Diego Martínez (Spanish footballer, born 1980)
Spanish football manager
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Diego Martínez Penas | ||
Date of birth | ( 1980-12-16 ) 16 December 1980 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Vigo , Spain | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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Olympiacos (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1999 | Celta | ||
1999–2000 | Cádiz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls ) |
Imperio Albolote | |||
Managerial career | |||
Imperio Albolote (youth) | |||
2004–2005 | Arenas Armilla (youth) | ||
2005–2006 | Arenas Armilla (assistant) | ||
2006–2007 | Arenas Armilla | ||
2007–2009 | Motril | ||
2010–2011 | Sevilla C | ||
2011–2012 | Sevilla (youth) | ||
2012–2014 | Sevilla (assistant) | ||
2014–2017 | Sevilla B | ||
2017–2018 | Osasuna | ||
2018–2021 | Granada | ||
2022–2023 | Espanyol | ||
2023– | Olympiacos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Diego Martínez Penas (born 16 December 1980) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Greek Super League club Olympiacos .
After starting his career in the lower divisions, he held several jobs at Sevilla, including as assistant and reserve team manager. He later managed Osasuna , Granada and Espanyol , achieving promotion to La Liga with the second club.
Playing career
Born in Vigo , Pontevedra , Galicia , Martínez was a full back capable of playing on either side. [1] He spent his youth career at Celta de Vigo and Cádiz CF , representing the former for nine years. [2]
Managerial career
Early career
Martínez retired from professional football at the age of 20, [3] and started his coaching career with CD Imperio de Albolote 's youth categories, while also playing for their first team. [4] During this time he also studied for a degree. [3] In 2004, he moved to Arenas CD , being initially in charge of the youth setup. [5]
An assistant manager in the 2005–06 campaign , Martínez was appointed manager of the first team in July 2006, in Tercera División . The following year he was named Motril CF manager, and remained in charge for two years. [6]
Sevilla
In October 2009 Martínez moved to Sevilla FC , immediately joining the backroom staff. [7] He was in charge of the club's C-team the following season , and subsequently managed the Juvenil squad. [2]
On 22 May 2012, Martínez was named assistant at the first team, replacing Javi Navarro . [8] On 13 June 2014, he was appointed at the helm of the reserves in Segunda División B , [9] and managed to achieve promotion to Segunda División in 2016 . [10]
After avoiding relegation with the reserve side, Martínez opted not to renew his contract, and was appointed in charge of CA Osasuna on 14 June 2017. [11] The following 7 June, he left the club after failing to qualify for the play-offs . [12]
Granada
On 14 June 2018, Martínez was named Granada CF manager, [13] and achieved promotion to La Liga at the end of the season . The youngest manager of the 2019–20 campaign , his side enjoyed their best-ever league start after achieving 20 points in ten matches, bringing the Nazaríes to the top of the tournament for two weeks. [14] As a result, he was rewarded with a one-year contract extension through 2021 on 14 November 2019. [15]
Martínez was awarded with the Miguel Muñoz Trophy (shared with José Bordalás ) by Marca on 16 December 2019, for his efforts in the previous campaign. [16] With a 7th-place finish in his debut top-flight campaign, he qualified the team for the first time to the UEFA Europa League . [17] In that campaign , they reached the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Manchester United . [18]
On 27 May 2021, Martínez chose to allow his contract to expire. [19] He then spent a season in England, watching football matches and learning from coaches including Pep Guardiola , Rafael Benítez , Frank Lampard and Xisco Muñoz . [3]
Espanyol
On 31 May 2022, Martínez was named manager of RCD Espanyol also in the top tier, on a two-year contract. [20] The following 3 April, after four consecutive defeats, he left the club. [21]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 10 August 2023
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Arenas Armilla |
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1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 0 52.63 | [22] |
Motril |
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1 July 2007 | 30 June 2009 | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 134 | 103 | +31 | 0 48.75 | [23] |
Sevilla C |
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1 July 2010 | 30 June 2011 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 0 31.58 | [24] |
Sevilla B |
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13 June 2014 | 14 June 2017 | 124 | 43 | 47 | 34 | 146 | 124 | +22 | 0 34.68 | [25] |
Osasuna |
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14 June 2017 | 7 June 2018 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 0 38.64 | [26] |
Granada |
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14 June 2018 | 27 May 2021 | 146 | 69 | 30 | 47 | 202 | 167 | +35 | 0 47.26 | [27] |
Espanyol |
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31 May 2022 | 3 April 2023 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 0 29.03 | |
Olympiacos |
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20 June 2023 | present | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | |
Total | 502 | 210 | 143 | 149 | 668 | 543 | +125 | 0 41.83 | — |
Honours
Manager
Individual
References
- ↑ "Diego Martínez: Inquieto, seguro de sí mismo y versátil" [ Diego Martínez: Restless, self-assured and versatile ] (in Spanish). Ideal. 10 June 2018 . Retrieved 28 October 2019 .
- 1 2 "El secreto gallego del éxito del Sevilla" [ The Galician secret of Sevilla's success ] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia . 27 June 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2016 .
