Bartolomé Plaza Muela (21 February 1949 – 11 June 2000) was a Spanish football player and manager.
Playing career
editBorn in La Carolina in the Province of Jaén, Plaza played as a forward for Sevilla in La Liga (21 games, 6 goals) and for five teams including the former in the Segunda División (148 games, 19 goals).[1] On 4 January 1976, he came on as a substitute for Rafael Martínez after 35 minutes, and eight minutes later scored the opening goal for Sevilla in a 2–0 home win over Real Betis in the Seville derby.[2] In April 1978, he was loaned to a Recreativo de Huelva side chasing promotion to the top flight with five games remaining.[3]
Plaza played 32 games and scored 11 goals in 1979–80 as Linares won their Segunda División B group. His tally included a goal in the final match on 1 June, a 4–2 win at Calvo Sotelo.[4]
Managerial career
editPlaza managed Real Jaén in a record 229 games in the 1990s, in Segunda División B.[1] He also led Córdoba in 1992–93.[5] In 1996–97, he left halfway through a promotion-winning season to join Málaga,[6] but was fired after 13 games of the following campaign with the team in 7th place, with three points less than leaders Granada; the season ended with promotion under his successor Ismael Díaz.[7]
Elche appointed Plaza in 1998 and he led the team to promotion to the Segunda División via the playoffs.[8] He was sacked in January 2000 with the team in the relegation zone.[9]
Personal life
editPlaza had a son of the same name, who played in lower-league football.[10]
Plaza died on 11 June 2000 at hospital in Valencia, aged 51. He had been diagnosed with lymphatic cancer for the third time.[11] Real Jaén, Málaga and Elche held a pre-season tournament in his memory.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b Moreno, Gilberto (30 August 2023). "Entrenadores con sello blanco" [Managers with a white stamp]. Diario Jaén (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "2-0: El Sevilla se llevó el "derby andaluz"" [2-0: Sevilla took the "Andalusian derby"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 January 1976. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Llorden, Plácio (13 April 1978). "El sevillista Plaza, al club onubense" [Sevilla player Plaza, to the club from Huelva]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Mendoza, Ángel (5 May 2010). "Homenaje al ascenso del Linares a Segunda de 1980" [Homage to Linares's promotion to the Segunda División in 1980]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "El recuerdo a 'Tolo' Plaza del nuevo entrenador del Córdoba" [The memory of 'Tolo' Plaza of Córdoba's new manager] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Real Jaén CF". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 August 1997. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Cariño, Carlos (9 November 2023). "El espinoso camino al ascenso desde el mundo del bronce" [The thorny promotion path from the world of bronze]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Mata, Jesús (5 June 2017). "Así era el último 'Elche de Bronce': jugaban Vilanova, Lafuente, Nino..." [This was the last 'Bronze Elche': Vilanova, Lafuente and Nino were playing...]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Romero, Juan Carlos (11 January 2000). "'Tolo' Plaza, el noveno en caer" ['Tolo' Plaza, the ninth to fall]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ González, Alessio (8 July 2008). "La Unión se interesa por Tolo Plaza" [Unión interested in Tolo Plaza]. Europa Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "El técnico Tolo Plaza fallece en Valencia" [Manager Tolo Plaza dies in Valencia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 June 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Dorado, cerca del Córdoba" [Dorado, near Córdoba]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 June 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
External links
edit- Tolo Plaza at BDFutbol
- Tolo Plaza manager profile at BDFutbol