Spanish footballer and manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Mandiá and the second or maternal family name is
Lorenzo .
Juan Carlos Mandiá Lorenzo (born 17 January 1967) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as adefender , currentlyassistant manager ofSaudi Pro League clubAl Qadsiah .
Mandiá was born inAlfoz ,Province of Lugo . Over a 16-year playing career he representedReal Madrid Castilla (adding onefirst-team appearance),[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] RCD Español ,RC Celta de Vigo – helping to a1992 promotion toLa Liga [ 4] –CD Logroñés ,CD Toledo andCórdoba CF .
Mandiá totalled 88 top-flight matches over the course of six seasons, going scoreless in the process.
Mandiá started a coaching career two years after retiring, achieving promotion from theSegunda División B withHércules CF in2005 .[ 5] [ 6] In the2006–07 season ofSegunda División , he served as assistant toMíchel atReal Madrid Castilla ,[ 7] [ 8] as they eventually dropped down a level.
Mandiá then took over as manager, falling just one point short of playoff contention in the2007–08 campaign . After a second spell at Hércules,[ 9] he was namedRacing de Santander 's manager in late June 2009.[ 10] After a poor start tothe season , with only one point in the first five home matches, he was sacked by theCantabrians on 9 November.[ 11]
Mandiá returned to active in late September 2010, replacing firedGonzalo Arconada atCD Tenerife (five games, five losses).[ 12] [ 13] On 23 January 2011, following a 1–1 home draw againstUD Las Palmas , he too was dismissed.[ 14]
In December 2013, Mandiá was appointed at second-division clubDeportivo Alavés ,[ 15] but was relieved of his duties after only three months in charge.[ 16] On 10 February 2015 he was hired atCE Sabadell FC for the rest ofthe season ,[ 17] and left on 10 June once theCatalans were relegated to the third tier.[ 18]
Subsequently, Mandiá worked as assistant manager to Míchel atLigue 1 sideOlympique de Marseille ,Málaga CF ,[ 19] Liga MX 'sClub Universidad Nacional ,[ 20] Getafe CF ,[ 21] Olympiacos F.C. ofSuper League Greece [ 22] andSaudi Pro League teamAl Qadsiah FC .[ 23]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of match played 16 December 2018 Real Madrid
Celta
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