Alfredo Merino

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Merino and the second or maternal family name is Tamayo.

Alfredo Merino
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Merino Tamayo
Date of birth (1969-05-13) 13 May 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Palencia, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Palencia
–1993 Venta de Baños
Managerial career
1994–1996 Becerril
1996 Palencia
1997–2001 Castile and León
2001–2002 Spain U21 (assistant)
2002–2003 Palencia
2005–2006 Valladolid B
2006 Valladolid
2006–2007 Atlético Madrid B
2007–2008 Valladolid B
2009–2011 Tenerife B
2010 Tenerife (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfredo Merino Tamayo (born 13 May 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer, and a current manager.

Managerial career

Born in Palencia, Castile and León, Merino retired from professional football aged only 24 due to injuries, and began his managerial career with CD Becerril in the regional leagues. After a short stint with CF Palencia in Segunda División B, he was appointed manager of the Castile-León Football Federation, and was also Iñaki Sáenz's assistant at Spain under-21.[1]

After another spell at Palencia Merino was appointed Real Valladolid B manager in the 2005 summer. On 20 February 2006 he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, replacing fired Marcos Alonso.[2]

Merino was named Atlético Madrid B manager on 23 January 2007,[3] taking the club out of the relegation zones. He subsequently returned to Valladolid and its reserve team, finishing 14th in his only season in charge.

On 15 July 2009 Merino was appointed at the helm of CD Tenerife B.[4] On 20 September of the following year, after Gonzalo Arconada's dismissal, he was named interim manager of the first team,[5] staying in charge for one match before the arrival of Juan Carlos Mandiá.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Alfredo me dijo que era el tren de su vida; suerte" ("Alfredo said to me that it was his lifestyle; luck"); El Mundo Deportivo, 26 January 2007 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Alfredo Merino, nuevo entrenador del Valladolid (Alfredo Merino, new manager of Valladolid); El Mundo, 20 February 2006 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Alfredo Merino, nuevo técnico del Atlético B (Alfredo Merino, new manager of Atlético B); Marca, 23 January 2007 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Alfredo Merino, nuevo entrenador del CD Tenerife "B" (Alfredo Merino, new manager of CD Tenerife "B") Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; JoinFutbol, 15 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ El CD Tenerife cesa a Gonzalo Arconada como entrenador del primer equipo (CD Tenerife sacks Gonzalo Arconada as the first team manager) Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine; Tenerife's official website, 20 September 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Mandiá, nuevo entrenador del Tenerife (Mandiá, new manager of Tenerife); Sport You, 26 September 2010 (in Spanish)