Joaquín Caparrós

Joaquín Caparrós

Caparrós in 2012
Personal information
Full nameJoaquín Jesús Caparrós Camino
Date of birth15 October 1955
Place of birthUtrera, Spain
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Youth career
Real Madrid
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Plus Ultra
Leganés
Conquense
Tarancón
Teams managed
1981–1984San José Obrero
1984–1986Campillo
1986–1989Motilla
1989–1990Castile-La Mancha
1990–1992Gimnástico Alcázar
1992–1993Conquense
1994–1995Manzanares
1995–1996Moralo
1996–1999Recreativo
1998–2000Andalusia
1999Villarreal
2000–2005Sevilla
2005–2007Deportivo La Coruña
2007–2011Athletic Bilbao
2011Neuchâtel Xamax
2011–2013Mallorca
2013–2014Levante
2014–2015Granada
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Caparrós and the second or maternal family name is Camino.

Joaquín de Jesús Caparrós Camino (born 15 October 1955) is a Spanish football coach.

Football career

Caparrós was born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Andalusia. After an obscure career as a player he started coaching in his mid-20s, his first club being amateurs San José Obrero CF. The first professional spell came at local Recreativo de Huelva, which he helped reach Segunda División in the second of his three years.

Caparrós was then on Villarreal CF's bench for seven games, as the Valencian Community side returned to La Liga after one year out, then led his following team, Sevilla FC, to a similar fate.

With youth products such as Carlos Marchena, José Antonio Reyes and JesuliSergio Ramos soon followed – and the future signings of Júlio Baptista, Adriano, Daniel Alves and Renato, the manager set the foundations for future domestic and European success, but was replaced by Juande Ramos before any of the actual conquests.[1]

In the 2005 summer Caparrós moved to Deportivo de La Coruña,[2] being fired after a poor second season. Afterwards he was appointed at Athletic Bilbao, beating former club Sevilla in the semifinals of the 2008–09 edition of the Copa del Rey (4–2 aggregate) and qualifying for the UEFA Europa League as FC Barcelona won the treble.

In the 2010–11 campaign Caparrós led the Lions to the sixth position, once again qualifying to the Europa League. On 7 July 2011, after his contract expired – the club also underwent a chairman change after an election – he left Athletic Bilbao, being replaced by Argentine Marcelo Bielsa.

On 27 July 2011, Caparrós accepted a coaching offer from Swiss team Neuchâtel Xamax. He resigned after just five matches, following a disagreement with owner Bulat Chagaev.[3] On 3 October, RCD Mallorca vice-president Lorenzo Serra Ferrer announced that the Balearic Islands side had reached an agreement with the manager.[4]

On 4 February 2013, after a promising start of the season, with three home wins and two away draws in the first five rounds, Caparrós was relieved of his duties as Mallorca ranked second from bottom. His last game in charge was a 0–3 away loss against Real Sociedad.[5]

After finishing his debut campaign with Levante UD in the tenth position, Caparrós was given a two-year contract extension on 23 May 2014.[6] However, the following week, he left and joined fellow league club Granada CF.[7]

On 16 January 2015, as Granada ranked last in the league table and had just been ousted from the domestic cup by Sevilla (1–6 on aggregate), Caparrós was relieved of his duties.[8]

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