Spanish football manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Manzano and the second or maternal family name is
Ballesteros .
Gregorio "Goyo "Manzano Ballesteros (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾeˈɣoɾjo manˈθano] ; born 11 March 1956) is a Spanishfootball manager .
In a career of 35 years, he managed for 14 consecutive seasons inLa Liga with seven clubs, including three spells atMallorca and two atAtlético Madrid , winning theCopa del Rey with the former in2003 . In the 2010s, he led three teams in theChinese Super League .
Early career (1983–1999)[ edit ] Born inBailén ,Jaén ,Andalusia , Manzano's training career started in 1983 at the age of 27. He took charge of several teams in his native region, includingReal Jaén in theTercera División .
In 1996, Manzano signed withTalavera fromSegunda División B . During his two-season spell he led theCastilla–La Mancha team to a second-place finish in their group (1996–97 ), and a narrow miss on promotion (1997–98 ). His good work there prompted the interest – and signing – fromSegunda División clubToledo ,[ 2] which he helpedretain their league status with a seventh place.
Six clubs in six years (1999–2005)[ edit ] Manzano had his firstLa Liga experience withReal Valladolid , in1999–2000 .[ 3] His new side finished eighth, and the season included a 1–0 win againstReal Madrid at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium .[ 4] Forthe following campaign , he stayed in the top flight withRacing de Santander ;[ 5] in spite of a 4–0 home victory overBarcelona , theCantabrians were relegated and the coach was fired.[ 6] [ 7]
After helpingRayo Vallecano [ 8] finish 11th in2001–02's top division , Manzano signed forMallorca .[ 9] Season highlights were another win at Real Madrid (5–1)[ 10] and theconquest of theCopa del Rey after beatingRecreativo de Huelva .[ 11]
Subsequently, Manzano joinedAtlético Madrid ,[ 12] nearlyqualifying the side for theUEFA Cup afterfinishing seventh .[ 13] After the sacking ofIñaki Sáez asSpain national team coach, he was rumoured to be one of his possible successors,[ 14] [ 15] but nothing came of it, and he took charge ofMálaga instead.[ 16] [ 17]
Mallorca and Atlético returns and Sevilla (2005–2013)[ edit ] On 15 February 2006, Manzano returned to Mallorca afterHéctor Cúper 's dismissal,[ 18] and continued to work with theBalearic Islands club the following seasons. In2009–10 they won their first ten home fixtures,[ 19] eventually only losing three of 19 in the league (Sevilla , Barcelona and Real Madrid) andqualifying for the Europa League as fifth.[ 20]
On 19 May 2010, it was announced Mallorca would not renew Manzano's contract despite his achievements, due to financial difficulties.[ 21] He returned to football on 26 September, being appointed at Sevilla as a replacement for the firedAntonio Álvarez .[ 22] His debut four days later was the firstEuropean game of his career, a 1–0 win atBorussia Dortmund in theEuropa League group stage .[ 23]
On 8 June 2011, after leading Sevilla tofifth place , with the subsequentEuropa League qualification ,[ 24] Manzano returned to Atlético Madrid to replaceQuique Sánchez Flores .[ 25] [ 26] Early into2011–12 , he andJosé Antonio Reyes had a serious altercation, which resulted in the player being relegated to the bench and sometimes not even selected for matchday squads.[ 27] [ 28]
Manzano was relieved of his duties on 22 December 2011, following a 1–0 home and 3–1 aggregate loss againstAlbacete inthe domestic cup , with the team ranking tenth in the domestic league.[ 29] On 5 February 2013, he returned to Mallorca for a third spell afterJoaquín Caparrós was dismissed,[ 30] asthe campaign went on to end in top-tier relegation .[ 31]
Chinese Super League (2014–2018)[ edit ] On 11 February 2014, Manzano was appointed atBeijing Guoan of theChinese Super League .[ 32] His two years in thecapital city resulted insecond andfourth-place finishes, respectively.[ 33]
Manzano remained working in the same competition in the ensuing years, takingShanghai Shenhua to fourth place in his only season (2016 ). He arrived atGuizhou Hengfeng Zhicheng a year later, replacingLi Bing andleading the team to eighth , before being dismissed for a poor start in June 2018.[ 34] [ 35]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of 20 May 2018 Mallorca
Individual
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