Edu Vílchez

Eduard 'Edu' Vílchez Ortiz (born 22 September 1967) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a manager.

Edu Vílchez
Personal information
Full name Eduard Vílchez Ortiz
Date of birth (1967-09-22) 22 September 1967
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Mercantil
Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Real Madrid B 75 (15)
1989–1990 Logroñés 10 (1)
1990–1991 Valladolid 25 (2)
1991–1992 Espanyol 4 (0)
1992–1994 Palamós 65 (8)
1994–1995 Elche 19 (1)
1995–2000 Palamós 147 (34)
2000–2001 Palafrugell ? (19)
2001–2002 Peralada 25 (9)
International career
1985–1986 Spain U18 2 (1)
Managerial career
2002–2004 San Marcial
2004 Logroñés (youth)
2004–2005 Linares
2005–2006 Logroñés (youth)
2006–2007 Los Barrios
2007–2008 Peralada
2009–2010 Linense
2010–2011 Peralada
2012–2013 Palamós
2013 Olot
2014–2016 Figueres
2017 Pobla Mafumet (assistant)
2017 Pobla Mafumet (interim)
2018–2020 Extremadura (assistant)
2019 Extremadura (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vílchez and the second or maternal family name is Ortiz.

Club career

Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Vílchez graduated from Real Madrid's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 9 September 1984, aged only 17, starting with the reserves in a 0–4 home loss against FC Barcelona B in the Segunda División championship.[1] In the 1989 summer, after appearing regularly with Castilla, he joined CD Logroñés in La Liga.

Vílchez made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 24 September 1989, starting in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao.[2] He scored his first goal on 12 November, but in a 2–4 loss at FC Barcelona.[3]

In September 1990 Vílchez moved to Real Valladolid, also in the top level. After appearing more regularly during the campaign, he signed for RCD Espanyol, but was used rarely by the latter.

In 1992 Vílchez joined Palamós CF, in the second level. He subsequently moved to Elche CF in Segunda División B in 1994, and resumed his career in the same division but also in Tercera División, representing Palamós, FC Palafrugell and CF Peralada; he retired with the latter in 2002, aged 35.

Manager career

Vílchez began his managerial career at ACD San Marcial in 2002, narrowly avoiding relegation in his second season. On 27 July 2004 he was appointed Logroñés manager,[4] but later joined the youth setup after the club's administrative relegation.

In November 2004 Vílchez was appointed at CD Linares, but left the club in January of the following year, after a bad run of results. He eventually returned to Logroñés in the 2005 summer, before joining UD Los Barrios in February 2006.[5]

On 7 July 2007 Vílchez was appointed at the helm of Peralada.[6] After one season he resigned, and signed for Real Balompédica Linense on 11 June 2009.[7]

On 17 August 2010 Vílchez returned to Peralada,[8] now in the regional leagues. On 31 October 2012 he was appointed Palamós manager,[9] taking the club to a comfortable 12th place.

On 12 June 2013 Vílchez signed a contract with UE Olot, being effective on 1 July.[10] He was sacked on 29 December, after a winless run of seven games.[11]

On 16 October 2014 Vílchez was appointed UE Figueres manager.[12] He left the club in 2016, and remained nearly a year without a club before being named CF Pobla de Mafumet's assistant on 22 June 2017;[13] he also acted as the club's interim for some matches before being promoted to the first team as a part of Rodri's staff.[14]

On 13 November 2018, Vílchez was named Rodri's assistant at Extremadura UD. The following 19 February, after the manager's dismissal, he took over the first team in an interim manner.[15]

