José Manuel Aira

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aira and the second or maternal family name is Lindoso.
José Manuel Aira
Aira with Sochaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Aira Lindoso[1]
Date of birth (1976-03-14) 14 March 1976 (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Ponferrada, Spain[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Alavés B (manager)
Youth career
1989–1991 CD Fuentesnuevas
1991–1995 Ponferradina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Deportivo B 147 (7)
1996–2002 Deportivo La Coruña 2 (0)
1999–2000 → Tenerife (loan) 23 (0)
2000–2001 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 41 (2)
2001–2002 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 22 (1)
2002–2005 Poli Ejido 68 (4)
2005–2006 Racing Ferrol 28 (1)
2006–2010 Lugo 136 (6)
2010–2011 Racing Ferrol 36 (6)
Total 503 (27)
Managerial career
2011–2014 Racing Ferrol
2014–2016 Murcia
2016–2017 Albacete
2018 Rudeš
2018 Sochaux
2018–2020 Cultural Leonesa
2020–2021 Marbella
2022 UCAM Murcia
2022– Alavés B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel Aira Lindoso (born 14 March 1976) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre-back, currently manager of Deportivo Alavés B.

Having made two La Liga appearances for Deportivo de La Coruña, he spent most of his playing career in the Segunda División, playing 182 games for five teams, mainly Racing de Ferrol and Poli Ejido.

Aira's managerial career was mainly spent at the lower levels, apart from seven games with Albacete after winning promotion from Segunda División B in 2017, and brief spells with Rudeš of Croatia and Sochaux in France the following year.

Playing career

Born in Ponferrada, Castile and León, Aira arrived at Deportivo de La Coruña from local SD Ponferradina aged 19, but never broke into the first-team setup during his spell, only appearing twice in La Liga.[2][3] With more individual success, he spent the next seven seasons in the Segunda División, with CD Tenerife,[4] Racing de Ferrol (twice),[5][6] Sporting de Gijón[7] and Polideportivo Ejido.[8]

Aira returned to Galicia in the summer of 2006, moving to CD Lugo which had just returned to Segunda División B after a three-year absence. He continued to be a defensive mainstay until returning to Ferrol, now in the Tercera División.[9]

Coaching career

Aira retired in 2011, being immediately named manager of his last club Racing.[10] He was subsequently in charge of Real Murcia[11] and Albacete Balompié,[12] leading the latter in their promotion to the second tier in 2017.[13] He was dismissed on 2 October that year, with the team second from bottom.[14]

On 13 March 2018, Aira moved abroad for the first time to NK Rudeš of Croatia, who had also had compatriot Iñaki Alonso in charge at the start of the season.[15] His time there was brief, as by 23 May he was in charge of FC Sochaux-Montbéliard of France's Ligue 2.[16] Having won one of nine games with the side in 18th on 25 November, he was sacked.[17]

Aira took over at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on 18 December 2018 until the end of the third-division campaign, with an extra year in the case of promotion.[18] They eventually missed the playoffs and his contract expired, though a deal on the same terms was agreed the following 20 June.[19]

On 3 August 2020, Aira signed a one-year deal to manage Marbella FC also in division three.[20] He was relieved of his duties the following 23 March, having failed in his goal of bringing the team to promotion, instead landing them in the new Segunda División RFEF.[21]

Aira was hired by UCAM Murcia CF on 21 March 2022, replacing Salva Ballesta at a side facing relegation from the Primera División RFEF.[22] Having won once in the remaining 11 fixtures, his services were not retained and he moved on to Deportivo Alavés B in June.[23]

Personal life

Aira's younger brother Carlos was also a footballer and manager. Having also played for Deportivo B, he spent most of his career at amateur level.[24]

Managerial statistics

As of 28 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Racing Ferrol Spain 14 October 2011 10 July 2014 111 62 26 23 205 96 +109 055.86 [25]
Murcia Spain 10 July 2014 8 May 2016 79 42 15 22 103 60 +43 053.16 [26]
Albacete Spain 9 June 2016 1 October 2017 55 25 14 16 80 59 +21 045.45 [27]
Rudeš Croatia 12 March 2018 22 May 2018 12 7 3 2 19 13 +6 058.33
Sochaux France 22 May 2018 25 November 2018 17 5 3 9 17 25 −8 029.41
Cultural Leonesa Spain 18 December 2018 31 July 2020 55 27 18 10 90 51 +39 049.09 [28]
Marbella Spain 3 August 2020 23 March 2021 20 5 6 9 23 22 +1 025.00 [29]
UCAM Murcia Spain 21 March 2022 10 June 2022 11 1 4 6 8 18 −10 009.09 [30]
Alavés B Spain 16 June 2022 Present 71 33 16 22 101 62 +39 046.48 [31]
Career total 431 207 105 119 646 406 +240 048.03 —

Honours

Manager

Racing Ferrol

References

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  3. ^ Alvarado, Arturo (15 February 1998). "Dan la cara" [They put up a fight]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ Castañeda, A. (19 July 1999). "El Tenerife contrata a Aira y negocia el traspaso de Bassir" [Tenerife hire Aira and negotiate transfer of Bassir]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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  8. ^ "El central Aira (Deportivo) ficha por dos años" [Stopper Aira (Deportivo) signs for two years]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 August 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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  10. ^ Alonso, Paulo (14 October 2011). "Aira pasa de la zaga al banquillo" [Aira goes from the back sector to the bench]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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