Carlos García Cantarero (born 4 November 1961) is a Spanish
football
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manager
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.
García Cantarero managed
Atlético Madrid
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,
Levante and
Elche
Elche ( ca-valencia, Elx) is a city and municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2014 data, Elche has a population of 228,647 inhabitants,[Segunda División
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, as well as four teams in
Segunda División B
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. Later, he coached extensively in Central America, including two years as national manager of
Puerto Rico
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.
Career
Born in
Madrid
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, García Cantarero began his career with
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 ...
, where he helped the side achieve promotion to
Segunda División B
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in 1998. He later managed
CP Amorós and fellow league teams
CD Lugo
Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''.
History
The new board of directors was o ...
and
Atlético Madrid B
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. On 30 April 2001, he succeeded the sacked
Marcos Alonso as manager of the
latter's first team, who were seven points off the promotion places having been relegated to the
Segunda División
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. He had previously worked as an author and journalist.
García Cantarero was the responsible of giving
Fernando Torres
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his professional debut on 27 May 2001, in a 1–0 home win over neighbours
CD Leganés
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. He won six and drew one of his seven league fixtures, and also oversaw a 2–1 aggregate loss to
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...
in the
Copa del Rey
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semi-finals.
After the appointment of
Luis Aragonés
Luis Aragonés Suárez (; 28 July 1938 – 1 February 2014) was a Spanish football player and manager.
Aragonés spent the majority of his career as a player and coach at Atlético Madrid. He was a prominent player and then coach of the succe ...
at the
Vicente Calderón Stadium
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, García Cantarero returned to the B-team. He bounced back to the second division on 2 February 2002, taking the helm of
Levante UD
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Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...
for the rest of the season. The campaign ended with relegation, but the
Valencia
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n team's place was retained due to the administrative relegation of
Real Burgos CF
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; he was dismissed on 19 May 2003 after hopes of promotion were extinguished. He
García Cantarero began the 2003–04 season in the same league with
Elche CF
Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Estadi ...
, and was ousted by the board on 15 December. For 2004–05, he returned to the third tier with
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...
, but was dismissed in February 2005 with the team 11 points off the play-offs, and agreed with the cash-strapped club that his payout be in instalments into the next year.
In 2006, García Cantarero accepted his first foreign job with
Chorrillo F.C.
Club Deportivo Universitario (formerly Chorrillo F.C.) is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the highest level of football in Panama.
It is based in Penonomé, Coclé Province, and is the first panamanian team ...
in Panama. He returned home in July 2008, in an attempt to get
Torrellano CF
Torrellano Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Torrellano (es), Elche, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1983 it was dissolved 26 years later, and held home matches at ''Estadio Municipal de Torrellano'', with a capacity of ...
into the
Tercera División
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.
García Cantarero returned to Central America in March 2009 with
Alianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Founded in 1958, Alianza was almost immediately successful, winning its first championships in the 1966 and 1967 Salvadoran seasons. Even m ...
from El Salvador, and was sacked in May after the team was confined to a relegation play-off. He was appointed at
Antequera CF
Antequera Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Antequera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1992, it currently plays in Segunda Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio El Maulí'', with a capacity of 6,000 s ...
, newly relegated to Spain's fourth tier, in June 2009, but was dismissed before the end of the calendar year for not meeting the aims of challenging for promotion.
In February 2010, García Cantarero crossed the Atlantic again to lead
Juventud Retalteca
Club Social y Deportivo Juventud Retalteca was a Guatemalan professional football club based in Retalhuleu and who competed in the '' Liga Nacional'', the nation's top footballing division.
History
Nicknamed ''Los Algodoneros'' (the Cotton pi ...
, last-placed in Guatemala's top flight, and the following year took the reins at
CD Victoria
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in Honduras. Following a return to Panama with
C.D. Plaza Amador
Plaza Amador is a Panamanian football club based in Panama City, that currently plays in Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is the oldest team in Panama.
History
C.D Plaza Amador was founded in 1955 by Panamanian sports legend León Cocoliso Tejada ...
and Chorrillo again, he was appointed as national manager of
Puerto Rico
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in June 2016. After two years in the hotseat, he was replaced by former Honduran international
Amado Guevara
Amado Guevara (born 2 May 1976) is a Honduran former professional footballer and manager. He was the coach of Puerto Rico from 2018 to 2019.
A former midfielder, he is the second all-time cap leader for the Honduras national team seconded by Ma ...
.
References
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1961 births
Living people
Spanish football managers
CD Lugo managers
Segunda División managers
Segunda División B managers
Atlético Madrid B managers
Atlético Madrid managers
Levante UD managers
Elche CF managers
Spanish expatriate football managers
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Panama
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in El Salvador
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Honduras
Expatriate football managers in Panama
Expatriate football managers in El Salvador
Expatriate football managers in Guatemala
Expatriate football managers in Honduras
Expatriate football managers in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico national football team managers
UD San Sebastián de los Reyes managers