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José Antonio García Escudero (born 16 February 1979), commonly known as Tato, is a Spanish retired
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a defender, and is a
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.


Career

Born in
Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...
,
Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands are an archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago forms a Provinces of Spain, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain, ...
, Tato joined
CD Ferriolense Club Deportivo Ferriolense is a Spanish football team based in Son Ferriol, in the autonomic community of Balearic Islands. Founded in 1965 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal de Son Ferriol'', with a 3,000-seat capacity. T ...
's youth setup at the age of nine. He featured with the first team for several seasons in
Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
, retiring at the age of 33 in 2012. Tato started his managerial career with his main club Ferriolense at the age of 17, being in charge of several youth sides until leaving in 2017. On 23 May of that year, he was appointed manager of
CD Manacor Club Esportiu Manacor is a Spanish football team based in Manacor, Mallorca, Balearic Islands. Founded in 1923, its first team plays in the , the fifth tier of Spanish football. Moreover, Manacor's first women's team is active in the Femenina A ...
in the fourth division. On 17 May 2018, Tato returned to Ferriolense and was named in charge of the first team. On 13 May 2020, he joined the structure of
CD Atlético Baleares Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Palma de Mallorca, Palma, the capital of the Mallorca, island of Mallorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Foun ...
, being appointed manager of
farm team In sports, a farm team (also referred to as farm system, developmental system, feeder team, or nursery club) is generally a Team sport, team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any s ...
CE Santanyí Club Esportiu Santanyí (Club Deportivo Santañí in Spanish) is a football team based in Santanyí in the autonomous community of Balearic Islands. Founded in 1968, it plays in the . Its stadium is '' Estadi Municipal de Santanyí'' with a capaci ...
. On 15 February 2023, Tato replaced
Onésimo Sánchez Onésimo Sánchez González (born 14 August 1968), known simply as Onésimo as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a winger, currently a manager. He was mainly associated with Real Valladolid throughout h ...
at the helm of ''ATB'' in
Primera Federación The Primera Federación, officially the Primera Federación Versus e-Learning for sponsorship reasons (formerly known as Primera RFEF). is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administe ...
. On 15 June, after narrowly avoiding relegation, he renewed his contract with the club for a further year, but was sacked on 25 September.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tato 1979 births Living people Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Tercera División players Spanish football managers Primera Federación managers Tercera División managers Tercera Federación managers CD Atlético Baleares managers