David Vidal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Vidal Tomé | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto do Son, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Guadalajara (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Fabril | |||
| 1972–1973 | Lleida | 33 | (4) |
| 1973–1974 | Deportivo La Coruña | 9 | (2) |
| 1974–1975 | Cádiz | 6 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Villarreal | ||
| 1976–1977 | Jerez | ||
| Gimnàstico Melilla | |||
| Cartagena | |||
| Logroñés | |||
| Jerez Industrial | |||
| AgD Ceuta | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986 | Cádiz | ||
| 1987 | Cádiz | ||
| 1988–1990 | Cádiz | ||
| 1990–1993 | Logroñés | ||
| 1994 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1995–1996 | Villarreal | ||
| 1997–1998 | Hércules | ||
| 1999–2000 | Compostela | ||
| 2002–2003 | Murcia | ||
| 2003–2004 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2005–2006 | Lleida | ||
| 2007–2008 | Elche | ||
| 2010 | Albacete | ||
| 2011 | Albacete | ||
| 2013 | Xerez | ||
| 2016– | Guadalajara | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
David Vidal Tomé (born 2 August 1950) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of CD Guadalajara.
Football career
Vidal was born in Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia. After an unassuming playing career (the central defender never played in La Liga and appeared in only 15 second division games) he took up coaching in 1982, first with Cádiz CF in his adopted city, where he had hung up his boots.
Vidal began with the Andalusians' youth sides, then moved to assistant manager, being finally appointed head coach for the 1988–89 season after a brief interim spell in 1987. It was during that time he managed arguably the club's best ever player, Mágico González, of whom he once said: "Technically he was better than Maradona".[1]
After two 1/2 additional years in the top flight with modest CD Logroñés, which always maintained its status, Vidal resumed his career mainly in the second level. On 12 January 2007 he was appointed manager of Elche CF, following the sacking of Luis García.[2] On 12 October of the following year, following a draw at Celta de Vigo which meant Elche only managed two points from seven games, the manager was sacked, following a meeting with the club's directors; his assistant, former Spain and Deportivo de La Coruña player Claudio Barragán was temporarily placed in charge of the team.[3]
On 17 March 2010 the board of directors of Albacete Balompié announced that Vidal would replace Julián Rubio as manager of the division two outfit, until the end of the campaign.[4] After helping the Castile-La Mancha side avoid relegation, as 15th, he was released.
Vidal returned to Albacete midway through the 2010–11 season, replacing fired Antonio Calderón. He was also sacked after only one 1/2 months in charge, as the team was eventually relegated to the third division after 21 years.
References
- ↑ "El fútbol sería distinto sin David Vidal" [Football would be different without David Vidal] (in Spanish). El Día de Córdoba. 30 November 2007.
- ↑ "David Vidal dirigirá al Elche" [David Vidal will manage Elche] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 January 2007.
- ↑ "Claudio Barragán entrenará al Elche" [Claudio Barragán will coach Elche] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ↑ "David Vidal, nuevo entrenador del Albacete hasta final de temporada" [David Vidal, new Albacete manager until the end of the season] (in Spanish). ABC. 17 March 2010.
External links
- David Vidal profile at BDFutbol
- David Vidal manager profile at BDFutbol