Asier Santana
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asier Santana Clavo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Idiazabal, Spain | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2008 | Real Sociedad (youth) | ||
| 2008–2013 | Real Sociedad B (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Real Sociedad B | ||
| 2014 | Real Sociedad (interim) | ||
| 2014– | Real Sociedad (assistant) | ||
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Santana and the second or maternal family name is Clavo.
Asier Santana Clavo (born 3 February 1979) is a Spanish football coach.
Manager career
Born in Idiazabal, Goierri, Gipuzkoa, Santana joined Real Sociedad in 2006, being appointed manager of the youth setup. In 2008 he moved to the reserve squad, being Imanol Idiakez and Meho Kodro's assistant.
On 17 June 2013 Santana was named manager of the B-team, signing a two-year deal.[1] On 5 November of the following year he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, as an interim, replacing fired Jagoba Arrasate.[2]
Santana appeared in his first professional match on 9 November 2014, a 2–1 home win against Atlético Madrid.[3] He was subsequently named David Moyes' assistant, remaining in the first team.[4]
References
- ↑ Comunicado oficial: Asier Santana, nuevo entrenador del Sanse (Official announcement: Asier Santana, new manager of Sanse); Real Sociedad's official website, 17 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Asier Santana e Imanol Alguacil dirigirán al equipo el domingo en Anoeta (Asier Santana and Imanol Alguacil will manage the team on Sunday at Anoeta); Real Sociedad's official website, 5 November 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Agirretxe castiga la falta de ambición del Atlético (Agirretxe punishes Atlético's lack of desire); Marca, 9 November 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ Moyes se queda con Santana (Moyes remains with Santana); Noticias de Gipuzkoa, 25 November 2014 (Spanish)