Miguel Ángel Lotina facts for kids
Lotina manager of Deportivo in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 18 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Meñaka, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1976–1977 | CD Munguía | ||
| 1977–1978 | Gernika | ||
| 1978–1981 | Logroñés | 113 | (38) |
| 1981–1983 | Castellón | 30 | (3) |
| 1983–1988 | Logroñés | 113 | (48) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 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 | ||
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Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría (born on June 18, 1957) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He played as a striker, which means he was a player who focused on scoring goals.
Most of his playing career was with CD Logroñés, a team he played for in Spain's second division. He also played for CD Castellón in La Liga, which is Spain's top football league.
Lotina has been a football manager for over thirty years. He has led many different clubs, including seven teams in Spain's top league. He won the Copa del Rey (a major Spanish cup competition) with Espanyol in 2006. He also won the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Deportivo in 2008. Later in his career, he managed teams in Cyprus, Qatar, and Japan.
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Playing Career Highlights
Miguel Ángel Lotina was born in Meñaka, a town in Spain. He started his football journey with a local club called Gernika Club. From 1981 to 1983, he played for CD Castellón. In his only season in La Liga (the top Spanish league), he scored three goals in 21 games.
In 1983, Lotina joined CD Logroñés. He scored 22 goals over two seasons in the Segunda División (Spain's second division). In the 1986–87 season, his team was promoted to the top league for the first time ever. Lotina played 14 matches and scored two goals that season. He stopped playing football in 1988 when he was 31 years old.
Coaching Career Journey
Early Coaching Years
Lotina began his coaching career with the reserve team of Logroñés. He later managed the main Logroñés club twice in the 1990s.
In the 1995–96 season, while managing CD Numancia, his team was in the third division. However, they had an amazing run in the Copa del Rey cup competition. They beat several top-league teams like Real Sociedad and Racing de Santander. Numancia reached the quarter-finals before losing to FC Barcelona.
After his first time managing in the top division with Logroñés in 1996–97, Lotina spent several years coaching in the second division. He managed CD Badajoz, CD 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 from the top division. 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 a fourth-place finish in La Liga. This meant they qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the very first time. The Champions League is Europe's biggest club football competition.
However, the next season was tough for Celta. Even though they made it past the group stage in the Champions League, even beating AC Milan 2–1, Lotina was let go after 21 games. The team ended up being relegated that season.
Espanyol and Real Sociedad
In the 2004–05 season, Lotina coached RCD Espanyol. He guided them to a fifth-place finish, which helped them qualify for the UEFA Europa League (another European club competition).
The year 2006 was a big one for Lotina. His team, Espanyol, won the Copa del Rey cup. They beat Real Zaragoza 4–1 in the final. This was Lotina's first major trophy as a manager.
In the 2006–07 season, Lotina moved to Real Sociedad, a team from his home region. He tried to help them, but the team was relegated from the first division for the first time in 40 years.
Time with Deportivo
For the 2007–08 season, Lotina returned to Galicia to manage Deportivo de La Coruña. After a difficult start, he changed the team's playing style. They ended the season comfortably in the middle of the league table. They also qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup, which they won by beating Israel's 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 eliminated in the round of 32 by Aalborg Boldspilklub from Denmark, losing 6–1 overall.
In March 2010, Lotina extended his contract with Deportivo for another year. However, in 2011, Depor was relegated from La Liga. The team struggled to score goals away from home all season. They were officially relegated after losing 0–2 at home to Valencia in the final game. On May 23, 2011, Lotina announced he was leaving the club.
Villarreal Challenge
On March 19, 2012, Lotina became the third coach for Villarreal CF during the 2011–12 season. The team was in a dangerous position, close to the relegation zone. Unfortunately, Villarreal was relegated at the end of the season. This also meant their reserve team had to drop down a level.
Coaching Abroad
After a short time in Cyprus, Lotina moved to Qatar on June 21, 2014. He became the head coach of Al-Shahania SC, a newly promoted team in the Qatar Stars League.
Later, he coached four different teams in Japan: Tokyo Verdy, Cerezo Osaka, Shimizu S-Pulse, and Vissel Kobe.
Managerial Statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Logroñés B |  |
30 June 1990 | 26 May 1993 | 118 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 133 | 131 | +2 | 36.44 | |
| Logroñés | |
3 December 1992 | 14 December 1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 | |
| Numancia | |
26 May 1993 | 20 May 1996 | 142 | 64 | 47 | 31 | 184 | 116 | +68 | 45.07 | |
| Logroñés | |
10 June 1996 | 28 October 1996 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 30.00 | |
| Badajoz | |
22 June 1997 | 1 December 1997 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 5.26 | |
| Numancia | |
30 June 1998 | 22 June 1999 | 48 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 47.92 | |
| Osasuna | |
23 June 1999 | 26 May 2002 | 130 | 46 | 33 | 51 | 141 | 152 | −11 | 35.38 | |
| Celta | |
26 May 2002 | 26 January 2004 | 80 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 103 | 96 | +7 | 37.50 | |
| Espanyol | |
11 June 2004 | 26 May 2006 | 92 | 35 | 27 | 30 | 113 | 116 | −3 | 38.04 | |
| Real Sociedad | |
27 October 2006 | 22 June 2007 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 28.13 | |
| Deportivo | |
25 June 2007 | 23 May 2011 | 182 | 67 | 45 | 70 | 195 | 225 | −30 | 36.81 | |
| Villarreal | |
19 March 2012 | 1 June 2012 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 27.27 | |
| Omonia |  |
30 December 2013 | 7 February 2014 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 33.33 | |
| Al-Shahania |  |
22 June 2014 | 22 September 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 | |
| Al-Shahania | |
17 July 2015 | 30 June 2016 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 66.67 | |
| Tokyo Verdy |  |
24 November 2016 | 10 December 2018 | 92 | 43 | 24 | 25 | 126 | 97 | +29 | 46.74 | |
| Cerezo Osaka | |
1 February 2019 | 31 January 2021 | 83 | 44 | 14 | 25 | 111 | 77 | +34 | 53.01 | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | |
1 February 2021 | 3 November 2021 | 45 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 65 | −22 | 24.44 | |
| Vissel Kobe | |
8 April 2022 | 29 June 2022 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 40.00 | |
| Total | 1,130 | 443 | 319 | 368 | 1,366 | 1,260 | +106 | 39.20 | — | |||
Honours and Trophies
Lotina has won the following trophies as a manager:
- Espanyol
- Copa del Rey: 2005–06
- Deportivo
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008
See also
In Spanish: Miguel Ángel Lotina para niños
