| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Caturla Vázquez | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-11-25)25 November 1953 (age 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1980–1981 | Parla | ||
| 1982–1984 | Pegaso | ||
| 1984–1985 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1985–1986 | Calvo Sotelo | ||
| 1986–1987 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 1987–1989 | Getafe | ||
| 1989 | Salamanca | ||
| 1990–1991 | Valdepeñas | ||
| 1991 | Mérida | ||
| 1992–1993 | Valdepeñas | ||
| 1994 | Talavera | ||
| 1994–1997 | Carabanchel | ||
| 1997–1998 | Fuenlabrada | ||
| 1998–1999 | Alcalá | ||
| 1999–2000 | Cacereño | ||
| 2001–2002 | Santa Ana | ||
Eduardo Caturla Vázquez (born 25 November 1953) is a Spanish former football manager. His managerial career, beginning in his late 20s, was mostly spent in the lower leagues, besides spells in theSegunda División withSalamanca (1989) andMérida (1991).
Born inMadrid, Caturla was managingPegaso before signing forRayo Vallecano ofSegunda División B in June 1984.[1] He achieved promotion in hisonly season, but subsequently said that he wanted to remain as manager only if the new president could solve the club's financial issues.[2]
Caturla moved in June 1985 toCalvo Sotelo, newly relegated to the third tier.[3] A year later, with the club having gone down another division, he returned to the national capital and became manager ofAtlético Madrileño, thereserve team ofAtlético Madrid.[4] In July 1987, he moved on toGetafe and was replaced byIselín Santos Ovejero.[5]
In March 1989 Caturla reached theSegunda División for the first time, signing forSalamanca for the rest of the season. The club fromCastile and León paid compensation to Getafe for him to succeedJosé Luis García Traid.[6] On his debut on 2 March, he won 2–0 at home toFigueres.[7] He was sacked by theCharros at the end of October for not meeting the expectations of the board.[8]
Caturla's only other spell in the second tier was for the first 11 games of1991–92, in charge ofMérida. He was sacked in November, with the executive saying that it was to prevent his "suffering", and he was replaced by formerReal Madrid playerJuanito in his first managerial job. Caturla called the decision "unfair, hasty and even strange".[9]
As president of theRoyal Spanish Football Federation's Committee of Managers, Caturla spoke out against unlicenced managers, accusing them of "professional intrusion".[10][11] In September 2018, he and former playersFernando Giner andVicente Engonga were named delegates to theSpain national team.[12]