José Alberto López Menéndez

José Alberto López Menéndez (born 21 May 1982), known as José Alberto, is a Spanish football manager, who last managed Sporting de Gijón.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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
Teams managed
Years Team
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

Career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, José Alberto started his career at Astur CF's youth setup in 2001 (later renamed Oviedo ACF). 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]

Personal life

José Alberto's younger brother Dani was a footballer. A left back, he was a Real Oviedo youth graduate.[10]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 21 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Covadonga 12 October 2013 19 May 2014 30 19 9 2 62 22 +40 063.33 [11]
Sporting Gijón B 9 June 2016 18 November 2018 99 59 25 15 208 77 +131 059.60 [12]
Sporting Gijón 18 November 2018 21 December 2019 53 20 15 18 55 54 +1 037.74 [13]
Total 182 98 49 35 325 153 +172 053.85 —

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. "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.
  11. "2013–14 Covadonga Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  12. "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.
  13. "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.
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