Óscar Pedro Cano Moreno (born 6 November 1972) is a Spanish

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Manager career

Born in

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, Cano began his managerial career at lowly Imperio Albolote and subsequently managed neighbours Arenas Armilla in the

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, before moving to

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side Baza in the 2006 summer. After taking the club to a historical 12th position, he was appointed at the helm of

, also in the third level. In October 2008, Cano left the club and was appointed Poli Ejido manager in January 2010. On 1 July 2010 he was appointed at

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, replacing resigned Jorge D'Alessandro. Cano was sacked by the ''Charros'' on 14 February 2011, after suffering ten consecutive defeats. On 26 July, he joined

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, leaving the club in June 2012. On 10 December 2012, Cano was appointed at the helm of Real Betis B, replacing fired Puma. After achieving promotion back to the third level at the end of the 2013–14 campaign, he signed for Alcoyano; he was sacked on 16 February 2015, after only winning three points out of 18. On 14 July 2015, Cano was named Elche B manager, but resigned on 3 August due to the club's poor in and out field situation. Cano was hired by third-tier club Castellón on 10 December 2018, after the dismissal of David Gutiérrez. In his first full season with the

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, they won their group before defeating Cornellà in a single-leg

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final at

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to return to the second division for the first time in a decade. On 11 January 2021, Cano left the ''Orelluts'' on a mutual agreement. He took over

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side

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on 1 July, but was sacked on 8 February 2022. Cano subsequently worked at third division sides

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and

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, being sacked from the former due to a poor away form, and leaving the latter after failing to avoid relegation in the 2023–24 season. On 3 June 2024, he returned to the second division after being named in charge of

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, but was sacked after five winless matches.

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