Arsenio Iglesias facts for kids
Iglesias in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Arsenio Iglesias Pardo | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Arteixo, Spain | ||
| Date of death | 5 May 2023 (aged 92) | ||
| Place of death | A Coruña, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Penouqueira | |||
| Ciudad Jardín | |||
| Bergantiños | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1950–1951 | Deportivo Fabril | ||
| 1951–1957 | Deportivo La Coruña | 135 | (32) |
| 1957–1958 | Sevilla | 8 | (2) |
| 1958–1964 | Granada | 111 | (22) |
| 1964–1965 | Oviedo | 37 | (6) |
| 1965–1966 | Albacete | ||
| Total | 291 | (62) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1967–1970 | Deportivo Fabril | ||
| 1971–1973 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1973–1977 | Hércules | ||
| 1977–1978 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1978–1979 | Burgos | ||
| 1979–1980 | Elche | ||
| 1980 | Almería | ||
| 1982–1985 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1986–1987 | Compostela | ||
| 1988–1991 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1992–1995 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1996 | Real Madrid | ||
| 2005–2008 | Galicia | ||
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Arsenio Iglesias Pardo (born December 24, 1930 – died May 5, 2023) was a famous Spanish football player and manager. He was known for his long career, especially with the club Deportivo.
People called him O Bruxo de Arteixo, which means "The Wizard of Arteixo". He spent almost 50 years in professional football, mostly with Deportivo, first as a player and then as a coach.
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Playing Football: Arsenio's Early Career
Arsenio Iglesias was born in Arteixo, a town in A Coruña, Spain. He played as a forward, which means he was an attacking player who tried to score goals. He started his football journey with his local team, Deportivo de La Coruña.
His first game in La Liga, Spain's top football league, was on October 28, 1951. It was a tough match against FC Barcelona, which Deportivo lost 6–1. However, in his very next game, he scored a goal against RCD Español, helping his team win 3–1.
Arsenio scored seven goals in three different seasons for Deportivo. In the 1956–57 season, he scored his highest number of goals in one season, with eight. Even with his goals, Deportivo was moved down to a lower league that year. After leaving Deportivo, he played for other top-division teams like Sevilla FC, Granada CF, and Real Oviedo. He played 238 games in the top league and scored 50 goals. He stopped playing football at age 35 after a short time with Albacete Balompié.
Coaching Teams: Arsenio's Managerial Journey
Just one year after he stopped playing, Arsenio Iglesias started coaching. His first job was with Deportivo Fabril, which was Deportivo's reserve team. He also helped out with the main Deportivo team. In the middle of the 1970–71 season, he became the main coach for Deportivo. He helped them get promoted to the top league, but they were moved down again in 1973.
In the 1973–74 season, Arsenio helped another team, Hércules CF, get promoted to the top league. He stayed with Hércules for three more years, and they always managed to stay in the top division. They even finished in fifth place in 1975 and sixth place in 1976. In the 1977–78 season, he led Real Zaragoza to win the Segunda División title, earning another promotion.
Arsenio coached in the top league for two of the next three seasons. He helped Burgos CF finish 13th in 1978–79. Later, he was let go by AD Almería in the middle of the 1980–81 season. In 1982, he returned to Deportivo, who were in the second division at the time.
In the 1987–88 season, Deportivo almost got moved down to an even lower league. Arsenio was one of three coaches that year. They were saved by a last-minute goal against Racing de Santander. He became the main coach for Deportivo again. Finally, in 1991, he led them back to the first division by finishing second.
The "Super Depor" Era
Arsenio took over as coach again in late 1991–92. Deportivo had to play a special game to avoid being moved down, and they won 2–1 against Real Betis. In the years that followed, Deportivo became known as "Super Depor." Many of their players became stars and were chosen to play for the Spanish national team.
Under Arsenio, Deportivo finished in the top three teams for three seasons in a row. During this amazing time, he was named Manager of the Year three times. Two times by Don Balón magazine and once by El País newspaper.
Arsenio Iglesias retired from football after the 1994–95 season. But in the middle of the next season, he agreed to coach Real Madrid. He replaced their previous coach, Jorge Valdano. Real Madrid finished sixth that season and were knocked out of the UEFA Champions League by Juventus FC.
In 2005, Arsenio became the manager of the Galicia regional football team, working with Fernando Vázquez. Before that, he also worked as a sports commentator, sharing his knowledge about football.
In 2016, Deportivo gave Arsenio their highest award, a special badge, and called him a "Blue and White Legend." This happened at their home stadium, Estadio Riazor, during halftime of the last game of the 2015–16 season.
Death
Arsenio Iglesias passed away in A Coruña on May 5, 2023. He was 92 years old.
Honours
Manager
Zaragoza
- Segunda División: 1977–78
Deportivo
- Copa del Rey: 1994–95
See also
In Spanish: Arsenio Iglesias para niños
