Félix Javier Carnero Correa (born 1 June 1948) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and is a former

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Playing career

Born in Bouzas,

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, Galicia, Carnero started his career with

Rápido de Bouzas Club Rápido de Bouzas is a Spanish football team based in Bouzas, parish of Vigo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1914 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio Baltasar Pujales ...

before returning to

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

, a club he represented as a youth, in 1967. He made his professional debut on 3 March 1968, starting in a 1–2

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home loss against

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

. In July 1968, after appearing rarely, Carnero moved to

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

side

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''No ...

, where he helped the side to achieve promotion to the second division in his first season. He was subsequently a regular starter for the side, winning promotion to

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. Carnero made his debut in the top tier on 3 September 1972, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–3 home loss against

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. He scored his first goals in the category the following 4 March, as he scored a brace in a 5–1 home routing of former side Celta. In 1974, after suffering relegation, Carnero returned to Celta, where he spent his subsequent five campaigns alternating between the first and second levels. In 1979, he retired at the age of 31.

Post-playing career

Immediately after retiring Carnero joined Celta's backroom staff, becoming an assistant manager of

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in 1981. He started the 1983–84 campaign as a manager of

Gran Peña FC Gran Peña Fútbol Club is a Spanish football club based in the parish of Lavadores, Vigo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1926 it currently plays in Preferente Autonómica, holding home games at ''Municipal de Barreiro'', wi ...

(the

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) in the fourth division before being appointed manager of the main squad in March 1984, in the place of sacked Carriega. Carnero led the ''Celestes'' back to the first division in the 1984–85, but was sacked on 26 November 1985 after a poor start of the campaign. He later worked as a manager for

Arosa SC Arosa Sociedad Cultural is a Spanish football team based in Vilagarcía de Arousa, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1945, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio A Lomba'', with a capac ...

, where he was in charge of the club for the biggest amount of matches (155), and

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 ...

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 ...

. After ending his managerial career, Carnero worked as a technical secretary at his main club Celta, being released from the club in 2007 after also working as a sporting director. He subsequently joined

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

, but left in October after the club was close to changing their board.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carnero, Felix 1936 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Vigo Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players RC Celta de Vigo players CD Castellón footballers Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers RC Celta de Vigo managers CD Lugo managers