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Luis Miguel Carrión Delgado (born 7 February 1979) is a Spanish former professional
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who played as a
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, currently a
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.


Playing career

Born in
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,
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, Carrión began his senior career in the C and B teams of
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. He made 24 total
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appearances for the latter and
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, and played 262 matches in the
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for those clubs and five others.


Coaching career

In June 2011, Carrión was appointed manager of the women's team of Espanyol in his hometown. He left two years later, having won the Copa de la Reina de Fútbol in
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
. Carrión then returned to the men's game and became assistant to Pablo Villa at Córdoba in the second tier. In February 2014, he was made interim when the latter was dismissed, and on the 16th he was on the bench as the side lost 3–0 at Numancia. In March 2015, Carrión was named coach of Córdoba's reserves in division three. Having suffered relegation to
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and bounced back with promotion, he was then given the job at the first team on 29 November 2016, replacing José Luis Oltra at a side 16th in the standings. The following 16 October, he was himself relieved of his duties. In June 2018, Carrión was hired at third-tier
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, whom he had played for a decade earlier. He took the team from the North African exclave to the
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, where they were eliminated by a single goal from Atlético Baleares in the semi-finals. Carrión moved up a league in the summer of 2019, agreeing to a deal at Numancia. He left the club after their
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in July 2020, and was appointed at fellow second division side Cartagena on 12 January 2021. On 1 June 2023, after two consecutive ninth-place finishes, Carrión left the
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after rejecting a contract renewal. On 21 September, he replaced Álvaro Cervera at the helm of Real Oviedo also in the second tier, and led them to the final of the
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, losing 2–1 on aggregate to his former employers Espanyol. On 26 June 2024, Carrión left
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, and signed a two-year contract with
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of
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later that day. On 8 October, after nine matches without a win – the last being a 1–0 home loss against Celta in spite of playing 40 minutes with two more players – and with his team bottom of the table, he was dismissed.


Managerial statistics


Honours

Espanyol Feminino * Copa de la Reina de Fútbol:
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrion, Luis 1979 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Barcelona Men's association football fullbacks Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CF Damm players FC Barcelona C players FC Barcelona Atlètic players CF Gavà players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Córdoba CF players Terrassa FC footballers UD Melilla footballers Deportivo Alavés players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Córdoba CF B managers Córdoba CF managers UD Melilla managers CD Numancia managers FC Cartagena managers Real Oviedo managers UD Las Palmas managers Liga F managers RCD Espanyol non-playing staff