Esteban Navarro (footballer)

Esteban Navarro
Personal information
Full name Esteban José Navarro Navarro
Date of birth (1976-03-22) 22 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Almería, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Los Molinos
Marbella
San Pedro
Roquetas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Roquetas
1999–2006 Almería 153 (3)
2006–2007 Córdoba 47 (1)
2007–2010 Roquetas 108 (5)
Total 270 (5)
Managerial career
2010–2012 Roquetas (assistant)
2012–2013 Roquetas
2013–2018 Almería (youth)
2018–2019 Almería B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Navarro and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Esteban José Navarro Navarro (born 22 March 1976) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is a current manager.

Most of his 17-year professional career was spent at Almería, where he amassed Segunda División totals of 82 games and two goals (adding 71/1 in Segunda División B).

Playing career

Esteban was born in Almería, Andalusia. After beginning to play as a senior for CD Roquetas, he moved to his hometown's UD Almería, where he became a regular starter as the team climbed up from the fourth to the second division.

Esteban played his first match as a professional on 31 August 2002, starting in a 1–2 home loss against UD Salamanca.[1] He only scored his first goal in the second level on 27 September 2003, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw to Recreativo de Huelva.[2]

On 12 January 2006, after struggling with injuries during the season,[3] Esteban moved to Córdoba CF from division three.[4] After being an ever-present figure during his spell, he moved back to first club Roquetas and retired in 2010, aged 34.[5]

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Esteban became assistant manager at his last club. He was appointed head coach on 17 May 2012,[6] leaving in the following summer.

In July 2013, Esteban returned to Almería, where he worked with the youth teams.[7] On 25 April 2018, after Fran Fernández's promotion to the first team, he was appointed manager of the reserves in the fourth tier.[8]

On 16 October 2019, Esteban was sacked by the Rojiblancos, being replaced by Nandinho.[9]

References

  1. ^ El Salamanca gana en Almería (Salamanca wins in Almería); Mundo Deportivo, 1 September 2002 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Almería salva un punto 'in extremis' (Almería saves one point 'in extremis'); Mundo Deportivo, 28 September 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ La U. D. Almería pierde de nuevo por lesión a Esteban (U.D. Almería loses Esteban again due to injury); ABC, 11 August 2005 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Córdoba contrata a Esteban Navarro, que llega del Almería (Córdoba signs Esteban Navarro, who arrives from Almería); 20 Minutos, 12 January 2006 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Algo se pierde en el fútbol (Something is lost in football); Diario de Almería, 5 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Ortega y Esteban se perfilan como entrenadores del CD Roquetas (Ortega and Esteban poised as CD Roquetas' managers); Ideal, 17 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Esteban Navarro, un gran profe en el Almería cadete (Esteban Navarro, a great teacher in Almería cadete); La Voz de Almería, 13 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Esteban Navarro se convierte en el nuevo entrenador del filial del Almería (Esteban Navarro becomes the new manager of Almería's reserves); UD Almería, 25 April 2018 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "Fernando Santos, 'Nandinho', sustituye a Esteban Navarro en el Almería B" [Fernando Santos, 'Nandinho', replaces Esteban Navarro at Almería B] (in Spanish). UD Almería B. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.