Fernando Zambrano

Fernando Zambrano
Personal information
Full name Fernando Bonifacio Zambrano Sánchez
Date of birth (1949-10-23) 23 October 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth El Saucejo, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1979 Getafe Deportivo
Managerial career
Rayo Vallecano (youth)
Atlético Madrid (youth)
San Fernando
1991–1992 Valdepeñas
1992–1993 Moscardó
1993–1994 Rayo Vallecano
1996 Rayo Vallecano
1997 Rayo Vallecano
1999–2000 Atlético Madrid B
2000 Atlético Madrid
2003 Córdoba
2004 Ciudad Murcia
2006–2008 Atlético Esquivias
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zambrano and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.

Fernando Bonifacio Zambrano Sánchez (born 23 October 1949) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current manager.

Career

Born in El Saucejo, Seville, Andalusia, Zambrano represented Getafe Deportivo as a player, enjoying an eight-year spell at the club which included three full seasons in Segunda División. After retiring, he started working as a manager, with Rayo Vallecano and Atlético Madrid's youth setups.

After spells at CD San Fernando, CF Valdepeñas and CDC Moscardó, Zambrano was named Rayo Vallecano manager in November 1993.[1] Sacked in February 1994, he subsequently managed the club in two other occasions: in 1996 and 1997, with a role of director of football in the process.

In 1999 Zambrano was named Atlético Madrid B manager, with the side in Segunda División. After finishing second in the 1998–99 campaign he was maintained in charge, and after the main squad's relegation from La Liga, he was appointed first team manager on 5 June 2000.[2]

Zambrano was relieved from his duties in October 2000, after a poor start.[3] He subsequently resumed his career in charge of teams in the second level (Córdoba CF[4] and Ciudad de Murcia)[5] and a spell at Atlético Esquivias CF before it was declared bankrupt.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Zambrano debuta con el Rayo en Vallecas ante la Real Sociedad" [Zambrano debuts with Rayo in Vallecas against Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). El País. 10 November 1993. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. ^ "La familia Gil elige a Zambrano para entrenar al Atlético en Segunda" [The Gil family elects Zambrano to manage Atlético in Segunda] (in Spanish). El País. 5 May 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Jesús Gil destituye a Zambrano como entrenador del equipo" [Jesús Gil sacks Zambrano as first team manager] (in Spanish). El País. 3 October 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Fernando Zambrano, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba" [Fernando Zambrano, new Córdoba manager] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Zambrano sustituye a Juanjo Enríquez" [Zambrano replaces Juanjo Enríquez] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 April 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Fernando Zambrano entrena al At.Esquivias" [Fernando Zambrano manages At. Esquivias] (in Spanish). Rayo Herald. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.