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José Manuel Corral (footballer)
José Manuel Corral García (born 8 December 1952) is a Spanish former Association football, football player and Manager (association football), manager. Corral's playing career as a midfielder included 23 appearances and one goal during two La Liga seasons with AD Almería, Almería. He had a brief spell as manager of Deportivo de La Coruña, Deportivo La Coruña in the top flight during the 1997–98 La Liga, 1997–98 season. Playing career Corral was born in A Coruña in Galicia (Spain), Galicia, but began his career with Spanish giants FC Barcelona, Barcelona. He played with their B team, FC Barcelona B, Barcelona Atlètic, in the Tercera División in 1971–72 Tercera División, 1971–72, but left at the end of that season without appearing for the first team. He joined Segunda División side UE Sant Andreu, San Andrés, spending an uneventful season before dropping back to the Tercera División with Racing de Ferrol in 1973. Ferrol were promoted to Seg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Coruña
A Coruña (; ; also informally called just Coruña; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality in Galicia, Spain. It is Galicia's second largest city, behind Vigo. The city is the provincial capital of the province of A Coruña, having also served as political capital of the Kingdom of Galicia from the 16th to the 19th centuries, and as a regional administrative centre between 1833 and 1982. A Coruña is located on a promontory in the Golfo Ártabro, a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the main industrial and financial centre of northern Galicia, and holds the headquarters of the Universidade da Coruña. A Coruña is the Spanish city featuring the tallest mean-height of buildings, also featuring a population density of of built land area. Name Origin There is no clear evidence as to what the name derives from. It seems to be from ''Crunia'', of unknown origin and meaning, documented for the first time at the time of Ferdinand II of Leó ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
