Juan Carlos Carcedo Mardones (Spanish pronunciation: [xwaŋ ˈkaɾlos kaɾˈθeðo]; born 19 August 1973) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Cypriot First Division club Pafos FC.

Juan Carlos Carcedo
Carcedo as assistant coach for Arsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Carcedo Mardones
Date of birth (1973-08-19) 19 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pafos (manager)
Youth career
Hospitalet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Hospitalet 32 (0)
1994–1995 Gramenet 36 (1)
1995–1996 Espanyol B 30 (1)
1996–1999 Atlético Madrid B 78 (4)
1999–2002 Nice 21 (0)
2000–2001Atlético Madrid (loan) 11 (0)
2002–2004 Leganés 45 (0)
2004–2006 Las Palmas 9 (0)
Total 241 (6)
Managerial career
2006–2008 Almería (assistant)
2008–2012 Valencia (assistant)
2012 Spartak Moscow (assistant)
2013–2016 Sevilla (assistant)
2015 Sevilla (interim)
2016–2018 Paris Saint-Germain (assistant)
2018–2019 Arsenal (assistant)
2020–2021 Ibiza
2022 Zaragoza
2023– Pafos
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassed Segunda División totals of 134 matches and four goals over seven seasons, mainly with Atlético Madrid B and Leganés. He subsequently worked as an assistant manager, always under Unai Emery.

Playing career

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Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Carcedo began his career at CE L'Hospitalet in Segunda División B, making his debut in the competition on 5 September 1993 in a 3–3 draw at Gimnàstic de Tarragona and being sent off in the 85th minute.[1] He played a 31 further matches during that season, earning a second dismissal on 10 October in a 1–1 home draw against UE Rubí.[2]

In the summer of 1996, after one-year spells in the lower leagues with UDA Gramenet and RCD Espanyol B – scoring his first goal as a senior on 18 September 1994 to open a 3–1 win for the former over CD Alcoyano[3]– Carcedo signed for Atlético Madrid, being assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División.[4][5][6] In the 2000–01 campaign he appeared in 16 competitive games for the first team (on loan from French side OGC Nice) as they also competed at that level, the first one being a 1–0 league home loss to Recreativo de Huelva on 9 September 2000 in which he started.[7]

Carcedo then moved to another club in the capital, CD Leganés, where he played three years in the second tier. He retired after a couple of seasons in the third with UD Las Palmas, earning promotion in the latter but only contributing four games to the feat.

Coaching career

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On retiring, Carcedo became assistant manager to Unai Emery at UD Almería. Despite being offered the main position at the club,[8] he left and followed Emery to Valencia CF in 2008.[9] In 2012, they worked together at Russia's FC Spartak Moscow.[10]

The pair returned to Spain the following year, being appointed at Sevilla FC. On 10 May 2015, Carcedo was put in charge of the team for their match away to RC Celta de Vigo following the death of Emery's father Juan,[11] and he managed a 1–1 draw.[12]

In June 2016, Carcedo was one of several staff members who accompanied Emery to French title-holders Paris Saint-Germain FC.[13] Two years later, after winning seven trophies,[14] both left for Arsenal in the English Premier League.[15]

Carcedo had his first coaching experience in his own right in August 2020, when he was appointed at UD Ibiza of the third division for two years.[16] On 24 June 2021, after leading the side to their first-ever promotion to the second tier, he renewed his contract until 2023.[17]

On 18 December 2021, after six matches without winning, Carcedo was dismissed.[18] The following 31 May, he was appointed at the helm of Real Zaragoza also in division two,[19] but was sacked on 6 November.[20]

On 24 June 2023, Carcedo was announced as the new head coach of Pafos FC.[21] On 18 May 2024, the club conquered the Cypriot Cup for the first time in its history after defeating AC Omonia 3–0 at the GSP Stadium.[22]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 23 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ibiza 2 August 2020 18 December 2021 52 25 15 12 67 40 +27 048.08 [23]
Zaragoza 31 May 2022 6 November 2022 15 4 4 7 9 13 −4 026.67 [24]
Pafos 24 June 2023 Present 64 37 10 17 119 57 +62 057.81 [25]
Total 131 66 29 36 195 110 +85 050.38

Honours

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Manager

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Pafos

References

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  1. ^ Castillo, David (6 September 1993). "El Nástic merece algo más" [Nástic deserve something more]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. ^ López, José Luis (11 October 1993). "Rubí arranca un empate y Burrueco da la nota" [Rubí snatch a draw and Burrueco shows off]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ Zárate, Óscar (19 September 1994). "La Gramanet supera con comodidad al Alcoyano" [Gramanet overcome Alcoyano easily]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  4. ^ López, José Luis; Soler, Jaume (10 May 1997). "Juande Ramos se lleva ocho defensas a Madrid" [Juande Ramos takes eight defenders to Madrid]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ^ Soler, Jaume (7 December 1997). "El derbi, para el Rayo" [The derby, to Rayo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  6. ^ Soler, Jaume; Cano, J. (21 February 1999). "'Willy' se estrena contra un Toledo muy ambicioso" ['Willy' has debut against highly ambitious Toledo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  7. ^ Balasch, M. (10 September 2000). "El Recre echa más leña al 'infierno' del Atlético" [Recre keep piling wood in Atlético's 'hell']. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  8. ^ Dorrington, Nick (23 May 2008). "Carcedo – Almeria Or Valencia". Goal. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  9. ^ Barbeta, A. (2 June 2008). "Emery: "Cuento con todos"" [Emery: "I count on everybody"]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  10. ^ Rapado, Sergio (8 May 2012). "Emery ficha por el Spartak de Moscú" [Emery signs for Spartak Moscow]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  11. ^ Guevara, Rocío (10 May 2015). "Muere el padre de Unai Emery" [The father of Unai Emery dies]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  12. ^ McVitie, Peter (10 May 2015). "Celta 1–1 Sevilla: Santi Mina penalty rescues point for hosts". Goal. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  13. ^ Lemaître, Damien (24 June 2016). "Vía libre para Emery en el PSG" [Freeway to Emery in PSG]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  14. ^ Gabilondo, Aritz (9 May 2018). "El 'fracaso' de Unai Emery: siete títulos en dos años" [The 'failure' of Unai Emery: seven titles in two years]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Arsenal announce Unai Emery's staff: Steve Bould stays, Jens Lehmann goes". ESPN. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Carcedo nuevo entrenador del Ibiza" [Carcedo new manager of Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Juan Carlos Carcedo renueva hasta 2023" [Juan Carlos Carcedo renews until 2023] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 18 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  19. ^ "¡Bienvenido, Juan Carlos Carcedo!" [Welcome, Juan Carlos Carcedo!] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  21. ^ "PAFOS FC NEW HEAD COACH – Juan Carlos Carcedo" (in Greek). Pafos FC. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Ακούστε το: Η Πάφος FC είναι κυπελλούχος, θριάμβευσε επί της Ομόνοιας! (vid)" [Listen: Pafos FC are Cup winners, they won over Omonia! (vid)] (in Greek). Phile News. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Matches Juan Carlos Carcedo, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Juan Carlos Carcedo, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol.
  24. ^ "Matches Juan Carlos Carcedo, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol.
  25. ^ "Pafos FC: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  26. ^ Kartsakis, Nikos (18 May 2024). "Ομόνοια – Πάφος 0–3: Έγραψαν ιστορία οι Παφίτες, κατακτώντας το πρώτο Κύπελλο της ιστορίας τους" [Omonia – Pafos 0–3: Paphos boys made history by winning their first Cup ever] (in Greek). Gazzetta. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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