Raúl Llona

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sáenz and the second or maternal family name is del Rincón.
Raúl Llona
Personal information
Full name Raúl Sáenz del Rincón
Date of birth (1976-08-03) 3 August 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cultural Leonesa (manager)
Youth career
Berceo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Berceo
1995–1997 Logroñés B 68 (1)
1997 Logroñés 1 (0)
1997–1998 Manchego 36 (5)
1998–1999 Mensajero 30 (0)
1999–2000 Talavera 26 (2)
2000–2001 Logroñés
2001–2003 Real Unión 46 (3)
2003–2004 Calahorra 15 (0)
2004–2007 Logroñés
Managerial career
2007–2009 Balsamaiso (youth)
2009–2013 Berceo (youth)
2013–2014 UD Logroñés
2014–2016 SD Logroñés
2016–2017 Anguiano
2017–2018 Alavés (youth)
2018–2021 San Ignacio
2021 Alavés B
2021–2023 SD Logroñés
2023– Cultural Leonesa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raúl Sáenz del Rincón (born 3 August 1976), known as Raúl Llona or just Llona, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.

Playing career

Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Llona started his career with CD Berceo before moving to CD Logroñés in 1995. On 22 June 1997, after two seasons as a starter with the reserves, he made his professional debut by playing the last 13 minutes of a 1–2 La Liga away loss against Real Sociedad.[1]

Llona would spend the remainder of his career mainly in Segunda División B, representing CD Manchego, CD Mensajero, Talavera CF, Real Unión and CD Calahorra in that category. He also enjoyed two further spells with his first club Logroñés, with the side mainly in Tercera División, and retired with the side in 2007 at the age of 31.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring Llona took up coaching, managing Peña Balsamaiso CF's youth setup.[2] In 2009, he returned to his first club Berceo, taking over the Juvenil squad while also working as a director of football.[3][4]

In March 2013, Llona was appointed manager of UD Logroñés in the third division.[5] On 6 June 2014, he took over neighbouring SD Logroñés, recently relegated to the fourth division.[6]

On 23 June 2016, Llona was named in charge of fellow fourth tier club CD Anguiano.[7] On 13 July of the following year, he joined Deportivo Alavés as manager of the Cadete B squad.[8]

Llona was named Club San Ignacio manager in 2018, subsequently helping in their promotion to the fourth level. On 19 May 2020, he renewed as manager of San Ignacio until June 2022.[9]

On 9 February 2021, Llona was appointed manager of Alavés' B-team,[10] but was sacked exactly two months later.[11] On 27 May, he returned to SD Logroñés, with the club now in Primera División RFEF.[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 18 May 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
UD Logroñés Spain 29 March 2013 15 May 2014 44 12 14 18 37 57 −20 027.27 [13]
SD Logroñés Spain 6 June 2014 22 June 2016 88 65 11 12 226 75 +151 073.86 [14]
Anguiano Spain 22 June 2016 13 July 2017 40 29 6 5 117 42 +75 072.50 [15]
San Ignacio Spain 1 July 2018 9 February 2021 82 31 31 20 120 83 +37 037.80
Alavés B Spain 9 February 2021 9 April 2021 8 1 1 6 10 17 −7 012.50 [16]
SD Logroñés Spain 27 May 2021 30 May 2023 77 25 24 28 84 88 −4 032.47 [17]
Cultural Leonesa Spain 1 June 2023 Present 37 15 15 7 35 25 +10 040.54 [18]
Career total 376 178 102 96 629 387 +242 047.34 —

References

  1. ^ "Irureta se despide con un triunfo intrascendente" [Irureta bids farewell with an unimportant triumph] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 23 June 1997. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ "El mismo bloque con ilusiones renovadas" [Same core with renewed hopes] (in Spanish). El Correo. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Llona vuelve a casa" [Llona returns home] (in Spanish). El Correo. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Marea verde" [Green sea] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Llona se hace cargo de la UD Logroñés" [Llona takes over UD Logroñés] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Llona, nuevo entrenador de la SD Logroñés" [Llona, new manager of SD Logroñés] (in Spanish). Rioja2. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Raúl Llona cambia la SD Logroñés por el Anguiano para la próxima temporada" [Raúl Llona changes SD Logroñés for Anguiano the following season] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Una estructura técnica de calidad para continuar con el buen trabajo de cantera" [A quality technical organization chart to continue with the good work of the youth setup] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. ^ "El entrenador Raúl Llona renueva por dos temporadas con el San Ignacio" [Manager Raúl Llona renews for two seasons with San Ignacio] (in Spanish). El Correo. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Raúl Llona, nuevo entrenador del Miniglorias" [Raúl Llona, new manager of Miniglorias] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Raúl Llona deja de ser entrenador del Miniglorias" [Raúl Llona leaves Miniglorias] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  12. ^ "La SD Logroñés recupera a Raúl Llona como entrenador para la Primera RFEF" [SD Logroñés recover Raúl Llona as manager for the Primera RFEF] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Matches Raúl Llona, 2012–13 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
    "Matches Raúl Llona, 2013–14 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  14. ^ "2014–15 SD Logroñés Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    "2015–16 SD Logroñés Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
    "Matches Raúl Llona, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  15. ^ "2016–17 CD Anguiano Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Matches Raúl Llona, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Matches Raúl Llona, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
    "Matches Raúl Llona, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Matches Raúl Llona, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 20 September 2023.