Raúl Procopio

Raúl Procopio
Personal information
Full name Raúl Procopio Baizán
Date of birth (1968-07-10) 10 July 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Cádiz, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 St Joseph's (coach)
Youth career
Cádiz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cádiz B
1989–1996 Cádiz 167 (5)
1996–1997 Manchego 13 (0)
1997–1998 Yeclano 14 (1)
1998–2001 Linense
2001–2002 San Fernando 17 (0)
2002 Puerto Real
2002–2004 Chiclana
Managerial career
2004–2005 Chiclana Industrial (youth)
2005–2006 Chiclana Industrial
2006–2007 Linense
2007–2008 Cádiz B
2008 Cádiz
2008–2010 Estepona
2010 Extremadura
2011 Poli Ejido
2014–2016 Lincoln Red Imps
2016 Chiclana
2016– St Joseph's
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Procopio and the second or maternal family name is Baizán.

Raúl Procopio Baizán (born 10 July 1968), simply known as Raúl, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back, and is the manager of Gibraltarian club St Joseph's FC.

Playing career

Raúl was born in Cádiz, Andalusia, and represented Cádiz CF as a youth. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 11 January 1989, coming on as a late substitute for Mágico González in a 1–0 away win against Real Zaragoza.

Raúl scored his first professional goal on 14 October 1989, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at Sevilla FC. He featured regularly for the club in the following campaigns, suffering two consecutive relegations.

Raúl subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, never appearing in any higher than Segunda División B. He represented CD Manchego, Yeclano CF, Real Balompédica Linense, CD San Fernando, Puerto Real CF and Chiclana CF, retiring with the latter in 2004.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring Raúl took up coaching, being in charge of Chiclana Industrial CF's youth setup. In 2005, he was named manager of the main squad before taking over Tercera División side Linense in the following year.

On 26 November 2007, Raúl was named manager of former side Cádiz's B-team.[1] The following 7 April, following the dismissal of Antonio Calderón, he took over the first team,[2] but was himself dismissed on 27 May.[3]

In July 2008, Raúl was appointed manager of Unión Estepona CF in the fourth division, achieving immediate promotion before departing in June 2010.[4] On 1 March 2011, he was named in charge of third division strugglers Extremadura UD,[5] but failed to avoid relegation at the end of the season.

In July 2011, Raúl was presented at Polideportivo Ejido, being sacked on 12 October due to poor results.[6] On 23 July 2014, after more than two years without a club, he was announced as new manager of Gibraltar Premier Division side Lincoln Red Imps FC.[7]

Raúl opted to leave Lincoln in June 2016, and was appointed manager of Chiclana CF on 28 October.[8] On 20 December, however, he accepted an offer from St Joseph's FC and left the club.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Raúl Procopio se incorpora al Cádiz B" [Raúl Procopio joins Cádiz B] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Raúl Procopio entrenará al Cádiz tras el cese de Calderón" [Raúl Procopio will manage Cádiz after the sacking of Calderón] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Julián Rubio, cuarto técnico del Cádiz tras el cese de Raúl" [Julián Rubio, fourth manager of Cádiz after the sacking of Raúl] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Burgueña sustituye a Raúl Procopio en el banquillo del Estepona" [Burgueña replaces Raúl Procopio at Estepona's bench] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ^ "El Extremadura se encomienda a Raúl Procopio" [Extremadura entrust themselves to Raúl Procopio] (in Spanish). Hoy. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. ^ "El Poli Ejido destituye a Raúl Procopio" [Poli Ejido sack Raúl Procopio] (in Spanish). Marca. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Raúl Procopio entrenará al campeón de Gibraltar" [Raúl Procopio will train the champion of Gibraltar] (in Spanish). La Voz Digital. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Raúl Procopio, técnico elegido para el Chiclana" [Raúl Procopio, manager chosen by Chiclana] (in Spanish). Diario de Cádiz. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Raul Procopio appointed St Joseph's new manager". Football Gibraltar. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2019.