| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ignacio López Sanjuán | ||
| Date of birth | (1940-04-01)1 April 1940 (age 85) | ||
| Place of birth | Villaobispo de Otero, Spain | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Basconia | 23 | (0) |
| 1962–1964 | Valladolid | 3 | (0) |
| 1964–1966 | Langreo | 19 | (0) |
| 1966–1967 | Gimnàstic | ||
| Terrassa | |||
| Gimnàstic | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Gimnàstic (assistant) | |||
| 1973–1975 | Vinaròs | ||
| 1975–1976 | Villarreal | ||
| 1976–1977 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 1977–1978 | Lleida | ||
| 1978–1980 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 1980–1981 | Pontevedra | ||
| 1981–1983 | Vinaròs | ||
| 1983–1984 | Tortosa | ||
| 1985–1986 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 1988 | Eldense | ||
| 1989 | Poli Almería | ||
| 1989–1990 | Burriana | ||
| 1990–1992 | Villarreal | ||
| 1996–1997 | Ponferradina | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Ignacio López Sanjuán (born 1 April 1940) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as adefender, and a currentcoach.
Born inVillaobispo de Otero,León,Castile and León, Sanjuán made his senior debut withCD Basconia on 6 November 1960, starting in a 1–0 away win againstTerrassa FC in theSegunda División.[1]
In the 1962 Sanjuán moved toLa Liga withReal Valladolid. He made his debut in the competition on 14 April 1963, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win againstAtlético Madrid.[2]
After appearing rarely Sanjuán returned to the second level, joiningUP Langreo. In 1966 he left the club and subsequently resumed his career in theTercera División, representingGimnàstic de Tarragona (two stints) andTerrassa FC.
After being an assistant manager at his last club Gimnàstic, Sanjuán was appointed manager ofVinaròs CF in 1973.[3] He subsequently returned toNàstic, being manager of the club in 1976.
In July 1977 Sanjuán was named manager ofCatalonia neighboursUE Lleida.[4] He subsequently returned to Vinaròs in 1981,[5] and remained in the fourth and third levels for the following seasons, coachingCD Tortosa,Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa,[6]CD Eldense,[7]Polideportivo Almería[8] andCD Burriana.
In May 1990 Sanjuán was appointed at the helm ofVillarreal CF, with the side in the fourth level.[9] With the Yellow Submarine he achieved two consecutive promotions, taking the club back to the second division after a 20-year absence.[10]
Sanjuán was also in charge ofSD Ponferradina during the1996–97 campaign, being sacked in January 1997.[11]