Beñat San José Gil (born 24 September 1979), is a Spanish football

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and former

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who played as a

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, who is currently in charge of

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. He is the youngest manager in Gulf and Saudi history to have won a title, the 2013 Saudi Kings Cup at the age of 33 with

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad may refer to: Sports Football Men Teams * Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia * Al Ittihad SCSC (Tripoli), Tripoli, Libya * Al Ittihad Gheryan, Gharyan, Libya * Al Ittihad Misurata SC, Misurata, Libya * Al Ittihad SC ...

Playing career

Born in

San Sebastián San Sebastián, officially known by the bilingual name Donostia / San Sebastián (, ), is a city and municipality located in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain. It lies on the coast of the Bay of Biscay, from the France–Spain border ...

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, Basque Country, San José represented

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

and

Antiguoko Antiguoko Kirol Elkartea (Sport Club of Antiguo in English) is an amateur youth Spanish football club based in Antiguo, a part of San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. It acts as feeder club to Athletic Bilbao, previously having the sam ...

as a youth. As a senior, he represented CD Hernani, ,

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, Berio FT,

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, Saint-Jean de Luz Foot and

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, aside from more than a year representing the

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Managerial career

San José started his coaching career with Ekintza Ikastola, and joined Real Sociedad's youth teams in 2008, from Antiguoko. In August 2012, he moved abroad, being named manager of the under-21 team of Al-Ittihad FC. In February 2013, San José replaced compatriot

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at the helm of the first team, and finished the campaign in seventh; at the

Kings Cup King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to: Sports Football * Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football * King's Cup (Bahrain), the premier national knockout football tournament * King's ...

he led the club to the eight cup title of their history, and at the age of 33, he became the youngest manager to lift a trophy in Saudi Arabia. On 1 December, however, he was sacked. In July 2014, San José was named

Al-Ettifaq FC Al-Ettifaq Club (), commonly known as Al-Ettifaq or simply Ettifaq, is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, which competes in the Saudi Pro League. The club was established by the merger of three Dammam-based clubs in 1945. Al- ...

manager in the place of

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, but was sacked the following 17 February. On 17 September 2015, he took over

Deportes Antofagasta Deportes Antofagasta is a Chilean football club based in the city of Antofagasta currently playing in the Primera B Of Chile. The club's home stadium is the Estadio Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán, which has a capacity of 21,178. History The c ...

in Chile, replacing resigned José Cantillana. On 22 May 2016, San José switched teams and countries again, after being appointed manager of

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. On 20 December of the following year, he resigned, and was announced as Universidad Católica manager the following day. On 10 December 2018, after lifting the year's Primera División trophy, San José left the ''UC'', and joined Al-Nasr SC five days later. He was sacked the following 1 April, after a string of poor results. On 24 June 2019, San José returned to Europe after being named manager of Belgian club

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. On 27 April 2021, he left the club after opting to not renew his contract. On 18 May 2021, San José was appointed as manager of

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club

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. He was dismissed the following 2 March, with the club in the 14th position. On 12 November 2022, San José agreed to return to Bolívar, replacing

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. He resigned on 19 November 2023 after being touted to return to Mexico, five days later,

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announced him as manager for the 2024 Clausura. On 17 February 2025, San José returned to his home country after being named manager of

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side

, replacing sacked

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Al-Ittihad *

King Cup of Champions The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's Cup) (), officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup (), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition. The King's Cup is the second-oldest knockout competition in Saudi Arabian ...

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Bolívar *

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: 2017 Apertura, 2017 Clausura Universidad Católica *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:San Jose, Benat 1979 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from San Sebastián Men's association football wingers Antiguoko players CD Hernani players CD Basconia footballers Real Sociedad C footballers Orihuela CF players Tercera División players Spanish beach soccer players Spanish football managers Real Sociedad non-playing staff SD Eibar managers Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) managers Al-Ettifaq FC managers Deportes Antofagasta managers Club Bolívar managers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica managers Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) managers K.A.S. Eupen managers Mazatlán F.C. managers Atlas F.C. managers Saudi Pro League managers Chilean Primera División managers Bolivian Primera División managers Belgian Pro League managers Spanish expatriate football managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Chile Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Chile Expatriate football managers in Bolivia Expatriate football managers in Belgium Expatriate football managers in Mexico