Esteban José Navarro Navarro (born 22 March 1976) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is a current manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esteban José Navarro Navarro | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Molinos | |||
| Marbella | |||
| San Pedro | |||
| Roquetas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Roquetas | ||
| 1999–2006 | Almería | 153 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Córdoba | 47 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Roquetas | 108 | (5) |
| Total | 270 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Roquetas (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Roquetas | ||
| 2013–2018 | Almería (youth) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Almería B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Most of his 17-year professional career was spent at Almería, where he amassed Segunda División totals of 82 games and two goals (adding 71/1 in Segunda División B).
Playing career
editEsteban was born in Almería, Andalusia. After beginning to play as a senior for CD Roquetas, he moved to his hometown's UD Almería, where he became a regular starter as the team climbed up from the fourth to the second division.
Esteban played his first match as a professional on 31 August 2002, starting in a 1–2 home loss against UD Salamanca.[1] He only scored his first goal in the second level on 27 September 2003, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw to Recreativo de Huelva.[2]
On 12 January 2006, after struggling with injuries during the season,[3] Esteban moved to Córdoba CF from division three.[4] After being an ever-present figure during his spell, he moved back to first club Roquetas and retired in 2010, aged 34.[5]
Managerial career
editShortly after retiring, Esteban became assistant manager at his last club. He was appointed head coach on 17 May 2012,[6] leaving in the following summer.
In July 2013, Esteban returned to Almería, where he worked with the youth teams.[7] On 25 April 2018, after Fran Fernández's promotion to the first team, he was appointed manager of the reserves in the fourth tier.[8]
On 16 October 2019, Esteban was sacked by the Rojiblancos, being replaced by Nandinho.[9]
References
edit- ^ El Salamanca gana en Almería (Salamanca wins in Almería); Mundo Deportivo, 1 September 2002 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Almería salva un punto 'in extremis' (Almería saves one point 'in extremis'); Mundo Deportivo, 28 September 2003 (in Spanish)
- ^ La U. D. Almería pierde de nuevo por lesión a Esteban (U.D. Almería loses Esteban again due to injury); ABC, 11 August 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Córdoba contrata a Esteban Navarro, que llega del Almería (Córdoba signs Esteban Navarro, who arrives from Almería); 20 Minutos, 12 January 2006 (in Spanish)
- ^ Algo se pierde en el fútbol (Something is lost in football); Diario de Almería, 5 June 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ortega y Esteban se perfilan como entrenadores del CD Roquetas (Ortega and Esteban poised as CD Roquetas' managers); Ideal, 17 May 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Esteban Navarro, un gran profe en el Almería cadete (Esteban Navarro, a great teacher in Almería cadete); La Voz de Almería, 13 August 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ Esteban Navarro se convierte en el nuevo entrenador del filial del Almería (Esteban Navarro becomes the new manager of Almería's reserves); UD Almería, 25 April 2018 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Fernando Santos, 'Nandinho', sustituye a Esteban Navarro en el Almería B" [Fernando Santos, 'Nandinho', replaces Esteban Navarro at Almería B] (in Spanish). UD Almería B. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
External links
edit- Esteban at BDFutbol
- Esteban manager profile at BDFutbol
- Esteban at Soccerway