Raül Agné

Raül Agné Montull (born 24 May 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, currently a manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Agné and the second or maternal family name is Montull.
Raül Agné
Personal information
Full name Raül Agné Montull
Date of birth (1970-05-24) 24 May 1970
Place of birth Mequinenza, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Mequinenza
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Mequinenza 17 (1)
1990–1992 Zaragoza B 43 (0)
1992–1993 Casetas 15 (1)
1993–1995 Girona 46 (0)
1995–1998 Figueres 78 (2)
1998–2000 Binéfar 59 (0)
2000–2002 Palamós
2002–2003 Girona
Total 252 (4)
Managerial career
2004–2006 Peralada
2006–2007 Palamós
2007–2009 Girona
2009–2010 Recreativo
2010–2012 Girona
2012–2014 Cádiz
2015 Tenerife
2016–2017 Zaragoza
2017–2018 Nei Mongol Zhongyou
2019–2020 Córdoba
2021–2023 Gimnàstic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Mequinenza, Province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Agné never competed in higher than Segunda División B during his 14-year senior career. He represented CD Mequinenza, Deportivo Aragón, UD Casetas, Girona FC (two stints), UE Figueres, CD Binéfar, Palamós CF, retiring in 2004 at the age of 34.[1]

Agné shared teams with his twin brother Vidal whilst with Binéfar, and also acted as manager to the youth sides.[2]

Coaching career

Agné began his coaching career at CF Peralada one year after retiring, missing out on promotion from Tercera División in his first season. In 2006, he was appointed at former club Palamós, leaving the following year.[3]

In June 2007, Agné signed with Girona.[4] After leading the team to Segunda División promotion in the play-offs, he was dismissed on 18 May 2009 after a bad run of results.[5]

Agné moved to Recreativo de Huelva on 1 December 2009,[6] resigning on 14 June of the following year due to "personal reasons".[7] He returned to Girona the following summer,[8] taking them to a comfortable mid-table finish in the second division in his debut campaign and subsequently renewing for two years;[9] he was relieved of his duties, however, on 15 January 2012.[10]

On 10 December 2012, Agné joined Cádiz CF[11] as the club neared the relegation zone in the third tier. He was sacked on 18 March 2014, with the side still in that league.[12]

Agné was named CD Tenerife manager on 3 February 2015, taking over from Álvaro Cervera at the second division team.[13] On 3 November, after 31 competitive games – one in the Copa del Rey – he was dismissed.[14]

After nearly one year of inactivity, Agné replaced the fired Luis Milla at the helm of Real Zaragoza.[15] On 19 March 2017, he too was sacked.[16]

Agné moved abroad for the first time in December 2017, when he took the job at Nei Mongol Zhongyou F.C. of China League One.[17] He and compatriot assistant Arnau Sala left the following August, with the team second-bottom.[18]

In October 2019, Agné replaced Enrique Martín at the helm of third-tier Córdoba CF for the rest of the season with the option of a second.[19] He lasted only until 10 March, when he himself was replaced by Juan Sabas.[20]

On 28 May 2021, Agné was named manager of Gimnàstic de Tarragona of the newly formed Primera División RFEF.[21] After missing out promotion in the last round of the play-offs, he was dismissed on 15 January 2023, with the club in the 12th position of the 2022–23 Primera Federación.[22]

Personal life

Whilst at the service of Girona, Agné walked out of a press conference in February 2011 following an away game against SD Huesca after not being allowed to express himself in Catalan.[23] This sparked a wave of solidarity on the internet,[24] and Catalan essayist Quim Monzó wrote an opinion piece on the subject for La Vanguardia under the title "! تحيا كاتالونيا حرة" (Arabic translation of the independentist slogan Visca Catalunya Lliure! – Long Live Free Catalonia!).[25]

