Antonio Iriondo Ortega (born 3 November 1953) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a midfielder, and is the current

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of Atlético Sanluqueño CF. He has managed teams such as Rayo Vallecano,

CD San Fernando Club Deportivo San Fernando was a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1940 it was dissolved on 16 June 2009, due a €2 million debt. The club's home ground was '' Estadio Ba ...

and

Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish football team based in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with ...

in Spain.

Playing career

Born in Moscow to Spanish parents that, while still children, had been sent to Russia in 1937 due to the Spanish Civil War, Iriondo returned to Spain in 1957 at the age of four. He only played lower league football during his whole career, representing CDC Moscardó, CP Amorós,

RCD Carabanchel Real Club Deportivo Carabanchel is a Spanish football club in the Carabanchel district in the city of Madrid, Spain that plays in the Tercera División RFEF – Group 7. It is the third oldest team in the capital, after Real Madrid and Atléti ...

, AD Alcorcón, Valdemoro CF and Tomelloso CF, retiring with the latter in 1982 at the age of 28.

Managerial career

Iriondo started his managerial career at AD Villaviciosa de Odón in the regional leagues, and moved to

CD Móstoles Club Deportivo Móstoles was a Spanish football team from Móstoles, a city in the southern metropolitan area of Madrid. Founded in 1955 and dissolved in 2012 it played its last season in Tercera División, holding home matches at ''Estadio El ...

in 1991. He subsequently managed lower league sides in the Community of Madrid, notably

CF Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish football team based in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with ...

for two different spells, where he achieved promotion to

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

in his third season. Iriondo subsequently managed

CD Manchego Club Deportivo Manchego was a Spanish football team based in Ciudad Real in the namesake province, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1929 and dissolved in 2000, Its successor was Manchego CF and later CD Ciudad Real ...

before being appointed

Rayo Vallecano B Rayo Vallecano de Madrid B is the reserve team of Rayo Vallecano, a Spanish football club based in the Madrid neighbourhood of Vallecas. Founded in 1973 and plays in Tercera Federación – Group 7, holding home matches at ''Ciudad Deportiva Ray ...

manager in 2002. On 14 April 2003, he replaced fired Gustavo Benítez at the helm of the main squad in La Liga. Iriondo remained in charge for nine matches, suffering relegation as dead last. After returning to the B-side in July 2003, he was named

UD San Sebastián de los Reyes Unión Deportiva San Sebastián de los Reyes, also known as Sanse is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in San Sebastián de los Reyes, in the autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Madrid. Founded in 1971 it pla ...

manager the following February. Subsequently, Iriondo was appointed at the helm of CD Toledo (two stints),

San Fernando CD San Fernando Club Deportivo Isleño is a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 2009, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Bahía Sur, ...

(two stints) and Rayo Majadahonda. With the latter he achieved promotion to the third division in

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, and took the clubs to the play-offs for the first time in their history in

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. On 27 May 2018, Iriondo achieved promotion to

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with the ''Majariegos'', after beating FC Cartagena in the play-offs. On 11 June of the following year, after suffering relegation, he resigned. On 26 July 2019, Iriondo was named manager of Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC. After missing the playoffs in his

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at the

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-owned franchise, he returned to Majadahonda on a one-season deal with the option of a second.

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