Lucas Alcaraz facts for kids
Alcaraz as Recreativo manager in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Lucas Alcaraz González | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Granada, Spain | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jaén | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ?–1994 | Granada | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Granada | ||
| 1998 | Almería | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dos Hermanas | ||
| 2000–2003 | Recreativo | ||
| 2003–2005 | Racing Santander | ||
| 2005–2006 | Xerez | ||
| 2006–2008 | Murcia | ||
| 2008–2009 | Recreativo | ||
| 2009–2011 | Córdoba | ||
| 2011–2012 | Almería | ||
| 2012–2013 | Aris | ||
| 2013–2014 | Granada | ||
| 2014–2015 | Levante | ||
| 2016–2017 | Granada | ||
| 2017 | Algeria | ||
| 2017–2018 | Almería | ||
| 2018 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2020 | Albacete | ||
| 2021–2022 | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| 2022–2023 | Ibiza | ||
| 2023–2024 | Nassaji Mazandaran | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Lucas Alcaraz González (born on June 21, 1966) is a Spanish football manager. He has been a coach for over twenty years.
During his long career, he managed teams in La Liga, which is Spain's top football league. These teams included Recreativo, Racing de Santander, Granada, and Levante. With Recreativo, he even led them to the final of the Copa del Rey in 2003. He also coached eight different clubs in the Segunda División, which is the second-highest league in Spain. He helped Recreativo and Murcia get promoted to a higher league. He also had a short time coaching the national team of Algeria.
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Lucas Alcaraz's Football Journey
Starting as a Coach
Lucas Alcaraz was born in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. He began his coaching career with Granada CF in 1995 when he was 29 years old. In his three years there, his team finished in the top four twice in the Segunda División B. However, they did not win their promotion playoffs to move up a league.
After leaving Granada, he managed two other teams in the same region and league: Almería CF and Dos Hermanas CF. His team, Almería CF, was moved down to a lower league during his time there.
Success with Recreativo and Racing Santander
In June 2000, Alcaraz, then 34, joined Recreativo de Huelva. This club is the oldest football club in Spain. He helped them return to La Liga in 2002 after 23 years. They finished behind champions Atlético Madrid and Racing de Santander that season.
Even though Recreativo went back to the second division the next year, they had a great run in the Copa del Rey. They made it all the way to the final match. They lost 3–0 to RCD Mallorca in the final.
After Recreativo, Alcaraz moved to Racing de Santander. He was let go during the 2004–05 season because of poor results.
Coaching in the Segunda División
For the next two seasons, Alcaraz coached in the Segunda División. He helped Real Murcia get promoted to La Liga in 2007. However, they were moved back down the very next season. He was fired from Murcia in March 2008.
He then returned to Recreativo but faced the same situation: the team was moved down a league.
In the summer of 2009, Alcaraz signed with Córdoba CF, another team in Andalusia. They finished tenth in his first season. In June 2011, he went back to Almería, which had just been moved down from La Liga.
On April 3, 2012, Alcaraz was removed from his coaching role at Almería. This happened after the team earned only four points in six games and had no wins.
Later Coaching Roles
In January 2013, after a very short time coaching Aris Thessaloniki FC in Greece, he returned to Spain. He went back to his hometown club, Granada, which was now in La Liga.
Alcaraz became the manager of Levante UD on October 21, 2014. He replaced the previous coach after only eight games. On October 25, 2015, he was fired after a big 0–4 loss at home to Real Sociedad.
On June 11, 2016, it was announced that Alcaraz would manage Elche CF. However, he decided not to take the job six days later. On October 3, he started his third time coaching Granada.
The team was near the bottom of the league table. Alcaraz was removed from his duties on April 10, 2017. Three days later, he was appointed to lead the Algeria national team. He was fired in October because the team did not qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Alcaraz returned to Almería on November 16, 2017. He resigned on April 24 the next year after his team went eight games without a win.
On October 22, 2018, Alcaraz was named manager of Real Zaragoza. He was dismissed on December 17 of the same year.
Alcaraz became manager of Albacete Balompié on February 3, 2020, in the second division. He was relieved of his duties on October 13, just five matches into the new season.
On December 29, 2021, Alcaraz moved to Cyprus to coach Olympiakos Nicosia. He left after eight games without any wins. In November 2022, he became the third manager for UD Ibiza in the second-tier league during the 2022–23 season.
On June 6, 2023, after the team was moved down a league, Alcaraz left Ibiza. On December 24, he signed with F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran in Iran's top league. He left that position in February 2024.
Lucas Alcaraz's Family Life
Lucas Alcaraz comes from a family with interesting connections. His father, Felipe, was a politician and a writer. He was also a long-time leader of the Communist Party of Andalusia. Lucas's grandfather was Manuel González, who was also a footballer. His uncle, who had the same name as his grandfather, Manuel González, was also a footballer.
See also
In Spanish: Lucas Alcaraz para niños