- 1 2 3 Bysouth, Alex (11 August 2022). "Diego Martinez: Pep Guardiola, the Premier League and a gap year that primed Spaniard for Espanyol" . BBC Sport . Retrieved 19 June 2023 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez llega al rescate" [ Diego Martínez arrives to the rescue ] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. 15 June 2018 . Retrieved 28 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Las manos viguesas que abrazan la Europa" [ The hands from Vigo who hold the Europa ] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo . 16 May 2014 . Retrieved 11 July 2016 .
- ↑ "Entrevista a Diego Martínez Penas, entrenador del Sevilla Atlético" [ Interview with Diego Martínez Penas, manager of Sevilla Atlético ] (in Spanish). Underground Football. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2016 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez ficha por el cuadro técnico del Sevilla" [ Diego Martínez signs for Sevilla's backroom staff ] (in Spanish). Ideal. 1 October 2009 . Retrieved 11 July 2016 .
- ↑ "Javi Navarro abandona el club" [ Javi Navarro leaves the club ] (in Spanish). Marca . 22 May 2012 . Retrieved 11 July 2016 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez toma las riendas del Sevilla Atlético" [ Diego Martínez takes the reins of Sevilla Atlético ] (in Spanish). ABC . 13 June 2014 . Retrieved 11 July 2016 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez: "Ya estamos en la historia del Sevilla" " [ Diego Martínez: "We already are in Sevilla's history" ] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 June 2016 . Retrieved 11 July 2016 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez, nuevo entrenador de Osasuna" [ Diego Martínez, new manager of Osasuna ] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 14 June 2017 . Retrieved 16 June 2017 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez no continuará en Osasuna la próxima temporada" [ Diego Martínez will not continue at Osasuna the next season ] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 7 June 2018 . Retrieved 8 June 2018 .
- ↑ "Comunicado | Diego Martínez, nuevo entrenador del Granada CF" [ Announcement | Diego Martínez, new manager of Granada CF ] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 14 June 2018 . Retrieved 15 June 2018 .
- ↑ "El fabuloso liderato del Granada" [ The fabulous leadership of Granada ] (in Spanish). El País . 27 October 2019 . Retrieved 28 October 2019 .
- ↑ "Official: Diego Martinez renews his Granada contract until 2021" . Marca . 14 November 2019 . Retrieved 17 December 2019 .
- 1 2 "The MARCA 2019 football awards: Messi collects sixth Pichichi" . Marca . 16 December 2019 . Retrieved 17 December 2019 .
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (20 July 2020). "Silence, solitude and sadness for Leganés after desperate La Liga finale" . The Guardian . Retrieved 21 July 2020 .
- ↑ Grounds, Ben (15 April 2021). "Man Utd 2-0 Granada (agg: 4-0) Edinson Cavani on target as hosts book Europa League semi-final spot" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 15 April 2021 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez abandona el banquillo del Granada" [ Diego Martínez abandons Granada's dugout ] (in Spanish). Goal. 27 May 2021 . Retrieved 2 June 2021 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez appointed as RCD Espanyol coach" . RCD Espanyol. 31 May 2022 . Retrieved 1 June 2022 .
- ↑ "Diego Martínez leaves RCD Espanyol" . RCD Espanyol . Retrieved 4 April 2023 .
- ↑ "Tercera División (Grupo 9) 2006–07" [ Tercera División (Group 9) 2006–07 ] (in Spanish). Futbolme . Retrieved 20 December 2016 .
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↑
"Tercera División (Grupo 9) 2007–08"
[
Tercera División (Group 9) 2007–08
]
(in Spanish). Futbolme
. Retrieved
20 December
2016
.
"Tercera División (Grupo 9) 2008–09" [ Tercera División (Group 9) 2008–09 ] (in Spanish). Futbolme . Retrieved 20 December 2016 .
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2008–09" [ Phase Of Promotion to Segunda División B 2008–09 ] (in Spanish). Futbolme . Retrieved 20 December 2016 . - ↑ "Tercera División (Grupo 10) 2010–11" [ Tercera División (Group 10) 2010–11 ] (in Spanish). Futbolme . Retrieved 20 December 2016 .
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↑
"Matches Diego Martínez, 2014–15 season"
.
BDFutbol
. Retrieved
20 December
2016
.
"Matches Diego Martínez, 2015–16 season" . BDFutbol . Retrieved 20 December 2016 .
"Matches Diego Martínez, 2016–17 season" . BDFutbol . Retrieved 20 December 2016 . - ↑ "Matches Diego Martínez, 2017–18 season" . BDFutbol . Retrieved 29 June 2017 .
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↑
"Matches Diego Martínez, 2018–19 season"
.
BDFutbol
. Retrieved
15 June
2018
.
"Matches Diego Martínez, 2019–20 season" . BDFutbol . Retrieved 21 August 2019 .
"Matches Diego Martínez, 2020–21 season" . BDFutbol . Retrieved 26 May 2021 .
External links
- Diego Martínez manager profile at BDFutbol
- Diego Martínez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Diego Martínez at Soccerway
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