Santiago "Yago" Iglesias Estepa (born 6 October 1982) is a Spanish

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, who is currently in charge of Pontevedra.

Career

Born in Palmeira, Ribeira, Galicia, Iglesias worked at CD Boiro and

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before starting his senior managerial career with CSH Palmeira, in the ''Tercera Autonómica'', in 2010. After being an assistant at Portonovo SD, he joined

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's staff at Al-Ittihad FC. Iglesias returned to Spain in January 2013, after being retained in Saudi Arabia due to paperwork problems. On 22 July of that year, he took over Atlético de Riveira also in the regional leagues. In July 2015, after working with Santiago de Compostela CF's ''Juvenil'' squad, Iglesias was named manager of Noia CF in

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. On 21 June of the following year, he took over fellow league team

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. In 2020, after reaching three consecutive play-offs with ''Compos'', Iglesias' side finally achieved promotion to

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, returning to the category after four seasons. He renewed his contract for a further campaign in August of that year. In May 2021, Iglesias left Compostela after five years, and took over Primera División RFEF side

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a c ...

on 23 November.

Managerial statistics

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* 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Santiago de Compostela Spanish football managers Primera Federación managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers SD Compostela managers Zamora CF managers {{Spain-footy-bio-stub