David Porras

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Porras and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.
David Porras
Personal information
Full name David Porras Navarro
Date of birth (1973-11-12) 12 November 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Alcoy, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1992 Alcoyano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Alcoyano B
1992–1993 Alcoyano 3 (0)
1993 → Bocairent (loan) 6 (2)
1993–1997 Ontinyent
1997–1999 Eldense
1999–2000 Dénia
2000–2002 Ontinyent
2002–2004 Alcoyano
Managerial career
2004–2005 Albaidense
2008–2009 Alcoyano (youth)
2009–2011 Alcoyano (assistant)
2011–2012 Alcoyano
2013–2014 Alcoyano
2017 Ibiza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Porras Navarro (born 12 November 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a coach.

Playing career

Born in Alcoy, Province of Alicante, Porras played his entire career in the lower leagues, never competing in higher than Segunda División B. He started at CD Alcoyano led by a young Juande Ramos, making his official debut on 6 September 1992 against Orihuela Deportiva CF.

In that level, Porras represented Alcoyano during that season – in which he alternated with the reserve team – and Ontinyent CF (1994–96), spending the rest of his career in Tercera División.[1] After helping the former club promote to the third level in 2004, he retired at the age of 30.

Coaching career

After a brief spell in amateur football, Porras returned to Alcoyano and started coaching its youth teams. In 2009, he was promoted to assistant coach in the main squad.

Late into the 2010–11 campaign, Porras replaced dismissed Paco López at the helm of the first team,[1] going on to achieve promotion to Segunda División after 42 years of absence. On 19 March 2012, after a 0–3 away loss to Deportivo de La Coruña which placed the side in the relegation zone, he was himself fired.[2]

Porras returned to the helm of his hometown club just over a year later, after the dismissal of Asier Garitano.[3] He left at the end of the 2013–14 season, at his own accord, having missed the playoffs.[4]

In March 2017, Porras was hired by UD Ibiza and given the task of promotion to the fourth tier.[5] He achieved this, but was sacked after the first game of the new season, a 1–0 loss to CE Felanitx.[6]

Personal life

Porras' brothers, Francisco (1972, defender) and Sergio (1976, midfielder), were also footballers. Both played exclusively in the lower leagues.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Paco López, destituido como entrenador del Alcoyano" [Paco López, dismissed as coach of Alcoyano]. Diario Información (in Spanish). 11 April 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Porras se va con la "cabeza alta" cumplido el sueño del ascenso" [Porras leaves with "head high" after achieved dream of promotion]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. ^ "David Porras se hace cargo del CD Alcoyano" [David Porras assumes role at CD Alcoyano] (in Spanish). 25 March 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ Seserino, P. (17 May 2014). "Porras se va del Alcoyano" [Porras leaves Alcoyano]. Diario Infomación (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ "David Porras, nuevo entrenador de la UD Ibiza" [David Porras, new manager of UD Ibiza]. Nou Diari (in Spanish). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ "El primer entrenador despedido en España cae después de solo un partido" [The first manager to be dismissed in Spain falls after just one match]. El País (in Spanish). 22 August 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Sergio Porras regresa al Deportivo como segundo entrenador" [Sergio Porras returns to Deportivo as second coach] (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  8. ^ "David Porras ficha a su hermano" [David Porras signs his brother]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2018.