Juan Carlos Mandiá Lorenzo (born 17 January 1967) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a defender, currently a

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Playing career

Mandiá was born in

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, Province of Lugo. Over a 16-year playing career he represented

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(adding two first-team appearances),

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– helping to a 1992 promotion to La Liga–

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, CD Toledo and

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. Mandiá totalled 89 top-flight matches over the course of seven seasons, going scoreless in the process.

Coaching career

Mandiá started a coaching career two years after retiring, achieving promotion from the

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with

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. In the 2006–07 season of

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, he served as assistant to Míchel at

, as they eventually dropped down a level. Mandiá then took over as manager, falling just one point short of playoff contention in the 2007–08 campaign. After a second spell at Hércules, he was named Racing de Santander's manager in late June 2009. After a poor start to the season, with only one point in the first five home matches, he was sacked by the Cantabrians on 9 November. Mandiá returned to active in late September 2010, replacing fired

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at CD Tenerife (five games, five losses). On 23 January 2011, following a 1–1 home draw against UD Las Palmas, he too was dismissed. In December 2013, Mandiá was appointed at second-division club Deportivo Alavés, but was relieved of his duties after only three months in charge. On 10 February 2015 he was hired at CE Sabadell FC for the rest of the season, and left on 10 June once the Catalans were relegated to the third tier. Subsequently, Mandiá worked as assistant manager to Míchel at

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side

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and

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Real Madrid * La Liga: 1987–88 Celta *

: 1991–92

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandia, Juan Carlos 1967 births Living people People from A Mariña Central Sportspeople from the Province of Lugo Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Galicia (Spain) Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players RCD Espanyol footballers RC Celta de Vigo players CD Logroñés footballers CD Toledo players Córdoba CF players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers CD Logroñés managers Hércules CF managers Real Madrid Castilla managers Racing de Santander managers CD Tenerife managers Deportivo Alavés managers CE Sabadell FC managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece