Ángel Eduardo Viadero Odriozola (born 3 January 1969) is a Spanish

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. He spent the great majority of his career managing in

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, leading both

Racing Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

and their reserves in the league.

Career

Viadero was born in Santander,

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. He began his managerial career in the

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of hometown club

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...

, twice being relegated from

but both times winning promotion instantly back from

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. In June 2008, he switched to

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...

on a one-year contract, also in the third division. In February 2009, Viadero was dismissed from Ponfe, despite the side sitting in third and therefore in the promotion play-off places. He returned to work in July at

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in ) is a Spanish football league teams, Spanish professional football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the men’s te ...

, but was replaced by the returning Manix Mandiola in late April 2010. Weeks later he was confirmed at

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pasarón'', with a capacity o ...

for the new season, losing seven of his first ten matches and his job in October. After taking

SD Noja Sociedad Deportiva Noja is a Spanish football team based in Noja, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1963, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio La Caseta'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. History Founded in 1963, Noj ...

to promotion and then consolidation in the third tier, Viadero joined

Sestao River Club Sestao River Club is a Spanish football team based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1996 it plays in , hosting home games at ''Estadio Las Llanas'', with a capacity of 8,905 seats. History ''Sestao River Club ...

in June 2013. In his first season in the Basque Country, the side won their group but were eliminated 3–2 on aggregate by

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in . The club was founded in 1886 an ...

in the play-off semi-finals. Following two full campaigns at the club and

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, he withdrew from his two contracted years at the latter and returned to Racing, being named manager of their first team, now in division three. Days after being denied a first career promotion to

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via a 4–1 play-off final loss to

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, Viadero was given a second year in the hotseat at the '' Estadio El Sardinero'' on 30 June 2017. The following 4 February he was sacked, with fans turning against him as they trailed leaders

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by eight points. On 12 August 2019, Viadero accepted his first foreign job, taking the reins at Moroccan

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club

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for the upcoming season. He lost his job the following 28 February after a seven-game winless run for the 8th-placed club. Remaining in

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, Viadero was hired at third-tier Spanish club

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on 13 January 2021. He signed to the end of the season. On 3 February 2023, after more than a year without a club, Viadero was named manager at Lleida Esportiu until the end of the season. He succeeded

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, who departed to become assistant coach at

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side

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

;Racing B *

: 2004–05 *

play-off winner: 2007–08 ;Noja *

: 2011–12

References

External links

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Soccerway profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Viadero, Angel 1969 births Living people Sportspeople from Santander, Spain Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera División managers Rayo Cantabria managers SD Ponferradina managers SD Eibar managers Pontevedra CF managers Sestao River Club managers Burgos CF managers Racing de Santander managers UD Melilla managers Lleida CF managers MA Tétouan managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Morocco Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Morocco