José Ramón Sandoval Huertas (born 2 May 1968) is a Spanish

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Football career

After coaching several amateur teams in the Community of Madrid, whilst also working as a

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in his family business,

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

-born Sandoval joined

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 ...

in early 2007, taking the club to runner-up honours in the Copa Federación de España the following year and achieving 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 ...

for the first time in its history in

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. For the 2010–11 season he was appointed manager of

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, helping them return to

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after an absence of eight years and being awarded the Miguel Muñoz Trophy as best manager in

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in the process. Sandoval returned to the second division on 18 October 2012 after being appointed at

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, P ...

, replacing fired Manolo Sánchez. He was sacked on 4 May 2014, with the team in seventh position. On 1 May 2015, Sandoval took charge of Granada CF until the end of the campaign. He managed to collect ten points in only four games, helping the side finally avoid relegation as 17th. On 22 February 2016, Sandoval was dismissed after losing 1–2 at home to Valencia CF the day before, and was replaced by José González. On 13 February 2018, after more than a year without a club, he was appointed manager of

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

. After managing to avoid relegation, Sandoval left Córdoba on 12 June 2018 as his contract expired. On 3 August, however, he replaced departing Francisco at the helm of the very same club. He left the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel on 18 November, this time as the board's decision following a 3–1 home loss to

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n neighbours

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 ...

. On 11 March 2020, after another lengthy period of inactivity, Sandoval took over for the fired

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at second-tier newcomers

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

. The following 2 February, he was relieved of his duties. Sandoval returned to ''Fuenla'' on 7 March 2022, replacing the dismissed

Sergio Pellicer Sergio Pellicer García (born 9 September 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back, and is the current manager of Málaga CF. Playing career Born in Nules, Province of Castellón, most of Pellicer's playing career was spe ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandoval, Jose Ramon 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Madrid Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Tercera División managers Rayo Vallecano managers Sporting de Gijón managers Granada CF managers Córdoba CF managers CF Fuenlabrada managers