José Manuel Mateo Azcona (born 23 January 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.

José Manuel Mateo
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Mateo Azcona[1]
Date of birth (1975-01-23) 23 January 1975 (age 49)[1]
Place of birth Pamplona, Spain[1]
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Osasuna B 56 (0)
1996–2004 Osasuna 183 (9)
2004–2005 Valladolid 38 (2)
2005–2006 Recreativo 34 (1)
2006–2009 Alavés 66 (1)
Total 377 (13)
Managerial career
2010–2013 Osasuna (youth)
2013–2014 Alavés B
2014–2015 Osasuna B
2015 Osasuna
2015–2017 Osasuna B
2018 Burgos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Mateo finished his formation at CA Osasuna, and made his senior debuts with the reserves in 1994. He was promoted to the main squad in 1996, and played his first match as a professional on 31 August, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 Segunda División away draw against UE Lleida.[2]

Mateo scored his first professional goal on 8 March 1997, netting the first in a 1–1 home draw against CD Ourense.[3] He was an ever-present figure in the 1999–2000 season, appearing in 40 matches and scoring a career-best three goals as his team returned to La Liga after a six-year absence.

On 10 September 2000, Mateo made his debut in the Spanish top flight, starting in a 0–2 home loss to RC Celta de Vigo.[4] He scored his first goal in the competition on 29 October, netting the first in a 1–2 defeat with Valencia CF also at the El Sadar Stadium.[5]

On 3 July 2004, after eight years in the Rojillos' first team, Mateo moved to second level club Real Valladolid.[6] He remained in the same division in the following years, representing Recreativo de Huelva[7] and Deportivo Alavés[8] and retiring with the latter in 2009 at the age of 34.

Coaching career

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After his retirement, Mateo was appointed manager of Osasuna's youth sides in 2010, and was dismissed after three years in charge.[9] On 2 July 2013 he was named Deportivo Alavés B coach,[10] but was sacked on 24 February of the following year.[11]

In July 2014, Mateo returned to Osasuna and its reserves, now competing in Tercera División.[12] On 28 February of the following year he was named manager of the first team, replacing the fired Jan Urban;[13] he was himself relieved of his duties on 4 May, after six losses in only ten games.[14]

Mateo returned to Osasuna's B-side on 21 July 2015, being appointed manager.[15] On 7 June 2018, nearly one year after leaving them, he was named Burgos CF coach.[16] After losing five of his first nine matches, he was dismissed by the third-tier club on 21 October.[17]

Managerial statistics

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As of 21 October 2018
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alavés B   2 July 2013 24 February 2014 27 13 8 6 39 22 +17 048.15 [18]
Osasuna B   11 July 2014 28 February 2015 27 16 5 6 45 20 +25 059.26 [19]
Osasuna   28 February 2015 4 May 2015 10 1 3 6 5 17 −12 010.00 [20]
Osasuna B   21 July 2015 24 May 2017 82 41 18 23 137 84 +53 050.00 [21]
Burgos   7 June 2018 21 October 2018 9 2 2 5 4 9 −5 022.22 [22]
Total 155 73 36 46 230 152 +78 047.10

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "José Manuel Mateo Azcona, MATEO". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ Moncayo, Carmelo (1 September 1996). "Discreto inicio en el Camp d'Esports" [Slow start at the Camp d'Esports]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ Monreal, Félix (9 March 1997). "Osasuna, erre que erre" [Osasuna, again and again]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ^ Monreal, Félix (11 September 2000). "El Celta impone su ley ante un flojo Osasuna" [Celta lay down the law against a weak Osasuna]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. ^ Monreal, Félix (30 October 2000). "El Valencia, líder del sufrimiento" [Valencia, the leaders of suffering]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  6. ^ Artetxe, José L. (3 July 2004). "Mateo se va al Valladolid" [Mateo goes to Valladolid]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  7. ^ "El central Mateo cierra la defensa de Marcelino" [Stopper Mateo closes Marcelino's defence]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 26 August 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ^ "El Alavés ficha a Manuel Mateo por dos temporadas" [Alavés sign Manuel Mateo for two seasons]. El Correo (in Spanish). 19 July 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  9. ^ Zuza, Santiago (18 June 2013). "Mateo: "No he recibido ninguna explicación sobre mi salida"" [Mateo: "I did not receive any explanation about my departure"]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. ^ "José Manuel Mateo llevará las riendas del equipo de Tercera División" [José Manuel Mateo will take the helm of the Tercera División team] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  11. ^ "El Deportivo Alavés cesa a José Manuel Mateo" [Deportivo Alavés sack José Manuel Mateo] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ^ Ganuza, Asier (11 July 2014). "Mateo: un tipo duro para Tajonar" [Mateo: a tough guy for Tajonar] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Jan Urban es destituido como entrenador del CA Osasuna" [Jan Urban is dismissed as CA Osasuna manager] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  14. ^ "José Manuel Mateo ya no es el entrenador de Osasuna" [José Manuel Mateo is no longer manager of Osasuna]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Arranca Osasuna Promesas" [Osasuna Promesas get going] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  16. ^ "José Manuel Mateo, nuevo entrenador del Burgos CF" [José Manuel Mateo, new manager of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  17. ^ Del Álamo, Ismael (21 October 2016). "José Manuel Mateo es destituido tras una nueva derrota ante el Pontevedra" [José Manuel Mateo is dismissed after another defeat against Pontevedra] (in Spanish). Burgos Conecta. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 4) 2013–14" [Tercera División (Group 4) 2013–14] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  19. ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 15) 2014–15" [Tercera División (Group 15) 2014–15] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Mateo: José Manuel Mateo Azcona". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 15) 2015–16" [Tercera División (Group 15) 2015–16] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2015-16" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2015–16] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
    "Mateo: José Manuel Mateo Azcona". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  22. ^ "Mateo: José Manuel Mateo Azcona". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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