Isma Piñera

Ismael "Isma" Piñera Zapatero (born 27 May 1977 in Gijón) is a Spanish retired footballer, who was most recently the manager of Sporting de Gijón B.

Isma Piñera

Personal information
Full name	Ismael Piñera Zapatero
Date of birth	(1977-05-27) 27 May 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Gijón, Spain
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Colegio Inmaculada
	Sporting Gijón
1993–1994	Gijón Industrial
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	Sporting B	33	(0)
1996–1997	→ Candás
1997–2005	Sporting Gijón	102	(4)
2005–2006	Racing de Ferrol	10	(0)
Total		145	(4)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Sporting B (assistant)
2016	Sporting B (interim)
2016–2018	Sporting Gijón U-19
2018–2019	Sporting B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Isma Piñera began his career with affiliate clubs to Sporting de Gijón, while studying at the Colegio de la Inmaculada. He spent a short spell with Candás, before making his Sporting debut on 12 November 1997, in a 0-1 loss to Mérida.^[1]

He spent the majority of his career with Sporting, before a serious injury sustained in 2002 sidelined him for over 2 years. On his return, it was deemed his performances were not of a high enough quality, and he was sold to lower division side Racing de Ferrol.

Coaching career

Isma currently works as a coach for Sporting de Gijón B.^[2] In July 2015, he was appointed assistant manager to Tomás Hervás,^[3] and in April 2016, he became interim manager for the Segunda División B side after Hervás was sacked.^[4] His time as manager was short lived, as José Alberto López was appointed in June 2016.^[5]

On 5 May 2018, Isma finished runner-up of the Copa de Campeones with Sporting's under-19 team.^[6]

On 18 November 2018, Isma came back to the reserve team after the appointment of José Alberto López as manager of the first team. However, he was sacked on 18 March 2019 after earning only 9 of the 48 points played, dropping the team from the fifth to the thirteenth position.^[7]

Managerial statistics

As of 16 March 2019

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Sporting Gijón B (interim)		6 April 2016	9 June 2016	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	033.33	[8]
Sporting Gijón B		18 November 2018	18 March 2019	16	2	3	11	11	27	−16	012.50	[9]
Total				22	4	5	13	17	31	−14	018.18	—

References

1. "Isma". Historia Racinguista (in Spanish). 25 June 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
2. "Peña Sportiguista Isma". psisma.com (in Spanish). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
3. "Isma Piñera acompañará a Tomás Hervás en el banquillo del Sporting B". El Comercio (in Spanish). 10 July 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
4. "Isma Piñera coge las riendas". El Comercio (in Spanish). 8 April 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
5. "José Alberto López, nuevo entrenador del Sporting B". Sporting de Gijón (in Spanish). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
6. "El Sporting juvenil cae en la final de la Copa de Campeones 1-3 ante el Atlético de Madrid" [Sporting U-19 is defeated 1–3 in the final of the Copa de Campeones against Atlético de Madrid]. La Nueva España. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
7. "El Sporting destituye a Isma Piñera" [Sporting sacks Isma Piñera]. El Comercio. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
8. "Isma: Ismael Piñera Zapatero: Matches 2015–16". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
9. "Isma: Ismael Piñera Zapatero: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

External links

• Isma Piñera at BDFutbol