Juan Carlos Pouso Lejonagoitia (born 30 July 1960) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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, currently the

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CD Calahorra Club Deportivo Calahorra is a Spanish football team based in Calahorra, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1946 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at the ''Estadio Municipal La Planilla'', with a ...

. He played no higher than

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, and spent most of his managerial career of over two decades at that same level. He led Eibar and Mirandés for one season each in

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Football career

Born in Leioa,

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, Pouso began working as a professional manager in 2000 with

Arenas de Getxo Arenas Club de Getxo is a Spanish football club based in the town of Getxo, near Bilbao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1909, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at Campo Mu ...

. He was appointed at neighbouring

Sestao River Club Sestao River Club is a Spanish football team based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1996 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Estadio Las Llanas'', with a capacity of 8,905 ...

three years later, achieving two promotions to

with the latter team. On 17 June 2008, Pouso became coach of

club SD Eibar, being granted a one-year leave from his job in the shipbuilding industry in order to fully dedicate himself to his new line of work. He was sacked in March 2009 after a poor run of results, being replaced by Josu Uribe as the season ended in relegation. In late January 2010, Pouso returned to the third tier after being named manager of

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at the 1,500-seat ...

with the aim of avoiding relegation, which was eventually met. He signed with fellow league side

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

on 1 June, leading them to division two for the first time in their history in his second year and reaching the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey in the process. On 30 June 2013, Mirandés decided not to renew Pouso's contract even though he managed to finish above the relegation zone. After one year of inactivity, he was appointed at

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in the third division, leading his team to consecutive presences in the promotion play-offs albeit without success. Having resigned from his post in November 2016, he became the club's director of football. On 6 February 2018, Pouso joined Racing de Santander on a deal until the end of the campaign, replacing the fired Ángel Viadero. He returned to work in November the following year, at

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in Primera División RFEF, Primera ...

. Pouso was removed from his post at the Galician club in February 2020 after a run of eight games without a win, though he stayed in other functions until the end of the season. Thirteen months later, he was back at work at a Recreativo de Huelva side facing relegation from the third tier. He was unable to prevent ''El Decano'' from suffering an unprecedented double descent to the fifth division following a restructuring of the Spanish football league system. On 26 December 2022, after more than a year without a club, Pouso was appointed the manager of Calahorra in the

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, replacing the sacked Juan García.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Sestao River * Tercera División: 2003–04, 2005–06 Mirandés *

: 2011–12

References

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