Managerial statistics
As of 14 January 2023[26]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Peralada Spain 1 July 2004 30 June 2006 76 33 20 23 111 101 +10 043.42 [27]
Palamós Spain 1 July 2006 28 June 2007 38 13 12 13 41 41 +0 034.21 [28]
Girona Spain 28 June 2007 18 May 2009 81 32 29 20 102 75 +27 039.51 [29]
Recreativo Spain 1 December 2009 14 June 2010 30 9 14 7 30 32 −2 030.00 [30]
Girona Spain 21 July 2010 15 January 2012 64 18 20 26 82 96 −14 028.13 [31]
Cádiz Spain 10 December 2012 18 March 2014 52 24 11 17 77 48 +29 046.15 [32]
Tenerife Spain 3 February 2015 3 November 2015 31 7 13 11 36 41 −5 022.58 [33]
Zaragoza Spain 25 October 2016 19 March 2017 19 6 4 9 23 26 −3 031.58 [34]
Nei Mongol Zhongyou China 21 December 2017 9 August 2018 18 4 1 13 19 37 −18 022.22 [35]
Córdoba Spain 23 October 2019 10 March 2020 20 9 5 6 23 19 +4 045.00 [36]
Gimnàstic Spain 28 May 2021 15 January 2023 63 26 19 18 67 60 +7 041.27 [37]
Total 492 181 148 163 611 576 +35 036.79 —

References
  1. Valero, S. (8 November 2016). "Viaje al corazón de Agné" [Trip to the heart of Agné]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. Roura, Jordi (3 March 2011). "Vidal Agné: "Raül arribarà a entrenar a Primera"" [Vidal Agné: "Raül will coach in Primera someday"]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. "Raúl Agné no sigue" [Raúl Agné does not continue] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. Monsó, Xevi; Durán, Ramón (28 June 2007). "Girona presentará el lunes a Agné" [Girona will present Agné on monday] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. "Raúl Agné, destituido tras mala racha de resultados en la segunda vuelta" [Raúl Agné, dismissed after a bad run of results in the second half of the season]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 May 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  6. "Raúl Agné, nuevo técnico del Recre" [Raúl Agné, new manager of Recre]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 December 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. "Raúl Agné no continuará en el banquillo del Recre "por motivos personales"" [Raúl Agné will not continue in Recre's bench "due to personal reasons"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 June 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  8. Danés, Jordi (21 July 2010). "Raúl Agné vuelve como entrenador al Girona" [Raúl Agné returns as Girona manager]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  9. "Raúl Agné renueva con el Girona por dos temporadas" [Raúl Agné renews with Girona for two seasons]. Sport (in Spanish). 28 June 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. "El Girona destituye a Raul Agné y apuesta por Josu Uribe" [Girona dismiss Raul Agné and bet on Josu Uribe]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  11. "El Cádiz anuncia la contratación del técnico Raúl Agné" [Cádiz announce signing of manager Raúl Agné]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 December 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  12. "Agné, destituido como entrenador del Cádiz" [Agné, dismissed as manager of Cádiz]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 18 March 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  13. "Raúl Agné, nuevo técnico del CD Tenerife" [Raúl Agné, new manager of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  14. "Raúl Agné, destituido como técnico del CD Tenerife" [Raúl Agné, dismissed as CD Tenerife manager] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  15. "Acuerdo para la contratación de Raúl Agné como nuevo técnico del Real Zaragoza" [Agreement for the signing of Raúl Agné as the new manager of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 25 October 2016.
  16. "César Láinez sustituye a Raúl Agné como entrenador del Real Zaragoza" [César Láinez replaces Raúl Agné as manager of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  17. "Raül Agné: "L'oferta de la Xina no la podia rebutjar"" [Raül Agné: "I could not refuse the offer from China"] (in Catalan). Catalunya Ràdio. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  18. Ribera, Lluís (9 August 2018). "S'acaba l'aventura a la Xina de Raül Agné i Arnau Sala" [Raül Agné and Arnau Sala's adventure in China comes to an end]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  19. Gómez, Javier (24 October 2019). "Raúl Agné, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF" [Raúl Agné, new manager of Córdoba CF]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  20. "Juan Sabas es el nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF, que destituye a Raúl Agné" [Juan Sabas is the new manager of Córdoba CF, who dismiss Raúl Agné]. ABC (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  21. "Raül Agné, nou entrenador del Nàstic" [Raül Agné, new manager of Nàstic] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  22. "Comunicat oficial: Raül Agné" [Official announcement: Raül Agné] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  23. "Raül Agné marxa de la roda de premsa perquè no el deixen parlar en català" [Raül Agné leaves press conference because he is not allowed to speak in Catalan]. Avui (in Catalan). 13 February 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  24. "Raül Agné fa furor a la xarxa després de plantar els periodistes per no poder parlar en català" [Raül Agné becomes a net sensation after walking out on journalists for not being allowed to speak in Catalan] (in Catalan). TV3. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  25. Monzó, Quim (15 February 2011). "! ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  26. Raül Agné coach profile at Soccerway
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