José Alberto (footballer)

José Alberto López Menéndez (born 21 May 1982), known as José Alberto, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a defender, who is currently in charge of Racing de Santander.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Menéndez.
José Alberto
Personal information
Full name José Alberto López Menéndez
Date of birth (1982-05-21) 21 May 1982
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Racing Santander (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 San Lázaro 14 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2006 Oviedo ACF (youth)
2006–2007 Vallobín (youth)
2007–2008 Astur (youth)
2009–2013 Sporting Gijón (youth)
2013–2014 Covadonga
2014–2016 Sporting Gijón (youth)
2016–2018 Sporting Gijón B
2018–2019 Sporting Gijón
2020–2021 Mirandés
2021–2022 Málaga
2022– Racing Santander
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, José Alberto started his career at Astur CF's youth setup in 2001 (later renamed Oviedo ACF); at that time, he was playing as a senior for Tercera División side SDR San Lázaro, but retired shortly after. In 2006 he took over CD Vallobín's under-19 squad, but returned to Astur in the following year.[1]

In 2008, José Alberto moved to Sporting de Gijón, being named assistant manager of the under-14s. He was appointed manager of the under-13 team in the following year, and subsequently took over the under-14s.[1]

On 12 October 2013, José Alberto was named manager of Tercera División side CD Covadonga,[2] and led the side to fifth position during the campaign, one point shy of the play-offs. He resigned the following 19 May,[3] and returned to Sporting on 2 June.[4]

On 9 June 2016, José Alberto was appointed manager of the reserves, freshly relegated to the fourth division.[5] He achieved promotion to Segunda División B in his first season, and reached the play-offs to Segunda División in his second.[6]

On 18 November 2018, José Alberto replaced Rubén Baraja at the helm of the first team.[7] His first match in charge occurred five days later, a 2–1 away win against Granada CF.[8] He was sacked on 21 December 2019, after two losses against fourth-tier Zamora CF in the Copa del Rey, and Extremadura UD.[9]

On 27 July 2020, José Alberto was appointed in charge of CD Mirandés, still in the second division.[10] The following 1 June, he was named in charge of fellow league team Málaga CF.[11]

On 24 January 2022, after a 5–0 home loss to UD Ibiza, José Alberto was dismissed by the Andalusians.[12] On 13 December, he replaced sacked Guillermo Fernández Romo at the helm of Racing de Santander, still in division two.[13]

Personal life

José Alberto's younger brother Dani was a footballer. A left back, he was a Real Oviedo youth graduate.[14]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 22 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Covadonga Spain 12 October 2013 19 May 2014 30 19 9 2 62 22 +40 063.33 [15]
Sporting Gijón B Spain 9 June 2016 18 November 2018 105 64 25 16 218 83 +135 060.95 [16]
Sporting Gijón Spain 18 November 2018 21 December 2019 53 20 15 18 55 54 +1 037.74 [17]
Mirandés Spain 27 July 2020 1 June 2021 43 14 12 17 38 42 −4 032.56 [18]
Málaga Spain 1 June 2021 24 January 2022 26 9 7 10 26 36 −10 034.62 [19]
Racing Santander Spain 13 December 2022 Present 35 16 9 10 48 37 +11 045.71 [20]
Total 292 142 77 73 447 274 +173 048.63 —

Honours

Manager
Sporting de Gijón B

References
  1. "Entrevista a José Alberto Menéndez, entrenador del Real Sporting de Gijón B" [Interview to José Alberto Menéndez, manager of Real Sporting de Gijón B] (in Spanish). El Periódico de La Fresneda. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. "El Cova ya tiene nuevo técnico" [Cova already have a new manager] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "José Alberto se desvincula del Cova" [José Alberto leaves Cova] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. "José Alberto vuelve al R. Sporting" [José Alberto returns to R. Sporting] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "José Alberto López, nuevo entrenador del Sporting B" [José Alberto López, new manager of Sporting B] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. "Sporting: José Alberto, un estudioso del fútbol sin corsés en su pizarra" [Sporting: José Alberto, a football student without corsets on his blackboard] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. "José Alberto López, nuevo entrenador del Sporting" [José Alberto López, new manager of Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  8. "El Sporting tiñe de negro Los Cármenes de Granada" [Sporting paint black Granada's Los Cármenes] (in Spanish). Marca. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  9. "José Alberto López, destituido" [José Alberto López, sacked] (in Spanish). Real Sporting. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  10. "José Alberto López, nuevo entrenador del Club Deportivo Mirandés" [José Alberto López, new manager of Club Deportivo Mirandés] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  11. "José Alberto es nuestro nuevo entrenador" [José Alberto is our new manager] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  12. "José Alberto López will not continue at the helm of the team". Málaga CF. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. "José Alberto, nuevo entrenador del Racing 2022/23" [José Alberto, new coach of Racing 2022/23] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  14. "Mareo toma el mando en El Molinón" [Mareo takes the reins at the El Molinón] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  15. "2013–14 Covadonga Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  16. "2016–17 Sporting B Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
    "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
    "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  17. "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2018–19". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
    "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  18. "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  19. "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  20. "José Alberto: José Alberto López Menéndez: Matches 2022–23". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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