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Fernando Vázquez Pena (born 24 October 1954) is a Spanish retired
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who played as a
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, currently a
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.


Managerial career

Born in the village of Castrofeito,
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, Galicia, Vázquez was an
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teacher in
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where he began to get involved with the school's athletics, especially football. He started his senior coaching career with modest
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in 1986, but left for higher-profile
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in 1991. Vázquez took over for various clubs from 1994 to 2004, most of them in
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. With
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he achieved
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followed by straight
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to the
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, after a sixth place in the 2005–06 season. Vázquez was relieved of his duties as manager of Celta on 9 April 2007, on the eve of the
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against
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, with his side embroiled deep in a relegation fight which it eventually lost on the last matchday. Aside from coaching, Vázquez also worked as a pundit for
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in their
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coverage. While still at Celta, he took charge of the Galicia autonomous team together with Arsenio Iglesias, longtime ''Depor'' manager. On 11 February 2013, after nearly six years away from club duty, Vázquez was appointed at Deportivo, taking
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's place as the third manager of the campaign as the team ranked in 20th and last position. They eventually finished one place up, but still dropped down to
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. Vázquez remained at the helm in an immediate promotion after finishing as runners-up and, on 1 June 2014, he renewed his contract until 2016. However, in July, after some statements in which he criticised the club's signing policy, he was relieved of his duties. On 19 January 2016, after nearly 18 months of inactivity, Vázquez was appointed
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manager. Seriously threatened with relegation, he managed to avoid the drop in the last matchday. Vázquez was sacked on 6 December 2016, after only one win in six matches. On 29 December 2019, after more than three years away from management, he returned to Deportivo for a second stint, replacing the dismissed Luis César Sampedro.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vazquez, Fernando 1954 births Living people People from Arzúa (comarca) Sportspeople from the Province of A Coruña Spanish footballers Association football midfielders Association football player-managers Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Racing de Ferrol managers CD Lugo managers SD Compostela managers Real Oviedo managers RCD Mallorca managers Real Betis managers UD Las Palmas managers Rayo Vallecano managers Real Valladolid managers RC Celta de Vigo managers Deportivo de La Coruña managers