Spanish football manager (born 1969)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Oltra and the second or maternal family name is
Castañer .
José Luis Oltra Castañer (born 24 March 1969) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder , currently assistant manager of La Liga club Sevilla .
Playing career
Born in Valencia , Oltra spend the vast majority of his 14-year senior career in the lower leagues, representing Valencia CF Mestalla , SD Sueca , Levante UD , Yeclano CF (two spells), Elche CF , Benidorm CF and Ontinyent CF . During an eight-season haul in Segunda División B , he amassed totals of 193 games and 21 goals.
The exception to this was in the 1991–92 campaign , when Oltra was part of CE Sabadell FC 's squad in Segunda División . His debut as a professional took place on 8 September 1991, when he came as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Real Avilés CF .[ 1] He retired in 2001, aged 32.
Coaching career
Oltra started working as a manager immediately after retiring, with amateurs Catarroja CF . In 2002, he was appointed at third division club CD Castellón ,[ 2] leaving two years later by mutual consent and joining another team in that tier, Levante UD B .[ 3]
Late into 2004–05 , Oltra replaced fired Bernd Schuster at the helm of Levante's first team for the last four matches.[ 4] He was not able to prevent La Liga relegation, and was himself relieved of his duties on 1 November 2005 due to poor results.[ 5]
From 2006 to 2009 , Oltra continued to work in division two, with Ciudad de Murcia [ 6] and CD Tenerife .[ 7] After collecting 24 wins from 42 games in the latter season, he led the latter team to the third place and the subsequent promotion.[ 8]
In an emotional press conference, Oltra left the Canary Islands club on 20 May 2010 after suffering relegation .[ 9] He continued to work in the top flight in the 2010–11 campaign , being one of three managers in charge of UD Almería [ 10] as they went on to rank in 20th and last position.[ 11]
Oltra won the 2012 second-tier championship with his next team, Deportivo de La Coruña .[ 12] He was sacked on 30 December of that year, after a 2–0 away loss to RCD Espanyol left the Galicians last.[ 13]
In the following seasons, always in the second division, Oltra coached RCD Mallorca ,[ 14] Recreativo de Huelva ,[ 15] Córdoba CF ,[ 16] Granada CF ,[ 17] Tenerife,[ 18] Racing de Santander [ 19] and CF Fuenlabrada .[ 20]
Oltra moved abroad for the first time in his career on 3 June 2022, after being named manager of Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca FC .[ 21]
Managerial statistics
As of match played 5 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Ref
Catarroja
30 June 2001
1 July 2002
34
15
11
8
49
32
+17
0 44.12
[ 22]
Castellón
1 July 2002
8 July 2004
89
45
25
19
114
67
+47
0 50.56
[ 23]
Levante B
8 July 2004
2 May 2005
34
14
12
8
34
22
+12
0 41.18
[ 24]
Levante
2 May 2005
31 October 2005
15
4
5
6
14
20
−6
0 26.67
[ 25]
Ciudad Murcia
8 July 2006
1 July 2007
43
18
9
16
53
46
+7
0 41.86
[ 26]
Tenerife
1 July 2007
20 May 2010
128
47
36
45
176
185
−9
0 36.72
[ 27]
Almería
24 November 2010
5 April 2011
24
8
5
11
35
49
−14
0 33.33
[ 28]
Deportivo La Coruña
29 May 2011
30 December 2012
65
34
12
19
109
92
+17
0 52.31
[ 29]
Mallorca
9 June 2013
24 February 2014
28
9
9
10
36
45
−9
0 32.14
[ 30]
Recreativo
27 June 2014
10 February 2015
26
6
7
13
25
37
−12
0 23.08
[ 31]
Córdoba
10 June 2015
27 November 2016
62
25
15
22
80
79
+1
0 40.32
[ 32]
Granada
3 June 2017
19 March 2018
32
14
7
11
43
37
+6
0 43.75
[ 33]
Tenerife
17 September 2018
12 May 2019
33
9
13
11
33
40
−7
0 27.27
[ 34]
Racing Santander
4 February 2020
21 July 2020
16
3
3
10
13
23
−10
0 18.75
[ 35]
Fuenlabrada
3 February 2021
14 December 2021
41
10
18
13
38
44
−6
0 24.39
[ 36]
AEK Larnaca
3 June 2022
6 November 2023
68
30
18
20
99
86
+13
0 44.12
[ 37]
Total
738
291
205
242
951
904
+47
0 39.43
—
Honours
Manager
Castellón
Deportivo
References
