24 January 2023|language=es|via=vLex México}} {{registration required}}</ref>

In September 2018, Duk was announced as the head coach of the [[Bulldogs de Naucalpan]] of the ''Liga de Football Pro'' (later [[Fútbol Americano de México]]), a new football league that began its inaugural season that February to compete with the LFA.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.maximoavance.com/2018/09/bulldogs-de-naucalpan-primera-franquiciaa-con-rostro-de-la-lfp/|title=Bulldogs de Naucalpan, primera franquicia con “rostro”"rostro" de la LFP|work=Máximo Avance|date=18 September 2018|access-date=9 January 2023|language=es}}</ref>