Miguel Ángel Lotina facts for kids
Lotina manager of Deportivo in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Meñaka, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | Mungia | ||
| 1977–1978 | Gernika | ||
| 1978–1981 | Logroñés | 113 | (38) |
| 1981–1983 | Castellón | 30 | (3) |
| 1983–1988 | Logroñés | 113 | (48) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Logroñés B | ||
| 1992 | Logroñés | ||
| 1993–1996 | Numancia | ||
| 1996 | Logroñés | ||
| 1997 | Badajoz | ||
| 1998–1999 | Numancia | ||
| 1999–2002 | Osasuna | ||
| 2002–2004 | Celta | ||
| 2004–2006 | Espanyol | ||
| 2006–2007 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2007–2011 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 2012 | Villarreal | ||
| 2013–2014 | Omonia | ||
| 2014 | Al-Shahania | ||
| 2015–2016 | Al-Shahania | ||
| 2016–2018 | Tokyo Verdy | ||
| 2019–2020 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| 2021 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 2022 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría was born on June 18, 1957, in Meñaka, Spain. He is a Spanish professional football manager and a former footballer. During his playing days, he was a striker, which is a player whose main job is to score goals.
Miguel Ángel Lotina spent most of his playing career with CD Logroñés. He played for them in the Segunda División, which is the second-highest football league in Spain. He also played for CD Castellón in La Liga, Spain's top football league.
After he stopped playing, Lotina became a football manager. He has led many teams over more than 30 years. He managed seven different clubs in Spain's top league, including Logroñés. He helped Espanyol win the Copa del Rey (Spain's main cup competition) in 2006. He also won the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Deportivo in 2008. Later in his career, he worked with teams in Cyprus, Qatar, and Japan.
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Playing Career Highlights
Miguel Ángel Lotina started his football journey playing for a local club called Gernika Club. From 1981 to 1983, he played for CD Castellón. In his only season in La Liga (Spain's top league) with Castellón, he scored three goals in 21 games. His team finished last that year.
In 1983, Lotina joined CD Logroñés. He scored 22 goals in two seasons in the Segunda División (second division). He also played for them in Segunda División B (third division). In the 1986–87 season, he helped Logroñés get promoted to La Liga for the very first time. He retired from playing football in 1988 when he was 31 years old.
Coaching Career Journey
Starting as a Coach
Miguel Ángel Lotina began his coaching career with the reserve team of Logroñés, called CD Logroñés B. He later managed the main Logroñés club twice in the 1990s. In the 1995–96 season, while coaching CD Numancia, his team from the third division made it to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. They beat bigger teams like Real Sociedad and Racing de Santander before losing to FC Barcelona.
After his first time managing in La Liga with Logroñés in 1996–97, Lotina spent several years coaching in the second division. He managed CD Badajoz, Numancia, and CA Osasuna. He helped Numancia get promoted to the top league for the first time in 1999. The next year, he helped Osasuna also get promoted after six years away. He stayed with Osasuna for two more seasons, helping them stay in the top league.
Success with Celta
In the 2002–03 season, Lotina led RC Celta de Vigo to their first-ever chance to play in the UEFA Champions League. This is a very important competition for top European clubs. Celta finished fourth in La Liga that year, which earned them a spot. However, in the next season (2003–04), even though Celta did well in the Champions League group stage, Lotina was let go after 21 games. The team ended up being relegated from La Liga that season.
Time with Espanyol and Real Sociedad
In the 2004–05 season, Lotina coached RCD Espanyol. He guided them to finish fifth in La Liga, which meant they qualified for the UEFA Cup (another European competition). In 2006, he won his first major trophy as a manager when Espanyol won the Copa del Rey by beating Real Zaragoza 4–1 in the final.
Lotina then moved to Real Sociedad in the 2006–07 season. He tried to help the team, but they were relegated from the first division for the first time in 40 years.
Managing Deportivo
For the 2007–08 season, Lotina became the manager of Deportivo de La Coruña. After a difficult start, he changed the team's playing style. They ended the season in a good mid-table position and qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. They won this cup by beating an Israeli team, Bnei Sakhnin F.C., 3–1 over two games.
Deportivo then entered the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. Lotina guided them through the group stage. However, they were knocked out in the next round by a Danish team, Aalborg Boldspilklub, losing 6–1 overall.
In March 2010, Lotina extended his contract with Deportivo. But in 2011, the team was relegated from La Liga. They struggled to score goals away from home all season. Lotina announced he was leaving the club on May 23, 2011.
Short Spell at Villarreal
On March 19, 2012, Lotina became the third coach for Villarreal CF in the 2011–12 season. The team was very close to the relegation zone. Unfortunately, Villarreal was relegated to the second division that season. This also meant their reserve team had to drop down a level.
Coaching Abroad
After a short time coaching in Cyprus, Miguel Ángel Lotina moved to Qatar. On June 21, 2014, he became the head coach of Al-Shahania SC, a team that had just been promoted to the Qatar Stars League. Later, he worked in Japan, managing four different teams: Tokyo Verdy, Cerezo Osaka, Shimizu S-Pulse, and Vissel Kobe.
Honours and Achievements
Espanyol
- Copa del Rey: 2005–06 (This is like winning a national championship cup!)
Deportivo
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008 (This was a European club competition)
See also
In Spanish: Miguel Ángel Lotina para niños
