| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Murcia González | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-12-03)3 December 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1980 | CD Alcázar | ||
| 1980–1982 | Zoco CF | ||
| 1982–1984 | Córdoba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Egabrense | ||
| 1985–1986 | Jaén | ||
| 1986–1988 | Córdoba | ||
| 1988–1989 | Valdepeñas | ||
| 1989–1990 | Córdoba | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Plasencia | ||
| 1991 | Martos | ||
| 1991–1992 | Santaella | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Alcázar (youth) | ||
| 1994–1996 | Séneca (youth) | ||
| 1996–2000 | Córdoba (youth) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Córdoba B | ||
| 2001–2002 | Córdoba | ||
| 2002 | Cartagena | ||
| 2003–2006 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 2006 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2006–2007 | Xerez | ||
| 2007–2008 | Castellón | ||
| 2008–2009 | Celta | ||
| 2009 | Albacete | ||
| 2011 | Salamanca | ||
| 2011 | Braşov | ||
| 2014 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Legirus Inter | ||
| 2017–2020 | Al Shahaniya | ||
| 2021 | Sfaxien | ||
| 2021–2023 | Muaither | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José 'Pepe' Murcia González (born 3 December 1964) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as aforward, currently amanager.
Born inCórdoba,Andalusia, Murcia never played in higher thanSegunda División B, and retired in 1992 at the age of only 27 due to injury. He coached several local youth teams in his early years, includingCórdoba CF. After a successful spell withthe reserves (two consecutive promotions all the way toTercera División), he was one of four managers for the main squad in the2001–02 season, achieving four wins, two draws and two losses during his eight games in charge as they eventually retained theirSegunda División status.[1]
Murcia then plied his trade in the third division, leadingAtlético Madrid'sB team to the league championship in hisfirst year, albeit with no playoff promotion.[2] On 9 January 2006, following a 0–0La Liga home draw againstValencia CF, he was appointed theColchoneros' first team's manager, replacing the dismissedCarlos Bianchi; they ranked 12th at that time,[3] going on to finishthe campaign in tenth position.[4][5]
Murcia spent the following four years in the second tier with as many clubs, not managing to finish one single season but with none of the teams eventually losing their league status. On 30 November 2009, after a 2–3 home defeat toCD Numancia, he was fired atAlbacete Balompié due to negative results, with theCastilla–La Mancha side in 16th position at that time[6]– eventuallyending 15th.
On 9 August 2011, Murcia signed a two-year contract with Romania'sFC Brașov,[7] but resigned at theLiga I club after three matches due to family reasons.[8] In June 2014, after nearly three years out of football, he was appointed atPFC Levski Sofia in Bulgaria.[9]
Murcia was sacked on 4 August 2014, due to poor results.[10] In November 2016, whilst working out on his own, theFC Legirus Inter manager suffered aheart attack, slipping into acoma but eventually recovering.[11][12]
In June 2017, Murcia was hired byAl Shahaniya SC, newly relegated to theQatari Second Division.[13] He won promotion to theQatar Stars League with an unbeaten first season, and then came seventh inhis second, earning him a nomination for Manager of the Year alongsideJesualdo Ferreira of championsAl Sadd SC.[14]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Al Shahaniya |  | 22 June 2017 | Present | 70 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 103 | 90 | +13 | 042.86 |
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