Ezequiel Loza

Ezequiel Loza
Personal information
Full name Ezequiel Antonio Loza Fernández
Date of birth (1976-10-01) 1 October 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Santoña, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Racing B (manager)
Youth career
1994–1995 Racing Santander
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Racing B 6+ (0)
1998–1999 Noja 32 (0)
1999–2000 Logroñés B
2000 Logroñés 3 (0)
2000–2001 Ourense 14 (0)
2001–2002 Ponferradina 32 (0)
2002–2008 Gimnástica Torrelavega 122+ (2)
Total 209+ (2)
Managerial career
2009–2011 Gimnástica Torrelavega (youth)
2011–2013 Gimnástica Torrelavega B
2013–2014 Gimnástica Torrelavega
2014–2015 Portugalete
2018–2021 Portugalete
2021– Racing B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Loza and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Ezequiel Antonio Loza Fernández (born 1 October 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and currently the manager of Rayo Cantabria.

Playing career

Born in Santoña, Cantabria, Loza was a Racing de Santander youth graduate, and made his senior debut with the reserves in 1994. After helping the B's to promote to Segunda División B in 1996, being also an unused substitute in the first team on three occasions.

In 1999, after a one-year spell with SD Noja, Loza signed for CD Logroñés; initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División, he made his professional debut on 30 April 2000, starting in a 2–2 Segunda División away draw against Albacete Balompié.

After another two first team appearances for Logroñés, Loza moved to third division side CD Ourense in 2000. He continued to appear in the category in the following years, representing SD Ponferradina and Gimnástica de Torrelavega.

In 2008, after two relegations and one promotion with Torrelavega, Loza retired at the age of 31.

Managerial career

After retiring, Loza worked as a manager of the youth and reserve sides of his last club Gimnástica, before being named first team manager in 2013. Despite winning the group, his side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 11 June 2014, Loza took over fellow fourth tier side Club Portugalete,[1] After achieving promotion in his first season, he was sacked on 23 November 2015, with the club in the last position in their group.[2]

On 17 June 2016, Loza returned to his first club Racing, as a coordinator of the youth categories.[3] He returned to managerial duties on 28 June 2018, after being again named manager of Portugalete.[4]

Loza led Portu back to the third tier after a five-year absence, but was dismissed on 18 January 2021.[5] On 17 May, he again returned to Racing, now as manager of the B-team for the 2021–22 campaign.[6]

After guiding Rayo Cantabria to the play-offs (where they lost to Real Murcia), Loza renewed his contract with the club until 2023 on 17 June 2022.[7] Exactly one year later, he agreed to a new one-year deal.[8]

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 %
Gimnástica Torrelavega B Spain 1 July 2011 30 June 2013 68 31 15 22 115 82 +33 045.59 [9]
Gimnástica Torrelavega Spain 1 July 2013 11 June 2014 42 27 10 5 85 26 +59 064.29 [10]
Portugalete Spain 11 June 2014 23 November 2015 59 23 24 12 87 52 +35 038.98 [11]
Portugalete Spain 28 June 2018 18 January 2021 89 49 22 18 132 67 +65 055.06 [12]
Rayo Cantabria Spain 17 May 2021 Present 105 42 30 33 135 115 +20 040.00 [13]
Total 363 172 101 90 554 342 +212 047.38 —

Honours

Manager

Gimnástica

Club Portugalete

References

  1. ^ "Ezequiel Loza, nuevo entrenador del Portugalete" [Ezequiel Loza, new manager of Portugalete] (in Spanish). Club Portugalete. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ "El Portugalete prescinde de su técnico" [Portugalete let go of their manager] (in Spanish). El Correo. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "El Real Racing Club incorpora a su estructura deportiva a Ezequiel Loza y José Moratón" [Real Racing Club add Ezequiel Loza and José Moratón to their sporting structure] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ "El Portugalete recupera a Ezequiel Loza y prescinde de Docando" [Portugalete bring back Ezequiel Loza and let go of Docando] (in Spanish). El Correo. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ^ "El Portugalete destituye a Ezequiel Loza" [Portugalete sack Ezequiel Loza] (in Spanish). El Correo. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Ezequiel Loza entrenará al Rayo Cantabria en Segunda RFEF la temporada 2021/22" [Ezequiel Loza will manage Rayo Cantabria in Segunda RFEF the 2021/22 season] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Ezequiel Loza renueva con el Rayo Cantabria" [Ezequiel Loza renews with Rayo Cantabria] (in Spanish). Entrenadores Fútbol. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ^ "El Racing renueva a Ezequiel Loza y al cuerpo técnico del Rayo Cantabria hasta el 30 de junio de 2024" [Racing renew Ezequiel Loza and the coaching staff of Rayo Cantabria until 30 June 2024] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Regional Preferente Cántabra 2011–12" [Regional Preferred Cantabra 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
    "Regional Preferente Cántabra 2012–13" [Regional Preferred Cantabra 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Gimnástica de Torrelavega Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Club Portugalete Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
    "Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Club Portugalete Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
    "Club Portugalete Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
    "Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
    "Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
    "Matches Ezequiel Loza, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 24 January 2024.