José Manuel Rielo Talens (born 5 May 1946) is a Spanish former footballer and manager. He was interim manager at La Liga club Valencia in 1994, 1995 and 1996, finishing runners-up in the Copa del Rey in 1995, and led Elche in the Segunda División in 1998.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Rielo Talens | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Xàtiva, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1974 | Alcoyano | ||
| 1974–1978 | Olímpico | 36+ | (1+) |
| 1978–1980 | Alcira | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Mestalla | |||
| 1994 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 1995 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 1996 | Valencia (interim) | ||
| 1998 | Elche | ||
| 1998–2000 | Mestalla | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editEarly career
editBorn in Xàtiva in the Province of Valencia, Rielo played as a midfielder for minor clubs in the Valencian Community before joining the coaching staff at Valencia CF. He managed the reserve team, C.D. Mestalla, to promotion to Segunda División B.[1]
Valencia
editRielo was assistant manager at Valencia under Guus Hiddink, who was dismissed in November 1993. In March 1994, when Francisco Roig Alfonso was installed as club president, he accepted the resignation of Héctor Núñez and brought in Rielo as interim manager until Hiddink could return.[2][3] On his debut on 13 March, Rielo won 2–1 away to RC Celta de Vigo, following this a week later with a 1–0 home win over Sporting de Gijón in his only other match.[4] Before his first match, he had said that he would have been happy with a draw, due to the potency of opposing forward Vladimir Gudelj.[5]
At the start of June 1995, Valencia sacked Carlos Alberto Parreira – the manager who had won the 1994 FIFA World Cup for Brazil – and installed Rielo until the end of the season. The team were 11th with three games remaining; as Rielo did not have the appropriate licence to manage more than two games, the club paid a fine for the last match.[6] His debut on 3 June was a 5–0 loss at RCD Espanyol.[7] Ten days later, his team won 2–1 at Albacete Balompié in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, improving on a 1–1 draw in the home leg under Parreira; it was their first qualification for the cup final since 1979. Rielo's team played a defensive game and took their opportunities on the counter-attack; before the match, player Robert Fernández had said "If we play football, we will lose".[8] The final on 24 June against Deportivo was abandoned due to rain with 11 minutes remaining and the score at 1–1; the remainder was played three days later and Alfredo Santaelena scored the winning goal for Depor.[9]
Rielo had a third and final stint as Valencia manager in 1996, between the resignation of Luis Aragonés and the hiring of Jorge Valdano. His only game on 24 November was a 4–2 loss at Real Madrid, who went top of the league.[10]
Later career
editIn February 1998, Rielo was hired at Elche CF of the Segunda División, on an 18-month deal.[1] His debut on 15 February was a 3–0 loss at Atlético Madrid B, and the performance was called "awful" by Jaume Soler of Mundo Deportivo.[11] He was sacked with two games remaining, with Delfín Álvarez seeing out a campaign that ended in relegation.[12]
Rielo returned to Valencia B in June 1998, still in the third tier.[13] He resigned in April 2000, leaving Manuel Gálvez in charge for the final five games before relegation.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b Carlos, Juan (11 February 1998). "Rielo, nuevo entrenador" [Rielo, new manager]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Urrutia, Carlos (10 March 1994). "La asamblea elige a Roig presidente del Valencia" [Assembly vote Roig president of Valencia]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Urrutia, Carlos (11 March 1994). "Valencia: Núñez se va y vuelve Rielo" [Valencia: Núñez leaves and Rielo returns]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Urrutia, Luis (21 March 1994). "El golazo de Mijatovic hacer arder al Sporting" [Mijatovic's wonder goal burns Sporting]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Mínguez, Antonio (14 March 1994). "Celta paga la resaca copera" [Celta pay with a cup hangover]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Urrutia, Carlos (2 June 1995). "Parreira, cesado" [Parreira, sacked]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Segura, Miguel (4 June 1995). "Camacho: "No se puede pedir más al equipo"" [Camacho: "You couldn't ask anything more from the team"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Líbero, Pedro (14 June 1995). "Valencia salva el cuello" [Valencia save their necks]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Roig no puede evitar las lágrimas" [Roig can't avoid tears]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 June 1995. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Carbajosa, Carlos E. (25 November 1996). "El Madrid, líder" [Real Madrid, leader]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Soler, Jaume (16 February 1998). "Pésimo debut de Rielo" [Awful debut for Rielo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "El Elche cesa a Rielo y nombra a Delfín Álvarez" [Elche sack Rielo and name Delfín Álvarez]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 May 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Cambios en Segunda B; novedades en Tercera" [Changes in Segunda B; new faces in Tercera]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 1998. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Els equips de la Segona Divisió B són actualitat" [Segunda División B teams are in the news]. Mundo Deportivo (in Catalan). 14 April 2000. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
External links
edit- José Manuel Rielo at BDFutbol
- José Manuel Rielo manager profile at BDFutbol