Ezequiel Loza
Ezequiel Antonio Loza Fernández (born 1 October 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and currently the manager of Rayo Cantabria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ezequiel Antonio Loza Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Santoña, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing B (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Racing Santander | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Racing B | 6+ | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Noja | 32 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Logroñés B | ||
| 2000 | Logroñés | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Ourense | 14 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Ponferradina | 32 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | 122+ | (2) |
| Total | 209+ | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Gimnástica Torrelavega (youth) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Gimnástica Torrelavega B | ||
| 2013–2014 | Gimnástica Torrelavega | ||
| 2014–2015 | Portugalete | ||
| 2018–2021 | Portugalete | ||
| 2021– | Racing B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Born in Santoña, Cantabria, Loza was a Racing de Santander youth graduate, and made his senior debut with the reserves in 1994. After helping the B's to promote to Segunda División B in 1996, being also an unused substitute in the first team on three occasions.
In 1999, after a one-year spell with SD Noja, Loza signed for CD Logroñés; initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División, he made his professional debut on 30 April 2000, starting in a 2–2 Segunda División away draw against Albacete Balompié.
After another two first team appearances for Logroñés, Loza moved to third division side CD Ourense in 2000. He continued to appear in the category in the following years, representing SD Ponferradina and Gimnástica de Torrelavega.
In 2008, after two relegations and one promotion with Torrelavega, Loza retired at the age of 31.
Managerial career edit
After retiring, Loza worked as a manager of the youth and reserve sides of his last club Gimnástica, before being named first team manager in 2013. Despite winning the group, his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.
On 11 June 2014, Loza took over fellow fourth tier side Club Portugalete,[1] After achieving promotion in his first season, he was sacked on 23 November 2015, with the club in the last position in their group.[2]
On 17 June 2016, Loza returned to his first club Racing, as a coordinator of the youth categories.[3] He returned to managerial duties on 28 June 2018, after being again named manager of Portugalete.[4]
Loza led Portu back to the third tier after a five-year absence, but was dismissed on 18 January 2021.[5] On 17 May, he again returned to Racing, now as manager of the B-team for the 2021–22 campaign.[6]
After guiding Rayo Cantabria to the play-offs (where they lost to Real Murcia), Loza renewed his contract with the club until 2023 on 17 June 2022.[7] Exactly one year later, he agreed to a new one-year deal.[8]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of 18 May 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Gimnástica Torrelavega B | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2013 | 68 | 31 | 15 | 22 | 115 | 82 | +33 | 45.59 | [9] | |
| Gimnástica Torrelavega | 1 July 2013 | 11 June 2014 | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 85 | 26 | +59 | 64.29 | [10] | |
| Portugalete | 11 June 2014 | 23 November 2015 | 59 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 87 | 52 | +35 | 38.98 | [11] | |
| Portugalete | 28 June 2018 | 18 January 2021 | 89 | 49 | 22 | 18 | 132 | 67 | +65 | 55.06 | [12] | |
| Rayo Cantabria | 17 May 2021 | Present | 105 | 42 | 30 | 33 | 135 | 115 | +20 | 40.00 | [13] | |
| Total | 363 | 172 | 101 | 90 | 554 | 342 | +212 | 47.38 | — | |||
Honours edit
Manager edit
References edit
- ^ "Ezequiel Loza, nuevo entrenador del Portugalete" [Ezequiel Loza, new manager of Portugalete] (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "El Portugalete prescinde de su técnico" [Portugalete let go of their manager] (in Spanish). El Correo. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "El Real Racing Club incorpora a su estructura deportiva a Ezequiel Loza y José Moratón" [Real Racing Club add Ezequiel Loza and José Moratón to their sporting structure] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ "El Portugalete recupera a Ezequiel Loza y prescinde de Docando" [Portugalete bring back Ezequiel Loza and let go of Docando] (in Spanish). El Correo. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "El Portugalete destituye a Ezequiel Loza" [Portugalete sack Ezequiel Loza] (in Spanish). El Correo. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Ezequiel Loza entrenará al Rayo Cantabria en Segunda RFEF la temporada 2021/22" [Ezequiel Loza will manage Rayo Cantabria in Segunda RFEF the 2021/22 season] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Ezequiel Loza renueva con el Rayo Cantabria" [Ezequiel Loza renews with Rayo Cantabria] (in Spanish). Entrenadores Fútbol. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "El Racing renueva a Ezequiel Loza y al cuerpo técnico del Rayo Cantabria hasta el 30 de junio de 2024" [Racing renew Ezequiel Loza and the coaching staff of Rayo Cantabria until 30 June 2024] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Regional Preferente Cántabra 2011–12" [Regional Preferred Cantabra 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
"Regional Preferente Cántabra 2012–13" [Regional Preferred Cantabra 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 March 2024. - ^ "Gimnástica de Torrelavega Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Club Portugalete Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
"Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2023. - ^ "Club Portugalete Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
"Club Portugalete Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
"Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2023. - ^ "Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
"Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
"Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
External links edit
- Ezequiel Loza at BDFutbol
- Ezequiel Loza manager profile at BDFutbol