Ramón Carnero González (born 8 November 1953) is a Spanish retired
footballer who played as a
defender,
and later worked as a
manager.
Playing career
Carnero was born in
Vigo in the
province of Pontevedra, within the
autonomous community of
Galicia
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, and played for local minnows
Gran Peña Celtista. He spent 18 months at
Deportivo Alavés from the summer of 1977, making only one appearance in the
Segunda División
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.
He played the last nine minutes of an away fixture against
Real Zaragoza on 23 April 1978, replacing Luis Sánchez Martín as Alavés lost 1–0. After half a season with
Logroñés in
Segunda División B
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, he joined
Arosa in the
Tercera División in 1979. He spent five years there, returning to the third tier for his last season after promotion in 1983.
Coaching career
Carnero was the manager of
Celta Vigo's B team,
Celta Turista, for the
1992–93 Segunda División
The 1992–93 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. UE Lleida, Real Valladolid and Racing de Santander were promoted to Primera División. UE Figueres, CD Lugo, Sestao and CE Sabadell FC
Centre ...
season.
They avoided relegation in 15th place,
but Carnero was replaced by Jacinto Barreiro
the following season.
When Celta first team coach
Miguel Ángel Lotina was sacked in January 2004, Carnero stepped in as caretaker manager. His sole match in charge was a 1–0 win over his former club
Deportivo Alavés in the quarter-finals of the
Copa del Rey,
although Celta were still eliminated 4–3 on aggregate.
Radomir Antić was appointed as the new manager the following day.
Antić lasted only two months before quitting in March,
and Carnero once again stepped into the breach, taking charge until the end of the season.
He could not prevent Celta being relegated, and was replaced by
Fernando Vázquez the following season.
Career statistics
Player
As a manager
References
External links
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1953 births
Living people
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Vigo
Association football defenders
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Deportivo Alavés players
CD Logroñés footballers
Spanish football managers
La Liga managers
Segunda División B managers
RC Celta de Vigo managers