Antonio Iriondo

Iriondo in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Antonio Iriondo Ortega
Date of birth	(1953-11-03)3 November 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth	Moscow, Soviet Union
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Plus Ultra
	Moscardó
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1975	Moscardó
	Amorós
1977–1978	Alcorcón	19	(0)
1978–1979	Carabanchel	19	(0)
1979–1980	Valdemoro	12	(0)
1980–1982	Tomelloso
Managerial career
1984–1987	Villaviciosa Odón
1987–1988	Madridejos
1989	Villaviciosa Odón
1990–1991	Villaviciosa Odón
1991–1992	Móstoles
1992–1993	Carabanchel
1993–1994	Rayo Majadahonda
1996–1998	Rayo Majadahonda
1998–1999	Amorós
1999–2000	Manchego
2000–2001	Madridejos
2001–2002	Atlético Pinto
2002–2003	Rayo Vallecano B
2003	Rayo Vallecano
2003–2004	Rayo Vallecano B
2004–2005	SS Reyes
2005–2007	Toledo
2007–2009	CD San Fernando
2010	Toledo
2011–2012	San Fernando CD
2012–2019	Rayo Majadahonda
2019–2020	Jamshedpur
2020–2021	Rayo Majadahonda
2022–2023	Sanluqueño
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antonio Iriondo Ortega (born 3 November 1953) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as amidfielder and is a currentmanager. He has managed teams such asRayo Vallecano,CD San Fernando andRayo Majadahonda in Spain.

Born inMoscow to Spanish parents who, as children, had been sent to Russia in 1937 due to theSpanish Civil War, Iriondo returned to Spain in 1957 at the age of four.^[1] He only played lower league football throughout his career, representingCDC Moscardó,CP Amorós,RCD Carabanchel,AD Alcorcón, Valdemoro CF, andTomelloso CF, retiring with the latter in 1982 at the age of 28.^[2]

Iriondo started his managerial career atAD Villaviciosa de Odón in the regional leagues^[3] and moved toCD Móstoles in 1991.^[4] He subsequently managed lower league sides in theCommunity of Madrid, notablyCF Rayo Majadahonda for two different spells, where he achieved promotion toSegunda División B inhis third season.^[2]

Iriondo subsequently managedCD Manchego before being appointedRayo Vallecano B manager in 2002. On 14 April 2003, he replaced the firedGustavo Benítez at the helm of themain squad inLa Liga.^[5]

Iriondo remained in charge for nine matches,suffering relegation as dead last. After returning to the B-side in July 2003, he was namedUD San Sebastián de los Reyes manager the following February.^[6]

Subsequently, Iriondo was appointed at the helm ofCD Toledo (two stints),^[7][8]CD San Fernando,^[9]San Fernando CD (two stints)^[10][11] and Rayo Majadahonda.^[12] With the latter he achieved promotion to the third division in2015, and took the clubs tothe play-offs for the first time in their history in2017.^[13]

On 27 May 2018, Iriondo achieved promotion toSegunda División with theMajariegos, after beatingFC Cartagena inthe play-offs.^[14] On 11 June of the following year, aftersuffering relegation, he resigned.^[15]

On 26 July 2019, Iriondo was named manager of theIndian Super League sideJamshedpur FC.^[16] After missing the playoffs in hisone year at theTata Steel-owned franchise, he returned to Majadahonda on a one-season deal with the option of a second.^[17]

As of 10 November 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Carabanchel		31 May 1992	25 May 1993	38	14	9	15	62	65	−3	036.84
Villaviciosa		10 June 1993	12 June 1994	34	13	8	13	55	58	−3	038.24
Rayo Majadahonda		12 June 1994	16 February 1998	165	79	36	50	257	196	+61	047.88	[18]
Amorós		30 June 1998	1 July 1999	46	23	8	15	66	53	+13	050.00
Manchego		1 July 1999	16 May 2000	38	11	16	11	41	41	+0	028.95	[19]
Madridejos		1 June 2000	22 May 2001	38	13	10	15	69	79	−10	034.21
Atlético Pinto		22 May 2001	4 June 2002	40	18	10	12	60	45	+15	045.00
Rayo Vallecano B		4 June 2002	14 April 2003	32	18	7	7	63	41	+22	056.25
Rayo Vallecano		14 April 2003	1 July 2003	9	0	5	4	5	18	−13	000.00	[20]
Rayo Vallecano B		1 July 2003	23 February 2004	24	8	7	9	30	32	−2	033.33
SS Reyes		23 February 2004	1 June 2005	50	19	11	20	57	58	−1	038.00	[21]
Toledo		25 July 2005	4 July 2007	84	46	16	22	136	78	+58	054.76
CD San Fernando		4 July 2007	22 February 2009	73	31	20	22	104	91	+13	042.47	[22]
Toledo		19 January 2010	25 May 2010	15	4	4	7	15	24	−9	026.67	[23]
San Fernando CD		29 December 2011	30 June 2012	25	15	6	4	50	19	+31	060.00
Rayo Majadahonda		15 July 2012	11 June 2019	274	117	69	88	391	318	+73	042.70	[24]
Jamshedpur		26 July 2019	31 May 2020	18	4	6	8	22	35	−13	022.22	[25]
Rayo Majadahonda		1 June 2020	8 March 2021	17	7	4	6	15	15	+0	041.18	[26]
Sanluqueño		9 May 2022	30 October 2023	50	24	14	12	71	51	+20	048.00
Total				1,070	464	266	340	1,569	1,317	+252	043.36	—

• Antonio Iriondo at BDFutbol
• Antonio Iriondo manager profile at BDFutbol
• Antonio Iriondo at LaPreferente.com(in Spanish)
• Antonio Iriondo coach profile atSoccerway (archived)

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