José Manuel Mateo

José Manuel Mateo
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Mateo Azcona
Date of birth (1975-01-23) 23 January 1975
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1996 Osasuna B 56 (0)
1996–2004 Osasuna 183 (9)
2004–2005 Valladolid 38 (2)
2005–2006 Recreativo 34 (1)
2006–2009 Alavés 66 (1)
Total 377 (13)
Teams managed
2010–2013 Osasuna (youth)
2013–2014 Alavés B
2014–2015 Osasuna B
2015 Osasuna

* 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 Mateo and the second or maternal family name is Azcona.

José Manuel Mateo Azcona (born 23 January 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.

Playing career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Mateo finished his formation at CA Osasuna, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in 1994. He was promoted to the main squad in 1996, and played his first match as a professional on 31 August, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 Segunda División away draw against UE Lleida.[1]

Mateo scored his first professional goal on 8 March 1997, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against CD Ourense.[2] He was an ever-present figure in the 1999–2000 season, appearing in 40 matches and scoring a career-best three goals as his team returned to La Liga after a six-year absence.

On 10 September 2000, Mateo made his debut in the main category of Spanish football, starting in a 0–2 home loss to Celta de Vigo.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 29 October, netting the first in a 1–2 defeat against Valencia CF also at the El Sadar Stadium.[4]

On 3 July 2004, after eight years in the Rojillos' first team, Mateo moved to Real Valladolid in the second level.[5] He remained in the same division in the following years, representing Recreativo de Huelva[6] and Deportivo Alavés[7] and retiring with the latter in 2009 at the age of 33.

Managerial career

After his retirement, Mateo was appointed manager of Osasuna's youth sides in 2010, and was dimissed after three years in charge.[8] On 2 July 2013 he was named Deportivo Alavés B coach,[9] but was sacked on 24 February of the following year.[10]

In July 2014, Mateo returned to Osasuna and its reserves, now competing in Tercera División.[11] On 28 February of the following year he was named manager of the first team, replacing fired Jan Urban;[12] he was himself relieved of his duties on 4 May, after six losses in only ten games.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Discreto inicio en el Camp d’Esports" [Slow start at the Camp d'Esports] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 1 September 1996. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Osasuna, erre que erre" [Osasuna, again and again] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 9 March 1997. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "El Celta impone su ley ante un flojo Osasuna" [Celta lays down the law against a weak Osasuna] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 11 September 2000. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "El Valencia, líder del sufrimiento" [Valencia, the leader of suffering] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mateo se va al Valladolid" [Mateo goes to Valladolid] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 July 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "El central Mateo cierra la defensa de Marcelino" [Stopper Mateo closes Marcelino's defence] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 August 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "El Alavés ficha a Manuel Mateo por dos temporadas" [Alavés signs Manuel Mateo for two seasons] (in Spanish). El Correo. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Mateo: "No he recibido ninguna explicación sobre mi salida"" [Mateo: "I did not receive any explanation about my departure"] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "José Manuel Mateo llevará las riendas del equipo de Tercera División" [José Manuel Mateo will take the strings of the Tercera División team] (in Spanish). Alavés' official website. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "El Deportivo Alavés cesa a José Manuel Mateo" [Deportivo Alavés sacks José Manuel Mateo] (in Spanish). Alavés' official website. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Mateo: un tipo duro para Tajonar" [Mateo: a tough guy for Tajonar] (in Spanish). Vavel. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Jan Urban es destituido como entrenador del CA Osasuna" [Jan Urban is sacked as CA Osasuna manager] (in Spanish). Osasuna's official website. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "José Manuel Mateo ya no es el entrenador de Osasuna" [José Manuel Mateo is no longer manager of Osasuna] (in Spanish). Marca. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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