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Spanish football manager (born 1982) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Alberto López Menéndez (born 21 May 1982), known as José Alberto, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a defender, who is currently in charge of Racing de Santander.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Alberto López Menéndez | ||
Date of birth | 21 May 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Santander (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2002 | San Lázaro | 14 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2006 | Oviedo ACF (youth) | ||
2006–2007 | Vallobín (youth) | ||
2007–2008 | Astur (youth) | ||
2009–2013 | Sporting Gijón (youth) | ||
2013–2014 | Covadonga | ||
2014–2016 | Sporting Gijón (youth) | ||
2016–2018 | Sporting Gijón B | ||
2018–2019 | Sporting Gijón | ||
2020–2021 | Mirandés | ||
2021–2022 | Málaga | ||
2022– | Racing Santander | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, José Alberto started his career at Astur CF's youth setup in 2001 (later renamed Oviedo ACF); at that time, he was playing as a senior for Tercera División side SDR San Lázaro, but retired shortly after. In 2006 he took over CD Vallobín's under-19 squad, but returned to Astur in the following year.[1]
In 2008, José Alberto moved to Sporting de Gijón, being named assistant manager of the under-14s. He was appointed manager of the under-13 team in the following year, and subsequently took over the under-14s.[1]
On 12 October 2013, José Alberto was named manager of Tercera División side CD Covadonga,[2] and led the side to fifth position during the campaign, one point shy of the play-offs. He resigned the following 19 May,[3] and returned to Sporting on 2 June.[4]
On 9 June 2016, José Alberto was appointed manager of the reserves, freshly relegated to the fourth division.[5] He achieved promotion to Segunda División B in his first season, and reached the play-offs to Segunda División in his second.[6]
On 18 November 2018, José Alberto replaced Rubén Baraja at the helm of the first team.[7] His first match in charge occurred five days later, a 2–1 away win against Granada CF.[8] He was sacked on 21 December 2019, after two losses against fourth-tier Zamora CF in the Copa del Rey, and Extremadura UD.[9]
On 27 July 2020, José Alberto was appointed in charge of CD Mirandés, still in the second division.[10] The following 1 June, he was named in charge of fellow league team Málaga CF.[11]
On 24 January 2022, after a 5–0 home loss to UD Ibiza, José Alberto was dismissed by the Andalusians.[12] On 13 December, he replaced sacked Guillermo Fernández Romo at the helm of Racing de Santander, still in division two.[13]
José Alberto's younger brother Dani was a footballer. A left back, he was a Real Oviedo youth graduate.[14]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Covadonga | 12 October 2013 | 19 May 2014 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 62 | 22 | +40 | 63.33 | [15] | |
Sporting Gijón B | 9 June 2016 | 18 November 2018 | 105 | 64 | 25 | 16 | 218 | 83 | +135 | 60.95 | [16] | |
Sporting Gijón | 18 November 2018 | 21 December 2019 | 53 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 37.74 | [17] | |
Mirandés | 27 July 2020 | 1 June 2021 | 43 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 32.56 | [18] | |
Málaga | 1 June 2021 | 24 January 2022 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 34.62 | [19] | |
Racing Santander | 13 December 2022 | Present | 73 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 108 | 90 | +18 | 45.21 | [20] | |
Total | 330 | 159 | 86 | 85 | 507 | 327 | +180 | 48.18 | — |
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