| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Rielo Talens | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-05-05)5 May 1946 (age 79) | ||
| Place of birth | Xàtiva, Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1974 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1974–1978 | Olímpico | 36+ | (1+) |
| 1978–1980 | Alcira | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Mestalla | |||
| 1994 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 1995 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 1996 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 1998 | Elche | ||
| 1998–2000 | Mestalla | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Manuel Rielo Talens (born 5 May 1946) is a Spanish formerfootballer andmanager. He wasinterim manager atLa Liga clubValencia in 1994, 1995 and 1996, finishing runners-up in theCopa del Rey in1995, and ledElche in theSegunda División in 1998.
Born inXàtiva in theProvince of Valencia, Rielo played as amidfielder for minor clubs in theValencian Community before joining the coaching staff atValencia CF. He managed thereserve team,C.D. Mestalla, to promotion toSegunda División B.[1]
Rielo was assistant manager at Valencia underGuus Hiddink, who was dismissed in November 1993. In March 1994, whenFrancisco Roig Alfonso [es] was installed as club president, he accepted the resignation ofHéctor Núñez and brought in Rielo asinterim manager until Hiddink could return.[2][3] On his debut on 13 March, Rielo won 2–1 away toRC Celta de Vigo, following this a week later with a 1–0 home win overSporting de Gijón in his only other match.[4] Before his first match, he had said that he would have been happy with a draw, due to the potency of opposing forwardVladimir Gudelj.[5]
At the start of June 1995, Valencia sackedCarlos Alberto Parreira – the manager who had won the1994 FIFA World Cup forBrazil – and installed Rielo until the end of the season. The team were 11th with three games remaining; as Rielo did not have the appropriate licence to manage more than two games, the club paid a fine for the last match.[6] His debut on 3 June was a 5–0 loss atRCD Espanyol.[7] Ten days later, his team won 2–1 atAlbacete Balompié in the semi-finals of theCopa del Rey, improving on a 1–1 draw in the home leg under Parreira; it was their first qualification for the cup final since1979. Rielo's team played a defensive game and took their opportunities on the counter-attack; before the match, playerRobert Fernández had said "If we play football, we will lose".[8] The final on 24 June against Deportivo was abandoned due to rain with 11 minutes remaining and the score at 1–1; the remainder was played three days later andAlfredo Santaelena scored the winning goal forDepor.[9]
Rielo had a third and final stint as Valencia manager in 1996, between the resignation ofLuis Aragonés and the hiring ofJorge Valdano. His only game on 24 November was a 4–2 loss atReal Madrid, who went top of the league.[10]
In February 1998, Rielo was hired atElche CF of theSegunda División, on an 18-month deal.[1] His debut on 15 February was a 3–0 loss atAtlético Madrid B, and the performance was called "awful" by Jaume Soler ofMundo Deportivo.[11] He was sacked with two games remaining, withDelfín Álvarez seeing out a campaign that ended in relegation.[12]
Rielo returned to Valencia B in June 1998, still in the third tier.[13] He resigned in April 2000, leaving Manuel Gálvez in charge for the final five games before relegation.[14]