Alfredo Merino Spanish football manager (born 1969)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Merino and the second or maternal family name is
Tamayo .
Alfredo Merino Tamayo (born 13 May 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer , and a current manager .
Managerial career
Born in Palencia , Castile and León , Merino retired from professional football aged only 24 due to injuries, and began his managerial career with CD Becerril in the regional leagues. After a short stint with CF Palencia in Segunda División B , he was appointed manager of the Castile-León Football Federation , and was also Iñaki Sáenz 's assistant at Spain under-21 .[ 1]
After another spell at Palencia Merino was appointed Real Valladolid B manager in the 2005 summer. On 20 February 2006 he was appointed at the helm of the main squad , replacing fired Marcos Alonso .[ 2]
Merino was named Atlético Madrid B manager on 23 January 2007,[ 3] taking the club out of the relegation zones. He subsequently returned to Valladolid and its reserve team, finishing 14th in his only season in charge .
On 15 July 2009 Merino was appointed at the helm of CD Tenerife B .[ 4] On 20 September of the following year, after Gonzalo Arconada 's dismissal, he was named interim manager of the first team ,[ 5] staying in charge for one match before the arrival of Juan Carlos Mandiá .[ 6]
References
↑ "Alfredo me dijo que era el tren de su vida; suerte" ("Alfredo said to me that it was his lifestyle; luck") ; El Mundo Deportivo , 26 January 2007 (in Spanish)
↑ Alfredo Merino, nuevo entrenador del Valladolid (Alfredo Merino, new manager of Valladolid) ; El Mundo , 20 February 2006 (in Spanish)
↑ Alfredo Merino, nuevo técnico del Atlético B (Alfredo Merino, new manager of Atlético B) ; Marca , 23 January 2007 (in Spanish)
↑ Alfredo Merino, nuevo entrenador del CD Tenerife "B" (Alfredo Merino, new manager of CD Tenerife "B") Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; JoinFutbol, 15 July 2009 (in Spanish)
↑ El CD Tenerife cesa a Gonzalo Arconada como entrenador del primer equipo (CD Tenerife sacks Gonzalo Arconada as the first team manager) Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine ; Tenerife's official website, 20 September 2010 (in Spanish)
↑ Mandiá, nuevo entrenador del Tenerife (Mandiá, new manager of Tenerife) ; Sport You, 26 September 2010 (in Spanish)
External links
Alfredo Merino – managerial positions