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Manolo Díaz
Personal information
Full name	José Manuel Díaz Fernández
Date of birth	30 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1991	Alcalá
1991–1992	Getafe
1994–1995	Aranjuez
Total
Managerial career
2002–2006	Real Madrid (youth)
2008–2009	Navalcarnero
2009–2013	Real Madrid C
2013–2014	Real Madrid B
2014–2016	Ponferradina
2018–2019	Real Madrid B
2021	Hércules
2021	East Bengal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel 'Manolo' Díaz Fernández (born 30 August 1968) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a forward.

Coaching career

Born in Madrid, Díaz began his managerial career at the Juvenil squad of Real Madrid, leaving the club in 2006 after the arrival of the new president Ramón Calderón. He returned to Spain following a brief spell in Mexico, being appointed at CDA Navalcarnero in summer 2008.^[1]

Díaz was named coach of Real Madrid C a year later, after Florentino Pérez's return as president.^[2] In 2011–12 he led the team to second place in the regular season, and despite losing in the playoffs, saw them achieve promotion to Segunda División B due to administrative relegations.^[1]

On 19 November 2013, Díaz replaced the fired Alberto Toril at the helm of the B side.^[3] His first match in charge was four days later, a 0–0 home draw against CD Numancia.^[4] Later that year, he finally took the reserves from the bottom position in Segunda División, having won 13 out of a possible 15 points and four consecutive wins.^[5]

In July 2014, Díaz was appointed at SD Ponferradina in the second division.^[6] On 31 January 2016, after the sixth loss in seven matches, he was dismissed;^[7] the campaign eventually ended in relegation.^[8]

Díaz returned to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 24 June 2017, being appointed youth system coordinator.^[9] In late October 2018, as Santiago Solari was named Julen Lopetegui's successor in the first team, he replaced the former at Castilla.^[10]

On 8 September 2021, following a short stint in the Spanish third tier with Hércules CF,^[11] Díaz was announced as head coach of Indian Super League side East Bengal FC.^[12]^[13]^[14] He resigned at the end of the year due to a poor start to the season.^[15]

Managerial statistics

As of 23 December 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Navalcarnero	30 June 2008	17 February 2009	25	7	4	14	24	37	−13	028.00	^[16]
Real Madrid C	22 July 2009	19 November 2013	172	78	45	49	273	184	+89	045.35	^[17]^[18]
Real Madrid Castilla	19 November 2013	25 June 2014	28	11	9	8	42	33	+9	039.29	^[18]
Ponferradina	3 July 2014	31 January 2016	70	26	17	27	85	85	+0	037.14	^[19]
Real Madrid Castilla	29 October 2018	20 June 2019	30	14	7	9	49	40	+9	046.67	^[20]
Hércules	8 February 2021	1 July 2021	13	5	3	5	17	15	+2	038.46	^[21]
East Bengal	8 September 2021	28 December 2021	8	0	4	4	10	18	−8	000.00	^[22]
Total			346	141	89	116	500	412	+88	040.75	—

References

^ ^a ^b González, Elena; Rionegro, Lucía (4 January 2013). "Radiografiando a José Manuel Díaz (Real Madrid C)" [José Manuel Díaz X-ray (Real Madrid C)] (in Spanish). Martí Perarnau. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ Navarro, Alberto; Coloma, Javier (22 July 2009). ""Vuelvo a mi casa"" ["I return to my home"] (in Spanish). Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^ "Official announcement". Real Madrid CF. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^ "El cambio de entrenador no hace ganar al filial madridista" [Change of managers does not make Real Madrid reserves win]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^ Jiménez, Rubén (21 December 2013). "El Castilla ya no es el último" [Castilla are not last anymore]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^ "Manolo Díaz presentado como nuevo entrenador" [Manolo Díaz presented as new manager] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ R. Otero, Francisco (31 January 2016). "Manolo Díaz, destituido" [Manolo Díaz, dismissed]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ Álvarez, Lorena (4 June 2016). "La Ponferradina dice adiós a la División de Plata" [Ponferradina say goodbye to the Silver Division]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ Díaz, José Félix (24 June 2017). "Manolo Díaz regresa al Real Madrid" [Manolo Díaz returns to Real Madrid]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ Jiménez, Paco (30 October 2018). "Manolo Díaz regresa al Toralín" [Manolo Díaz returns to Toralín] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ "El Hércules busca entrenador después de que Manolo Díaz no siga al frente del equipo" [Hércules searching for a manager after Manolo Díaz does not remain in charge of team]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ Noronha, Anselm (8 September 2021). "ISL: East Bengal part ways with Robbie Fowler, appoint Manolo Diaz". Goal. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Manuel 'Manolo' Diaz named new SC East Bengal head coach". Indian Super League. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "SC East Bengal announce 33-member squad for ISL". Kolkata Football. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ Chowdhury, Ayantan (29 December 2021). "Manolo Diaz resigns: East Bengal part ways with coach Diaz, Renedy Singh named interim coach". Inside Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ "Tercera División (Grupo 7) 2009–10" [Tercera División (Group 7) 2009–10] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
"Tercera División (Grupo 7) 2010–11" [Tercera División (Group 7) 2010–11] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
"Tercera División (Grupo 7) 2011–12" [Tercera División (Group 7) 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2011–12" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
"Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^ "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
"Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
^ "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
^ "Manolo Díaz: José Manuel Díaz Fernández". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "SC East Bengal » Fixtures & Results 2021/2022". Worldfootball. Retrieved 12 December 2021.