David Navarro (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Navarro Arenaz | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1995–1996 | Sala 10 (futsal) | ||
| 1996–1997 | Talavera (futsal; assistant) | ||
| 1997–1998 | Sego Zaragoza (futsal) | ||
| 1998 | Oliver (youth) | ||
| 1998–2002 | Stadium Casablanca (youth) | ||
| 2002–2005 | Utebo | ||
| 2005–2007 | Barbastro | ||
| 2009 | Ejea | ||
| 2012–2014 | Almudévar | ||
| 2014 | Huesca | ||
| 2014–2015 | Sariñena | ||
| 2015–2022 | Tarazona | ||
| 2024– | Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Zaragoza (interim) | ||
David Navarro Arenaz (born 8 June 1974) is a Spanish football manager, who is currently the assistant manager of Real Zaragoza.
Career
[edit]Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Navarro began his career in futsal, as manager of local sides AD Sala 10 and AD Super Sego FS.[1] He later switched to football, taking over the youth sides of CD Oliver and Stadium Casablanca before being named manager of Tercera División side Utebo FC in February 2002.[2]
Navarro left Utebo and moved to fellow fourth division side UD Barbastro in 2005, achieving promotion to Segunda División B in his first season but suffering relegation in his second.[3] On 21 January 2009, after more than a year without a club, he replaced Juan Carlos Beltrán at the helm of SD Ejea.[4]
On 24 November 2009, Navarro joined SD Huesca to work as a technical secretary.[5] In 2012, he was appointed manager of farm team AD Almudévar, before taking over the first team in the third tier on 18 March 2014.[6]
In 2014, Navarro was named CD Sariñena manager, also in the fourth division. On 26 June 2015, after missing out promotion in the play-offs, he was named at the helm of fellow league team SD Tarazona.[7]
Navarro worked at Tarazona for seven years, achieving promotion to the third level in 2020 and avoiding relegation in the following year. On 7 July 2021, he renewed his contract for a further campaign,[8] before announcing his departure on 25 May 2022, after again leading the club to safety.[9]
On 11 March 2024, after another year of inactivity, Navarro joined Víctor Fernández's staff at Real Zaragoza, as his assistant.[10] On 19 December, he was named caretaker manager of the club, after Fernández resigned.[11]
Navarro's first professional match occurred on 21 December 2024, a 1–0 Segunda División home win over Racing de Ferrol;[12] he was also sent off after an altercation with opposite manager Cristóbal Parralo.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Quién es David Navarro, el entrenador provisional del Real Zaragoza que sustituye a Víctor Fernández" [Who is David Navarro, the caretaker manager of Real Zaragoza who replaces Víctor Fernández] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "El Utebo quiere ser favorito" [Utebo want to be a favorite] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 26 August 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro, un viejo conocido del fútbol aragonés" [David Navarro, an old acquaintance of Aragonese football] (in Spanish). Aragón TV. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro sustituye a Beltrán al frente del Ejea" [David Navarro replaces Beltrán ahead of Ejea] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro, al cuadro técnico del Huesca" [David Navarro, to Huesca's technical staff] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro es el nuevo entrenador del Huesca" [David Navarro is the new manager of Huesca] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro, nuevo timonel del Tarazona" [David Navarro, new manager of Tarazona] (in Spanish). Sport Aragón. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro renueva con la SD Tarazona" [David Navarro renews with SD Tarazona] (in Spanish). Aragón TV. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro se despide del Tarazona dejándolo en la cima" [David Navarro bids farewell from Tarazona leaving them on a high] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro, preparador con pasado en el fútbol altoaragonés, firma por el Real Zaragoza como segundo de Víctor Fernández" [David Navarro, coach with a past in the altoaragonés football, signs for Real Zaragoza as Víctor Fernández's assistant] (in Spanish). El Diario de Huesca. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "David Navarro dirigirá los próximos entrenamientos y el partido contra el Racing de Ferrol" [David Navarro will manage the following trainings and the match against Racing de Ferrol] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "1–0. El debut de David Navarro le da un respiro al Real Zaragoza" [1–0. David Navarro's debut gives Real Zaragoza a breather] (in Spanish). Infobae. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "El entrenador del Racing de Ferrol agrede con un cabezazo a David Navarro en La Romareda" [The manager of Racing de Ferrol assaults David Navarro with a headbutt at the La Romareda] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- David Navarro manager profile at BDFutbol
- David Navarro at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- David Navarro coach profile at Soccerway