Juan Carlos Mandiá Lorenzo (born 17 January 1967) is a Spanish former

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who played as a defender, currently assistant manager of

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club Al Qadsiah.

Playing career

Mandiá was born in

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. Over a 16-year playing career he represented

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(adding one first-team appearance),

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– helping to a 1992 promotion to

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–

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and

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. Mandiá totalled 88 top-flight matches over the course of six seasons, going scoreless in the process.

Coaching career

Mandiá started a coaching career two years after retiring, achieving promotion from the

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with

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. In the 2006–07 season of

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, he served as assistant to Míchel at

, as they eventually dropped down a level. Mandiá then took over as manager, falling just one point short of playoff contention in the 2007–08 campaign. After a second spell at Hércules, he was named

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's manager in late June 2009. After a poor start to the season, with only one point in the first five home matches, he was sacked by the

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ns on 9 November. Mandiá returned to active in late September 2010, replacing fired Gonzalo Arconada at

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(five games, five losses). On 23 January 2011, following a 1–1 home draw against

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, he too was dismissed. In December 2013, Mandiá was appointed at second-division club

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, but was relieved of his duties after only three months in charge. On 10 February 2015 he was hired at

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for the rest of the season, and left on 10 June once the

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were relegated to the third tier. Subsequently, Mandiá worked as assistant manager to Míchel at

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side

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and

team

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Real Madrid *

: 1987–88 Celta *

: 1991–92

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandia, Juan Carlos 1967 births Living people People from A Mariña Central 20th-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Lugo Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players RCD Espanyol footballers RC Celta de Vigo players CD Logroñés footballers CD Toledo players Córdoba CF players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers CD Logroñés managers Hércules CF managers Real Madrid Castilla managers Racing de Santander managers CD Tenerife managers Deportivo Alavés managers CE Sabadell FC managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia