Roberto Losada Rodríguez (born 25 October 1976) is a professional

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who played as a forward. He is currently the

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club

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. Over seven seasons, he amassed

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totals of 113 games and 27 goals, almost all with

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. He also appeared in 124

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matches (16 goals), and spent two years in Hong Kong with

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. After retirement, Losada worked as a manager in Hong Kong.

Club career

Losada was born in

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. He made his professional debut for

at age 18, as the club was also in

; after two season-long loans, at Toledo and

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(the former in the

), he returned, going on to be an important attacking member– although mostly as a backup – as the Asturian team would eventually drop two tiers in just four years due to financial irregularities. Losada left in the 2003–04 campaign to

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in the top flight, equalling a career-best eight goals but again being relegated. After years of intermittent use, he left in January 2007 to another side in the second division,

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, not managing to score in his five-month spell. In the summer of 2007, Losada returned to his native Galicia and signed with

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. After three years, aged 33, he had his first abroad experience, joining Hong Kong club

and helping it win the

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in his first season after 47 years. At the end of the campaign, he was also named Hong Kong Footballer of the Year and MVP, making the competition's ''Best Eleven''. Losada was made Kitchee's

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for 2011–12, replacing

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. He announced his retirement from professional football on 26 May 2012, after netting the 3–3 equaliser in stoppage time of

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in the

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final against Hong Kong Pegasus, which his team won.

International career

Uncapped by

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at any level, Losada played three games for the unofficial Galicia team. On 27 December 2008, he scored the deciding goal in a 3–2 win over

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at the

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Coaching career

Losada immediately joined the club's coaching staff, being named his compatriot

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's assistant. He retained his post under the latter's successor Àlex Gómez, only leaving on 8 September 2020. On 16 October 2020, Losada signed with

in the same capacity. He became their head coach the following year. Losada led his team to the

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, defeating

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3–2 in the final. Shortly after, he was named interim assistant manager at the Hong Kong national side under Wolfgang Luisser.

Personal life

Losada was nicknamed '' El Chino'' due his facial features. Born in Spain, he acquired his

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after residing in the region for more than seven years.

Honours

Player

Valladolid *

: 2006–07 Kitchee *

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, 2011–12 *

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: 2011–12 *

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: 2011–12 Individual * Hong Kong Footballer of the Year: 2010–11 * Hong Kong Team of the Season: 2010–11 * Hong Kong Most Popular Player: 2010–11

Manager

Eastern *Hong Kong FA Cup: 2023–24, 2024–25 *

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: 2024–25 Individual * Hong Kong Coach of the Year: 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

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