Manolo Márquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Márquez and the second or maternal family name is Roca.

Manuel "Manolo" Márquez Roca (born 7 September 1968) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Indian Super League club Goa and the India national football team.^[1][2][3]

Manolo Márquez

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Manolo Márquez Roca
Date of birth	(1968-09-07) 7 September 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	India (Head coach)
Youth career
1978–1987	Escolapios de Sarrià
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1988	Cerdanyola
1988–1987	Santfeliuenc
1989–1991	Montañesa
1991–1992	Granollers
1992–1995	Martinenc
1995–1996	Horta
1996	Badalona
1996–1999	PB Anguera
Managerial career
2002–2003	PB Anguera
2003–2006	Prat
2006–2007	Europa
2007–2009	Prat
2010–2012	Badalona
2013–2014	Espanyol B
2014–2015	Prat
2015	Sant Andreu
2016–2017	Las Palmas B
2017	Las Palmas
2018	NK Istra 1961
2018–2019	Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
2020–2023	Hyderabad
2023–	Goa
2024–	India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Márquez represented CE Cerdanyola, Santfeliuenc FC, CF Montañesa, CD Granollers, FC Martinenc, UA Horta, CF Badalona and Penya Barcelonista Anguera as a player, retiring professionally at the age of 28.^[4]

Managerial career

Márquez started his career with his last club PB Anguera in 2002, as manager.^[5] After two spells at AE Prat and one season at Tercera División side CE Europa,^[6] he was appointed manager of Segunda División B club Badalona on 5 June 2010.^[7]

Márquez took Badalona to the play-offs during his two seasons in charge, missing out promotion in both, however. On 31 January 2013, he was appointed in charge of RCD Espanyol B.^[8]

Márquez was sacked by the Pericos on 21 January 2014, being replaced by his assistant Sergio.^[9] On 4 November he returned to Prat for a third stint,^[10] but was relieved from his duties at the end of the season after failing to achieve promotion.

On 29 June 2015, Márquez was named at the helm of UE Sant Andreu, also in the fourth division.^[11] He was dismissed on 26 October,^[12] and only returned to coaching duties the following 16 June, after being named UD Las Palmas Atlético manager.^[13]

Márquez achieved promotion to the third tier as champions with the B-team, and on 3 July 2017 he was appointed manager of the main squad in La Liga, after agreeing to a one-year contract.^[14] His first match in charge occurred on 18 August 2017, a 0–1 away loss against Valencia CF.^[15]

On 26 September 2017, after just six league matches in charge, Márquez resigned as manager after overseeing a 0–2 home defeat against CD Leganés just two days earlier.^[16]

In June 2018, Márquez signed with Croatian side NK Istra 1961 for one campaign.^[17] However, he was sacked on 18 September after winning only one of the first seven games.^[18]

At the end of 2018, Márquez agreed to manage Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. in the Thai Premier League.^[19] He left a month later for personal reasons, before taking charge of a single game.^[20]

In March 2020 Márquez tested positive for COVID-19. He recovered 12 days later.^[21]

On 31 August 2020, Márquez was appointed as the head coach of Indian Super League club Hyderabad.^[22] On 10 February 2021, he penned down a two-year contract extension, that tied him with the club till 2023.^[23] The announcement came after he had led the team in the 2020–21 season to a 5th-place finish on the league table, failing to qualify for the playoff by two points.^[24] Márquez led Hyderabad to their first ever ISL title in the 2021–22 season.^[25] The club qualified for the playoffs again in the 2022–23 season but lost to ATK Mohun Bagan in the semi-final. On 28 March 2023, Hyderabad announced that Márquez would leave them at the end of the season.^[26]

On 2 June 2023, Márquez was appointed as the head coach of Goa on a multi-year deal.^[27]

