One day after losing the Clausura 2009 league final, Pachuca coach Enrique "Ojitos" Meza announced his departure from the club. "I am saying goodbye to my friends, of a great club that gave me the opportunity to work, where I had many wonderful moments, thanks to everyone, to everyone that supported me, to the squad an exceptional group of players that defined a playing style which brought much satisfaction as well as headaches," stated an emotional Meza.
"It is not fair, everything that has been speculated, and I consider it a lack of respect," Meza said of recent rumors linking him with a move to Cruz Azul. "This is the right time for me to leave, I came through the front door, and like Fassi (Pachuca Sporting Director) said, I leave through the front door of a great institution."
Meza joined Pachuca in the Apertura 2006 season. After a shaky start, he managed to lead the Tuzos to their first international championship by winning the 2006 Copa Sudamericana, becoming the first club to win a CONMEBOL tournament. With Meza at the helm, Pachuca also won the Clausura 2007 championship and back to back CONCACAF Champions Cups in 2007 and 2008. Meza also turned Texan Jose Francisco Torres from a Pachuca youth team player into a first team starter.