David Vidal

David Vidal
Personal information
Full name David Vidal Tomé
Date of birth (1950-08-02) 2 August 1950
Place of birth Porto do Son, Spain
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
Guadalajara (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fabril
1972–1973 Lleida 33 (4)
1973–1974 Deportivo La Coruña 9 (2)
1974–1975 Cádiz 6 (0)
1975–1976 Villarreal
1976–1977 Jerez
Gimnàstico Melilla
Cartagena
Logroñés
Jerez Industrial
AgD Ceuta
Teams managed
1986 Cádiz
1987 Cádiz
1988–1990 Cádiz
1990–1993 Logroñés
1994 Rayo Vallecano
1995–1996 Villarreal
1997–1998 Hércules
1999–2000 Compostela
2002–2003 Murcia
2003–2004 Las Palmas
2005–2006 Lleida
2007–2008 Elche
2010 Albacete
2011 Albacete
2013 Xerez
2016– Guadalajara

* 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 Vidal and the second or maternal family name is Tomé.

David Vidal Tomé (born 2 August 1950) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of CD Guadalajara.

Football career

Vidal was born in Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia. After an unassuming playing career (the central defender never played in La Liga and appeared in only 15 second division games) he took up coaching in 1982, first with Cádiz CF in his adopted city, where he had hung up his boots.

Vidal began with the Andalusians' youth sides, then moved to assistant manager, being finally appointed head coach for the 1988–89 season after a brief interim spell in 1987. It was during that time he managed arguably the club's best ever player, Mágico González, of whom he once said: "Technically he was better than Maradona".[1]

After two 1/2 additional years in the top flight with modest CD Logroñés, which always maintained its status, Vidal resumed his career mainly in the second level. On 12 January 2007 he was appointed manager of Elche CF, following the sacking of Luis García.[2] On 12 October of the following year, following a draw at Celta de Vigo which meant Elche only managed two points from seven games, the manager was sacked, following a meeting with the club's directors; his assistant, former Spain and Deportivo de La Coruña player Claudio Barragán was temporarily placed in charge of the team.[3]

On 17 March 2010 the board of directors of Albacete Balompié announced that Vidal would replace Julián Rubio as manager of the division two outfit, until the end of the campaign.[4] After helping the Castile-La Mancha side avoid relegation, as 15th, he was released.

Vidal returned to Albacete midway through the 2010–11 season, replacing fired Antonio Calderón. He was also sacked after only one 1/2 months in charge, as the team was eventually relegated to the third division after 21 years.

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