| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos García Cantarero | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-11-04)4 November 1961 (age 64) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1995–1999 | SS Reyes | ||
| 1999–2000 | Amorós | ||
| 2000 | Lugo | ||
| 2000–2001 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 2001 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2001–2002 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 2002–2003 | Levante | ||
| 2003 | Elche | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 2006–2007 | Chorrillo | ||
| 2008 | Torrellano | ||
| 2009 | Alianza | ||
| 2009 | Antequera | ||
| 2010 | Juventud Retalteca | ||
| 2011–2012 | Victoria | ||
| 2012–2013 | Plaza Amador | ||
| 2014–2015 | Chorrillo | ||
| 2016–2018 | Puerto Rico | ||
Carlos García Cantarero (born 4 November 1961) is a Spanishfootballmanager.
García Cantarero managedAtlético Madrid,Levante andElche inSegunda División, as well as four teams inSegunda División B. Later, he coached extensively in Central America, including two years as national manager ofPuerto Rico.
Born inMadrid, García Cantarero began his career withUD San Sebastián de los Reyes, where he helped the side achieve promotion toSegunda División B in 1998. He later managedCP Amorós and fellow league teamsCD Lugo andAtlético Madrid B. On 30 April 2001, he succeeded the sackedMarcos Alonso as manager of thelatter's first team, who were seven points off the promotion places having been relegated to theSegunda División.[1] He had previously worked as an author and journalist.[2]
García Cantarero was the responsible of givingFernando Torres his professional debut on 27 May 2001, in a 1–0 home win over neighboursCD Leganés.[3] He won six and drew one of his seven league fixtures, and also oversaw a 2–1 aggregate loss toReal Zaragoza in theCopa del Rey semi-finals.[4]
After the appointment ofLuis Aragonés at theVicente Calderón Stadium, García Cantarero returned to the B-team. He bounced back to the second division on 2 February 2002, taking the helm ofLevante UD for the rest of the season.[5] The campaign ended with relegation, but theValencian team's place was retained due to the administrative relegation ofBurgos CF; he was dismissed on 19 May 2003 after hopes of promotion were extinguished.[6] He
García Cantarero began the 2003–04 season in the same league withElche CF, and was ousted by the board on 15 December.[7] For 2004–05, he returned to the third tier withCultural y Deportiva Leonesa,[8] but was dismissed in February 2005 with the team 11 points off the play-offs, and agreed with the cash-strapped club that his payout be in instalments into the next year.[9]
In 2006, García Cantarero accepted his first foreign job withChorrillo F.C. in Panama. He returned home in July 2008, in an attempt to getTorrellano CF into theTercera División.[10]
García Cantarero returned to Central America in March 2009 withAlianza F.C. from El Salvador,[11] and was sacked in May after the team was confined to a relegation play-off.[12] He was appointed atAntequera CF, newly relegated to Spain's fourth tier, in June 2009,[13] but was dismissed before the end of the calendar year for not meeting the aims of challenging for promotion.[14]
In February 2010, García Cantarero crossed the Atlantic again to leadJuventud Retalteca, last-placed in Guatemala's top flight,[15] and the following year took the reins atCD Victoria in Honduras.[16] Following a return to Panama withC.D. Plaza Amador and Chorrillo again, he was appointed as national manager ofPuerto Rico in June 2016.[17] After two years in the hotseat, he was replaced by former Honduran internationalAmado Guevara.[18]