Managerial statistics
As of 24 February 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
San Marcial Spain 1 July 2002 27 July 2004 80 26 19 35 80 114 −34 032.50
Linares Spain 7 December 2004 31 January 2005 6 0 3 3 1 5 −4 000.00 [16]
Los Barrios Spain 22 February 2006 7 July 2007 51 22 15 14 85 60 +25 043.14
Peralada Spain 7 July 2007 30 June 2008 38 14 7 17 44 55 −11 036.84
Linense Spain 11 June 2009 22 February 2010 27 11 9 7 34 22 +12 040.74
Peralada Spain 13 August 2010 30 June 2011 38 18 7 13 67 49 +18 047.37
Palamós Spain 31 October 2012 30 June 2013 30 10 12 8 40 36 +4 033.33
Olot Spain 1 July 2013 29 December 2013 21 6 4 11 24 36 −12 028.57 [17]
Figueres Spain 16 October 2014 20 May 2016 70 31 15 24 89 74 +15 044.29
Pobla Mafumet (interim) Spain 19 September 2017 23 October 2017 5 3 2 0 9 1 +8 060.00
Extremadura (interim) Spain 19 February 2019 27 February 2019 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00 [18]
Total 367 141 93 133 473 453 +20 038.42 —

References
  1. 0–4: Otra campanada Blaugrana en el Bernabeu (0–4: Another Blaugrana routing in Bernabeu); El Mundo Deportivo, 10 September 1984 (in Spanish)
  2. 1–0: Sarabia, verdugo del Athletic (1–0: Sarabia, Athletic's torturer); El Mundo Deportivo, 25 September 1989 (in Spanish)
  3. El Barça tambien exhibe su pólvora (Barça also shows their power); El Mundo Deportivo, 13 November 1989 (in Spanish)
  4. El entrenador será Eduardo Vilchez (The manager will be Eduardo Vilchez); Diario AS, 21 July 2004 (in Spanish)
  5. Vílchez deja el CD Logroñés para entrenar a Los Barrios (Vílchez leaves CD Logroñés to manage Los Barrios); La Rioja, 22 February 2006 (in Spanish)
  6. Vílchez, nuevo entrenador en el Peralada (Vílchez, new manager in Peralada); El Correo, 7 July 2007 (in Spanish)
  7. Eduardo Vílchez se deja querer por la Real Balompédica Linense (Eduardo Vílchez chooses Real Balompédica Linense); Andalucía Información, 11 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. El ex albinegro Vílchez regresa al Peralada de la Primera catalana (Former albinegro Vílchez returns to Peralada in Primera Catalana); Europa Sur, 17 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  9. El Palamós fitxa Edu Vílchez per redreçar el rumb i salvar la categoria (Palamós signs Edu Vílchez to straighten the course and avoid relegation); Diari de Girona, 31 October 2012 (in Catalan)
  10. Edu Vílchez será el nuevo técnico del Olot (Edu Vílchez will be the new manager of Olot); El Mundo Deportivo, 12 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  11. Arnau Sala reemplaza a Edu Vílchez como técnico del Olot (Arnau Sala replaces Edu Vílchez as Olot's manager); Vavel, 29 December 2013 (in Spanish)
  12. El Figueres confirma que Edu Vílchez és el nou entrenador (Figueres confirms that Edu Vílchez is the new manager); Diari de Girona, 16 October 2014 (in Catalan)
  13. Antonio Rodríguez Saravia “Rodri” nou entrenador de La Pobla (Antonio Rodríguez Saravia "Rodri" new manager of Pobla); Pobla Mafumet, 22 June 2017 (in Catalan)
  14. Edu Vílchez deja la Pobla y entra en el cuerpo técnico del Nàstic (Edu Vílchez leaves Pobla and joins Nàstic's technical staff); Diari Més, 23 October 2017 (in Catalan)
  15. "Eduardo Vílchez se hace con las riendas del Extremadura" [Eduardo Vílchez takes the reins of Extremadura] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  16. "Vílchez: Eduard Vílchez Ortiz: Matches 2004–05". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  17. "Vílchez: Eduard Vílchez Ortiz: Matches 2013–14". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. "Vílchez: Eduard Vílchez Ortiz: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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