Cristóbal Parralo

Cristóbal
Personal information
Full name Cristóbal Parralo Aguilera
Date of birth (1967-08-21) 21 August 1967
Place of birth Priego de Córdoba, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Alcorcón (manager)
Youth career
Damm
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Barcelona B 43 (0)
1987–1989 Barcelona 20 (2)
1988–1989 → Oviedo (loan) 28 (3)
1989–1991 Logroñés 72 (5)
1991–1992 Barcelona 11 (0)
1992–1995 Oviedo 109 (2)
1995–2001 Espanyol 214 (2)
2001–2003 Paris Saint-Germain 63 (0)
Total 560 (14)
National team
1985–1986 Spain U18 5 (0)
1985–1990 Spain U21 8 (0)
1991–1993 Spain 6 (1)
Teams managed
2008 Benfica (assistant)
2009 Santa Eulàlia
2009 Girona
2012 Damm
2016–2017 Deportivo B
2017–2018 Deportivo La Coruña
2018– Alcorcón
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cristóbal Parralo Aguilera (born 21 August 1967), known simply as Cristóbal as a player, is a Spanish retired professional footballer, and is the manager of AD Alcorcón.

He played mainly as a right back, but could also appear as a central defender.

Playing career

Club

A product of FC Barcelona's youth ranks, Cristóbal was born in Priego de Córdoba, Andalusia, and he made his professional debuts in 1987–88, being regularly used as the Catalans lifted the season's Copa del Rey. Subsequently, he represented Real Oviedo and CD Logroñés, where solid displays earned him a return to the Camp Nou.[1]

Cristóbal was scarcely played in his second stint, and returned to Oviedo: in the subsequent nine campaigns (three plus six at Barça neighbours RCD Espanyol) he rarely missed a game, and left Spain in 2001 with 454 La Liga appearances to his credit. Aged 34, he still moved to Paris Saint-Germain FC, having two respectable Ligue 1 seasons before retiring at the end of 2002–03.[1]

International

Cristóbal earned six caps for Spain, the first in a friendly in Oviedo with Uruguay, on 4 September 1991.[2]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.24 February 1993Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain Lithuania1–05–01994 World Cup qualification[3]

Coaching career

After a brief spell with former club Espanyol as director of football,[4] Parralo joined countryman Quique Sánchez Flores at S.L. Benfica's coaching staff, for 2008–09. In early February 2009 he returned to his country and signed with lowly PD Santa Eulàlia in the third division,[5] being one of two managers in a relegation-ending season.[6]

In June 2009, Parralo signed a one-year contract with second level's Girona FC.[7] He was sacked on 26 October, with the team ranking penultimate with just seven points in nine matches.[8]

On 24 October 2017, after Deportivo de La Coruña first-team manager Pepe Mel was fired due to poor results, Parralo moved from the reserve side and was appointed caretaker until the following 30 June.[9] After only three months in charge, and after conceding 14 goals in the last three matches (which included 1–7 and 0–5 away drubbings against Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, respectively), he was relieved of his duties.[10]

On 19 June 2018, Cristóbal was named coach of second division side AD Alcorcón.[11]

Honours

Player

Barcelona
Espanyol
Paris Saint-Germain

References

  1. 1 2 "Qué fue de… Cristóbal Parralo" [What happened to… Cristóbal Parralo]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 21 May 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tiempo de llorar, tiempo de soñar" [A time to cry, a time to dream]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 September 1991. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "La selección repite otro 5–0 en Sevilla" [The national team repeat another 5–0 in Seville]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 February 1993. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Toni Jiménez dimite como miembro del área deportiva del Espanyol" [Toni Jiménez resigns as member of Espanyol management section]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 March 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Cristóbal Parralo será presentado hoy" [Cristóbal Parralo will be presented today]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 11 February 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Missió impossible" [Impossible mission]. El Punt (in Catalan). 28 June 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cristóbal Parralo, nou entrenador del Girona FC" [Cristóbal Parralo, new Girona FC coach]. Avui (in Catalan). 25 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  8. ↑ "Echan a Cristóbal y su recambio es Narcís Julià" [Cristóbal gets the boot and his replacement is Narcís Julià]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 October 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "RC Deportivo part ways with Pepe Mel". La Liga. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Deportivo sack Cristobal after Real Sociedad thrashing". FourFourTwo. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Cristóbal Parralo, nuevo entrenador de la A.D. Alcorcón" [Cristóbal Parralo, new manager of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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