José Antonio Saro

José Antonio Saro Palleiro (born 10 January 1938) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a winger, and a current coach.

José Antonio Saro
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Saro Palleiro
Date of birth (1938-01-10) 10 January 1938
Place of birth Santander, Spain
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1954–1955 Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1959 Rayo Cantabria
1959–1960 Gimnástica Torrelavega
1960–1961 Celta Vigo 6 (0)
1961–1965 Salamanca 50 (5)
1965–1966 Murcia 4 (1)
Managerial career
1966–1968 Cayón
Rayo Cantabria
Textil Escudo
1975–1976 Laredo
1976–1977 Naval
1977–1978 Rayo Cantabria
1978–1980 Santoña
1980–1984 Racing Ferrol
1987–1989 Ponferradina
1989–1991 Numancia
1996–1997 Gimnásica Torrelavega
1999–2001 Ponferradina
2003–2004 Deportivo Rayo Cantabria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saro and the second or maternal family name is Palleiro.

Playing career

Born in Santander, Cantabria, Saro joined Racing de Santander in 1954, aged 16, but only appeared as a senior with the reserves. In 1959, after suffering a serious knee injury and being released, he joined Gimnástica de Torrelavega.

In the 1960 summer Saro moved to Segunda División with Celta de Vigo. He made his professional debut on 25 September, starting in a 2–0 away win against UD Salamanca.

Saro subsequently suffered another injury while at Celta, and after appearing sparingly signed for Salamanca also in the second level. In 1965 he joined fellow league team Real Murcia, retiring with the latter in 1966.

Post-playing career

Immediately after retiring Saro was appointed manager of CD Cayón. After spells at Rayo Cantabria, SD Textil Escudo, CD Laredo, Santoña CF and CD Naval, he was named Racing de Ferrol manager in 1980.[1]

Saro left the Galicians in 1984, and was appointed at the helm of SD Ponferradina three years later. In October 1989, shortly after being sacked by the latter, he took charge of CD Numancia,[2] leaving the club in the following year.

Saro was also in charge of Gimnástica de Torrelavega for the 1996–97 campaign, before returning to Ponfe in 1999. He was sacked by the latter on 5 March 2001.[3]

References
  1. Ex-entrenadores del Rácing Club Ferrol (Former managers of Racing Club Ferrol); Veteranos Racing de Ferrol. Retrieved on 21 March 2015 (in Spanish)
  2. El Numancia acabó fichando a Saro (Numancia ended up signing Saro); El Mundo Deportivo, 26 October 1989 (in Spanish)
  3. Tartilán: «No quiero gasoil, sino un poco más de gasolina» (Tartilán: "I don't want oil, but a little more gas"); Diario de León, 3 May 2007 (in Spanish)
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