^ Rodríguez, Manel (9 September 1991). "Ineficaz dominio del Sabadell" [Sabadell dominated for nothing]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ Ger, César (11 November 2002). "Castellón y Cádiz vuelven a soñar" [Castellón and Cádiz dream again]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ Arias, A.; Carrión, Soler (8 July 2004). "José Luis Oltra se va al Levante B" [José Luis Oltra goes to Levante B] (PDF) . Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ "José Luis Oltra es el nuevo entrenador del Levante para las últimas cuatro jornadas" [José Luis Oltra is Levante's new manager for last four rounds]. El Día (in Spanish). 3 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ Carrión, Soler (1 November 2005). "El Levante despide a Oltra y 'repesca' a Mané" [Levante fire Oltra and 'reach again' for Mané] (PDF) . Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ "Presenta a José Luis Oltra como nuevo técnico" [Present José Luis Oltra as new manager] (PDF) . Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 July 2006. Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ Castañeda, A. (8 June 2007). "Oltra será el entrenador la próxima temporada" [Oltra will be the manager the following season] (PDF) . Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ "El Tenerife, el Xerez y el Zaragoza ya son de Primera División" [Tenerife, Xerez and Zaragoza already in Primera División ]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 June 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ Skale, Alejandro (21 May 2010). "Oltra se va sin rencor: "Todo ha sido positivo" " [Oltra leaves holding no grudges: "Everything was positive"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ Jiménez, Juan (24 November 2010). "José Luis Oltra firma como nuevo técnico del Almería" [José Luis Oltra signs as new Almería manager]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ "José Luis Oltra, destituido como entrenador de la UD Almería" [José Luis Oltra, dismissed as UD Almería manager]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 5 April 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ a b Yordi, Juan (22 May 2012). "Oltra logra su mayor éxito como técnico" [Oltra accomplishes biggest achievement as coach]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ Lema, Jorge (30 December 2012). "Lendoiro destituye a Oltra y ficha a Domingos Paciencia" [Lendoiro dismisses Oltra and signs Domingos Paciencia]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ Forteza, Gabriel (9 June 2013). "Oltra, nuevo técnico bermellón" [Oltra, nuevo new vermilion coach]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ "José Luis Oltra será el entrenador del Recreativo de Huelva los dos próximos cursos" [José Luis Oltra will be Recreativo de Huelva manager the following two campaigns]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 28 June 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ "José Luis Oltra, nuevo técnico del Córdoba" [José Luis Oltra, new Córdoba manager]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 11 June 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016 .
^ "Comunicado | José Luis Oltra, nuevo entrenador del Granada CF" [Announcement | José Luis Oltra, new manager of Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018 .
^ "José Luis Oltra regresa al CD Tenerife" [José Luis Oltra returns to CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018 .
^ Fernández, Pedro (5 February 2020). "Oltra ya ejerce como entrenador del Racing: "Me enfrento al mayor reto de mi carrera" " [Oltra already acting as manager of Racing: "I am facing the greatest challenge of my career"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2020 .
^ "José Luis Oltra, nuevo entrenador del Fuenlabrada" [José Luis Oltra, new manager of Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021 .
^ "Benfica: três portugueses nos "espanhóis" do AEK Larnaca" [Benfica: three Portuguese in "Spain"'s AEK Larnaca] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal . 18 July 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022 .
^ "Regional Preferente Valenciana (Grupo 3) 2001–02" [Regional Preferente Valenciana (Group 3) 2001–02] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 22 July 2016 .
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