Pedro Martínez Losa (born 9 May 1976) is a Spanish

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coach and sporting director, who is currently the manager of

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club Tigres. Known primarily for his prominence within women's football, Martínez Losa has won major trophies in his native Spain with

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, and in England with

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Career

Martínez Losa has built up nearly 20 years' coaching experience, proving particularly adept at raising the level of professionalism at the clubs he has worked at. He began his coaching career at Pozuelo Alarcón, with their U-13, U-14 and U-15 boys' teams, and also had a stint coaching U-9, U-10 & U-12 boys' sides at

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Martínez Losa then started to coach women's football teams, first with the head coach's position at Pozuelo Alarcón, before moving on to take the top job at

. His tenure with Rayo was very successful, leading the club to their first major trophy in their history with the

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in 2008. Rayo then went on to win the

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title for three consecutive seasons (2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11) and reached the quarter-finals of the

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in 2011.

Western New York Flash

In 2012, he moved to the United States to the

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as assistant coach to Aaran Lines, while he was also handed the role of Advanced Training Instructor at the Flash Youth Academy. In his first season with the Flash, they were joint winners of the

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(alongside

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and

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), but in the subsequent play-offs they lost the championship final to Portland. In addition to being a part of the Flash set up, Losa spent the 2013 season as assistant coach to

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women's soccer coach Peter Veltri.

Arsenal

In 2014, Martínez Losa was named as the new manager of

, succeeding

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. With Arsenal, he led the team to the

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and the

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. He also helped lay the foundations for the team's current success by signing the likes of Dominique Janssen,

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, Daniëlle van de Donk,

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and

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. Losa's time in charge also included bringing through youngsters of the quality of Leah Williamson,

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and

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. Martínez Losa left Arsenal in October 2017, following a mixed start to the season.

Millwall Lionesses

In July 2018, he was appointed Director of Football for

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, but left in June 2019, when the club broke away from the men's side and became the

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Bordeaux

On 7 June 2019, Martínez Losa was named as the new manager of

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, succeeding Jérôme Dauba. In his first season at the club, Bordeaux achieved their all-time best top-division finish of third place, with Martínez Losa being named coach of the season by French women's football website ''L'Équipière''. In the 2020–21 season, Bordeaux repeated that achievement, which brought the club's first ever participation in the

Scotland

Martínez Losa was appointed head coach of the Scotland women's national team in July 2021. Scotland failed to qualify for the

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, losing a play-off final against the

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. Martínez Losa signed a new four-year contract with Scotland in September 2023, a decision for which the

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was criticised later that year after Scotland lost 6–0 to

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and were relegated from their Nations League group. Although Scotland finished top of their qualifying group for the

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tournament, they failed to reach the finals, losing over two legs in the play-offs against

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. Following this, Martínez Losa stepped down as head coach.

Tigres

On 20 December 2024, Martínez Losa was appointed as the new manager of

club Tigres.

Honours

Manager

Rayo Vallecano Femenino * Primera División: 2008–09, 2009–10,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Losa, Pedro Martinez 1976 births Living people Spanish football managers Sports coaches from Madrid Polytechnic University of Madrid alumni Arsenal W.F.C. managers Women's Super League managers Scotland women's national football team managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in England Expatriate football managers in Scotland Expatriate football managers in France Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Rayo Vallecano non-playing staff Liga F managers Liga MX Femenil managers