Marcelino García Toral
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| Marcelino | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo García Toral | |
| Date of birth | August 14, 1965 | |
| Place of birth | Careñes, Asturias, Spain | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Sporting de Gijón | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985-1989 1989-1990 1990-1991 |
Sporting de Gijón Racing Santander Levante |
74 (2) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1997-1998 2003-2005 2005-2007 2007-2008 2008- |
CD Lealtad Sporting de Gijón Recreativo de Huelva Racing Santander Real Zaragoza |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Marcelo "Marcelino" García Toral (born August 14, 1965 in Asturias, Spain) is a Spanish football manager, previously having been the head coach of Recreativo de Huelva, Sporting de Gijón and Racing Santander. Toral had a six year playing career in the Spanish leagues with stints at Gijón, Racing Santander, and Levante. He began managing at Gijón, the club he spent the majority of his playing career at, in 2003 and managed them for two seasons. He took over at Huelva in the 2005-06 season, and helped Recre earn promotion from Segunda División to Primera División. In the 2006-07 season, he led his squad to a top 10 finish in La Liga. He resigned at the end of the season and take over at Santander, who he finished sixth-place with in the 2007-08 season securing a UEFA Cup place. He left after one season however, feeling he had achieved all he could at the club and wanting to join a higher-profile team. On May 29, 2008 he signed with Real Zaragoza, with the objective to promote the club back to the Primera División.[1]
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