Manuel García Calderón García Rama (born 28 September 1953) is a Spanish

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, currently in charge of CD Móstoles B.

Managerial career

Born in

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 ...

, García Calderón made his managerial debuts with

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's youth system. In 1996, he was appointed

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 18, holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Caballo'', w ...

manager in

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

, after previous stints at

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

and

CD San Fernando Club Deportivo San Fernando was a Spanish football team based in San Fernando, Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1940 it was dissolved on 16 June 2009, due a €2 million debt. The club's home ground was '' Estadio Ba ...

; while in charge he only suffered two defeats, and his side finished

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. In August 1997, after suffering team relegation with

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in t ...

, García Calderón was named

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

manager. He was relieved from his duties in April of the following year, after losing his last three games. García Calderón subsequently managed

Algeciras CF Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''Estadio Nuevo Mirador''. History Foot ...

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo ...

and CD Móstoles, all in

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 ...

. On 28 June 2006 he was appointed at the helm of CD Illescas, being sacked on 7 November of the following year. On 18 June 2008 García Calderón returned to his former club Getafe, being appointed manager of the reserves. He was relieved from his duties on 9 January 2009, after achieving five consecutive defeats. In 2014 García Calderón was named manager of the newly formed CD Móstoles B.Entrevista a Manuel García-Calderón, entrenador del C.D. Móstoles URJC "B" (Temporada 2014/15) (Interview to Manuel García-Calderón, manager of C.D. Móstoles URJC "B" (2014/15 season))
FutMadrid, 13 February 2015

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* 1953 births Living people Sportspeople from Madrid Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers CD Toledo managers CD Numancia managers SD Huesca managers Getafe CF managers Algeciras CF managers AD Alcorcón managers Getafe CF B managers {{spain-footy-bio-stub