Manolo Díaz

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Manolo Díaz
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Díaz Fernández
Date of birth (1968-08-30) 30 August 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1991 Alcalá 102 (15)
1991–1992 Getafe 3 (0)
1994–1995 Aranjuez 1 (0)
Total 106 (15)
Managerial career
2002–2006 Real Madrid (youth)
2008–2009 Navalcarnero
2009–2013 Real Madrid C
2013–2014 Real Madrid B
2014–2016 Ponferradina
2018–2019 Real Madrid B
2021 Hércules
2021 East Bengal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel 'Manolo' Díaz Fernández (born 30 August 1968) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Coaching career[edit]

Born in Madrid, Díaz began his managerial career at the Juvenil squad of Real Madrid, leaving the club in 2006 after the arrival of the new president Ramón Calderón. After a brief period in Mexico he returned to Spain, and was appointed at CDA Navalcarnero in summer 2008.[1]

Díaz was named coach of Real Madrid C a year later, following Florentino Pérez's return as president.[2] In 2011–12 he led the team to the second place in the regular season, and despite losing in the playoffs, saw them achieve promotion to Segunda División B due to administrative relegations.[1]

On 19 November 2013, Díaz replaced the fired Alberto Toril at the helm of the B side.[3] His first match in charge was four days later, a 0–0 home draw against CD Numancia.[4] Late into the year, he finally took the reserves out of the last position in Segunda División, after winning 13 out of a possible 15 points and four consecutive wins.[5]

In July 2014, Díaz was appointed at SD Ponferradina in the second division.[6] On 31 January 2016, after the sixth loss in seven matches, he was dismissed;[7] the campaign eventually ended in relegation.[8]

Díaz returned to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 24 June 2017, being appointed youth system coordinator.[9] In late October 2018, as Santiago Solari was named Julen Lopetegui's successor in the first team, he replaced the former at Castilla.[10]

On 8 September 2021, following a brief spell in the Spanish third tier with Hércules CF,[11] Díaz was announced as the head coach of Indian Super League side SC East Bengal.[12][13][14] He resigned at the end of the year, following a poor start to the season.[15]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 23 December 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Navalcarnero 30 June 2008 17 February 2009 25 7 4 14 24 37 −13 028.00 [16]
Real Madrid C 22 July 2009 19 November 2013 172 78 45 49 273 184 +89 045.35 [17][18]
Real Madrid Castilla 19 November 2013 25 June 2014 28 11 9 8 42 33 +9 039.29 [18]
Ponferradina 3 July 2014 31 January 2016 70 26 17 27 85 85 +0 037.14 [19]
Real Madrid Castilla 29 October 2018 20 June 2019 30 14 7 9 49 40 +9 046.67 [20]
Hércules 8 February 2021 1 July 2021 13 5 3 5 17 15 +2 038.46 [21]
East Bengal 8 September 2021 28 December 2021 8 0 4 4 10 18 −8 000.00 [22]
Total 346 141 89 116 500 412 +88 040.75

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b González, Elena; Rionegro, Lucía (4 January 2013). "Radiografiando a José Manuel Díaz (Real Madrid C)" [José Manuel Díaz X-ray (Real Madrid C)] (in Spanish). Martí Perarnau. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ ""Vuelvo a mi casa"" ["I return to my home"] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Official announcement". Real Madrid CF. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. ^ "El cambio de entrenador no hace ganar al filial madridista" [Change of managers does not make Real Madrid reserves win]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ^ Jiménez, Rubén (21 December 2013). "El Castilla ya no es el último" [Castilla are not last anymore]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Manolo Díaz presentado como nuevo entrenador" [Manolo Díaz presented as new manager] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ R. Otero, Francisco (31 January 2016). "Manolo Díaz, destituido" [Manolo Díaz, dismissed]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ Álvarez, Lorena (4 June 2016). "La Ponferradina dice adiós a la División de Plata" [Ponferradina say goodbye to the Silver Division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ^ Díaz, José Félix (24 June 2017). "Manolo Díaz regresa al Real Madrid" [Manolo Díaz returns to Real Madrid]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  10. ^ Jiménez, Paco (30 October 2018). "Manolo Díaz regresa al Toralín" [Manolo Díaz returns to Toralín] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  11. ^ "El Hércules busca entrenador después de que Manolo Díaz no siga al frente del equipo" [Hércules searching for a manager after Manolo Díaz does not remain in charge of team]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  12. ^ Noronha, Anselm (8 September 2021). "ISL: East Bengal part ways with Robbie Fowler, appoint Manolo Diaz". Goal. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Manuel 'Manolo' Diaz named new SC East Bengal head coach". Indian Super League. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  14. ^ "SC East Bengal announce 33-member squad for ISL". Kolkata Football. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  15. ^ Chowdhury, Ayantan (29 December 2021). "Manolo Diaz resigns: East Bengal part ways with coach Diaz, Renedy Singh named interim coach". Inside Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 7) 2009–10" [Tercera División (Group 7) 2009–10] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 7) 2010–11" [Tercera División (Group 7) 2010–11] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 7) 2011–12" [Tercera División (Group 7) 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2011–12" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
    "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  18. ^ a b "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
    "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  21. ^ "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  22. ^ "SC East Bengal » Fixtures & Results 2021/2022". Worldfootball. Retrieved 12 December 2021.

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