David Amaral Rodríguez (born 12 October 1958) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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, currently a

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. He spent all of his senior playing career contracted to

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, a club who he managed in three brief spells in Segunda División. He also led Universidad de Las Palmas,

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and Castellón at that level.

Playing career

Amaral was born in

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, on

in the

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. He spent his entire professional career with local

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

, apart from the 1985–86 season on loan to CD Binéfar in the

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– who were relegated. Over four seasons, Amaral amassed Segunda División totals of 113 matches and 13 goals. He scored his first in the competition on 2 October 1983 in a 2–2 home draw against

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues) ...

, after a blunder from the opposition's

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Coaching career

After managing several other clubs in the archipelago, Amaral was hired at Tenerife in January 2003, and resigned a year later with the team one point off the second-tier relegation zone. After a few months with rivals

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

in the third division, he returned to the second with Tenerife briefly in 2006. Amaral took his first job outside his native islands in July 2006, with

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

. He left his position the following January, in protest at roles such as transfer business being assigned to Paco Gómez instead. In 2007–08, Amaral's

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 Segunda División, holding home matches at t ...

won their group in division three, but lost the play-off final 2–1 on aggregate to

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. He missed the first leg of that tie, having been

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in the semi-final against

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. In July 2008, he returned to the second tier with

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, whom he led to ninth place in his only campaign. Amaral was appointed by

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at '' No ...

in the same league in June 2009. He was sacked on 13 October with the team in last place, having earned one point from seven games and lost the six others consecutively. In April 2011, Amaral returned to a Tenerife side seven points into the relegation zone with ten matches left in the second division. Despite having a year left on his contract, he was dismissed in June following their

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. Amaral returned to football in late September 2013, taking over an

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in ...

side in the zone of relegation to the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. The following March, he was shown the door. In May 2019, Amaral ended a five-year hiatus by taking the place of Pier Luigi Cherubino at

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team UD Granadilla Tenerife.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Amaral, David 1958 births Living people People from Tenerife Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players CD Tenerife players CD Binéfar players Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers CD Tenerife managers UD Las Palmas managers FC Cartagena managers SD Ponferradina managers UD Salamanca managers CD Castellón managers SD Huesca managers Liga F managers