On 20 July 2024, Márquez was appointed as the head coach of Indian Football Team succeeding the post of Igor Stimac who was replaced by the AIFF.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 October 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
PB Anguera	1 July 2002	30 June 2003	34	17	6	11	66	42	+24	050.00	[28]
Prat	1 July 2003	30 June 2006	114	51	31	32	162	104	+58	044.74	[29]
Europa	1 July 2006	30 June 2007	38	12	8	18	51	48	+3	031.58	[30]
Prat	1 July 2007	30 June 2009	76	35	23	18	99	71	+28	046.05	[31]
Badalona	5 June 2010	20 June 2012	87	39	27	21	99	66	+33	044.83	[32]
Espanyol B	30 January 2013	21 January 2014	38	14	10	14	42	40	+2	036.84	[33]
Prat	4 November 2014	21 May 2015	27	14	10	3	39	19	+20	051.85	[34]
Sant Andreu	29 June 2015	26 October 2015	10	2	3	5	8	16	−8	020.00	[35]
Las Palmas B	16 June 2016	3 July 2017	40	31	7	2	97	21	+76	077.50	[36]
Las Palmas	3 July 2017	26 September 2017	6	2	0	4	5	10	−5	033.33	[37]
NK Istra 1961	15 June 2018	18 September 2018	7	1	2	4	7	15	−8	014.29	[38]
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol	27 December 2018	22 January 2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—	[20]
Hyderabad	31 August 2020	31 May 2023	75	36	24	15	128	71	+57	048.00	[39][40][41][42]
Goa	2 June 2023	31 May 2025	33	19	7	7	64	36	+28	057.58	[43][44]
India	20 July 2024	Present	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Total			588	273	160	155	868	563	+305	046.43

Honours

Hyderabad

• Indian Super League: 2021–22^[25]

Individual

• ESPN India's Coach of the Year: 2022^[45]

References

Citations

1. Gupta, Sabyasachi (2 September 2024). "Intercontinental Cup: A Prelude to India's Bigger Football Aspirations, Says Coach Manolo Márquez". Bong Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
2. Dutta, Anindya (11 August 2024). "Manolo Márquez Emphasizes the Mental Game in Indian Football". Bong Football. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
3. "Manolo Marquez set to be named Indian football head coach". Sportstar. 20 July 2024.
4. "Manolo Márquez: "Com a entrenador sóc molt conscient d'on vinc i toco de peus a terra"" [Manolo Márquez: "As a manager I am very aware of where I came from and I play with my feet on the ground"] (in Catalan). Ara. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
5. "Manolo Márquez: un entrenador con palabras y hechos" [Manolo Márquez: a manager with words and actions] (in Spanish). UDLasPalmas.net. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
6. "Tots els entrenadors" [All the managers] (in Catalan). CE Europa. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
7. "Marquez será el nuevo entrenador del Badalona" [Marquez will be the new manager of Badalona] (in Spanish). Absolut Badalona. 5 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
8. "Manolo Márquez y Canario ya son pericos" [Manolo Márquez and Canario are already pericos] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
9. "Manolo Márquez destituido en el Espanyol B" [Manolo Márquez sacked at Espanyol B] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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14. "Manolo Márquez firma una temporada como nuevo entrenador del primer equipo de la UD Las Palmas" [Manolo Márquez signs one season as the new manager of the first team of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
15. "Este Valencia pinta bien" [This Valencia look good] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
16. "Manolo Marquez resigns as Las Palmas coach". La Liga. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
17. "Manolo Márquez entrenará en Croacia" [Manolo Márquez will coach in Croatia] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
18. "Manolo Márquez and NK Istra 1961 have made a decision to close the co-operation". NK Istra 1961. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
19. "Manolo Márquez ya tiene nuevo destino" [Manolo Márquez now has new destination] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
20. Chansrichawla, Gian (27 April 2019). "Former Boss Marquez: Ratchaburi Can Win The League". Football Tribe. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
21. "El técnico Manolo Márquez le gana el partido al Covid-19" [Manager Manolo Márquez wins the match against COVID-19]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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45. Vasudevan, Shyam (24 December 2022). "Magical Marquez: the coach who transformed Hyderabad from underdogs to champions". espn.in. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022.

Further reading

• Mergulhao, Marcus (7 September 2023). "After Impressive Debut, Jay Wants To Grow With Coach Manolo". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.

External links

• Manolo Márquez manager profile at BDFutbol
• Manolo Márquez coach profile at Soccerway