Luis Rodríguez Vaz

Luis Rodríguez Vaz
Personal information
Full name Luis Rodríguez Vaz
Date of birth (1942-02-07) 7 February 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth Verín, Spain
Managerial career
Years Team
1967–1968 Ciudad Jardín
1968–1969 Unión Sportiva
1969–1971 Deportivo La Coruña (youth)
1971–1973 Órdenes
1974–1975 Compostela
1977–1978 Racing Ferrol
1981–1982 Deportivo La Coruña
1984–1987 Fabril
1987–1988 Deportivo La Coruña
1989–1992 As Pontes
1992–1993 Lugo
1994–1995 Racing Ferrol
1996 Racing Ferrol
1997–1998 Ourense
1998–1999 Ourense
1999–2000 Chaves
2001–2002 Ourense
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rodríguez and the second or maternal family name is Vaz.

Luis Rodríguez Vaz (born 7 February 1942) is a Spanish football manager.

Manager career

Born in Verín, Ourense, Galicia,[1] Rodríguez Vaz was appointed Deportivo de La Coruña in November 1981, after a spell at Racing de Ferrol.[2] In 1987, he returned to Dépor, but was sacked in February of the following year.

In December 1992 Rodríguez Vaz was named CD Lugo manager, with the side struggling in Segunda División. However, after only winning five matches out of 24, he suffered team relegation.[3]

In June 1997, after another spell at Racing, Rodríguez Vaz was appointed at the helm of CD Ourense, narrowly avoiding the drop in the last matchday. He left the club in June 1998, but eventually returned in December.[4]

On 19 November 2001 Rodríguez Vaz was again appointed at the Rojillos,[5] being relieved from his duties at the end of the campaign. He was also manager of SD Compostela, CD As Pontes and G.D. Chaves.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ «El entrenador es quien pone la salsa a los equipos de fútbol» ("The manager who spices up the football teams"); La Voz de Galicia, 17 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Vaz muestra el camino (Vaz shows the way); La Voz de Galicia, 23 May 2000 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Luis Rodríguez Vaz: ´Yo he vivido para el fútbol. Me gusta y lo llevo dentro´ (Luis Rodríguez Vaz: "I lived for the football. I like it and I carry it inside my heart"); La Opinión Coruña, 16 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Homenaje a la trayectoria de Rodríguez Vaz en el banquillo (Tribute to Rodríguez Vaz's career in the bench); La Voz de Galicia, 3 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Rodríguez Vaz sustituye a Teixidó en el Ourense (Rodríguez Vaz replaces Teixidó at Ourense); La Voz de Galicia, 19 November 2001 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El maestro de los banquillos (The master of the bench); El País, 12 December 2011 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Rodríguez Vaz: “Fran, el mejor jugador que entrené, pudo haber llegado más lejos en el fútbol” (Rodríguez Vaz: "Fran, the best player I have trained, could have reached farther in football"); El Boletín Coruñés, 7 March 2014 (in Spanish)