José Alberto (footballer)
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Career edit
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]
Personal life edit
José Alberto's younger brother Dani was a footballer. A left back, he was a Real Oviedo youth graduate.[14]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of match played 10 March 2024
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 54 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 79 | 69 | +10 | 42.59 | [20] | |
| Total | 311 | 149 | 82 | 80 | 478 | 306 | +172 | 47.91 | — | |||
Honours edit
Manager edit
- Sporting de Gijón B
References edit
- ^ a b "Entrevista a José Alberto Menéndez, entrenador del Real Sporting de Gijón B" [Interview to José Alberto Menéndez, manager of Real Sporting de Gijón B] (in Spanish). El Periódico de La Fresneda. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "El Cova ya tiene nuevo técnico" [Cova already have a new manager] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "José Alberto se desvincula del Cova" [José Alberto leaves Cova] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "José Alberto vuelve al R. Sporting" [José Alberto returns to R. Sporting] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "José Alberto López, nuevo entrenador del Sporting B" [José Alberto López, new manager of Sporting B] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Sporting: José Alberto, un estudioso del fútbol sin corsés en su pizarra" [Sporting: José Alberto, a football student without corsets on his blackboard] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "José Alberto López, nuevo entrenador del Sporting" [José Alberto López, new manager of Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "El Sporting tiñe de negro Los Cármenes de Granada" [Sporting paint black Granada's Los Cármenes] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "José Alberto López, destituido" [José Alberto López, sacked] (in Spanish). Real Sporting. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "José Alberto López, nuevo entrenador del Club Deportivo Mirandés" [José Alberto López, new manager of Club Deportivo Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "José Alberto es nuestro nuevo entrenador" [José Alberto is our new manager] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "José Alberto López will not continue at the helm of the team". Málaga CF. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "José Alberto, nuevo entrenador del Racing 2022/23" [José Alberto, new coach of Racing 2022/23] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Mareo toma el mando en El Molinón" [Mareo takes the reins at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "2013–14 Covadonga Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "2016–17 Sporting B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
"José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
"José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 November 2018. - ^ "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
"José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 August 2019. - ^ "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2022–23". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
External links edit
- José Alberto player profile at BDFutbol
- José Alberto manager profile at BDFutbol
- José Alberto manager profile at BDFutbol
- José Alberto at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- José Alberto coach profile at Soccerway