Juan Manuel Rodríguez Pérez (born 16 December 1958) is a Spanish

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, currently in charge of Las Palmas B.

Managerial career

Rodríguez was born in

Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...

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, and began his managerial career with CD Arguineguín after his footballing career was cut short due to injury. He rotated through clubs in his native regions for the following campaigns, and in 1995 was appointed manager of

UD Las Palmas Atlético Las Palmas Atlético is the reserve team of UD Las Palmas, club based in Las Palmas, in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. They play in , holding home games at ''Anexo del Estadio Gran Canaria'', which holds 2,000 spectators. The te ...

, being also an assistant at the main squad. After suffering team relegation from

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

with UD Realejos in

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, Rodríguez spent three full campaigns at

UD Lanzarote Unión Deportiva Lanzarote is a Spanish football team based in Arrecife, Lanzarote, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1970 it plays in , holding home games at the '' Ciudad Deportiva de Lanzarote'' (sports city), a 6,000-se ...

, being promoted from

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 ...

in his second. He left the latter in 2000, and only returned to the bench two years later, taking over

UD Vecindario Unión Deportiva Vecindario is a Spanish football team based in Vecindario, Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 1962 and refounded in 2021, they play in , holding home games at '' Esta ...

and being champion of its group. On 1 July 2003, Rodríguez returned to Las Palmas, now as manager of the first team in

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

. He was relieved from his duties in December, after only winning three matches out of 16. In the 2004 summer Rodríguez was named at the helm of

UD Villa de Santa Brígida Unión Deportiva Villa de Santa Brígida is a Spanish football team based in Santa Brígida, Las Palmas, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 2004, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Estadio de los Olivos'', with a capac ...

, taking the club to the third level at the end of the 2006–07 campaign. On 28 October 2007, he went back to the ''UD'' for a third spell, being sacked on 3 December of the following year. On 27 February 2011, Rodríguez was again appointed manager of Las Palmas, replacing fired

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. After narrowly avoiding relegation he renewed his link, and after a final 9th position in the following season, he left the club.Juan Manuel Rodríguez: "Me voy con el deber cumplido" (Juan Manuel Rodríguez: "I leave with the feeling of having fulfilled my duty")

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, 6 June 2012

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Juan Manuel 1958 births Living people Footballers from Las Palmas Spanish football managers Segunda División managers UD Vecindario managers UD Las Palmas managers Men's association football players not categorized by position Spanish men's footballers UD Las Palmas Atlético managers 20th-century Spanish sportsmen