Pablo López Vidal (born 21 September 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a centre-back, and the current manager of Ourense CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo López Vidal | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | A Coruña, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ourense (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Orillamar | |||
| 1993–1996 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Imperátor | ||
| 1997–1999 | Pontevedra | 31 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Celta B | 135 | (3) |
| 2003–2006 | Ourense | 103 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Oviedo | 28 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Cultural Leonesa | 18 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Ciudad Santiago | 28 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Montañeros | 76 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | As Pontes | 49 | (3) |
| Total | 468 | (14) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | As Pontes (youth) | ||
| 2015–2016 | As Pontes | ||
| 2016–2018 | Deportivo La Coruña (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Deportivo La Coruña (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Cameroon (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2023 | Racing Ferrol (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Ourense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in A Coruña, Galicia, López represented Orillamar SD and Deportivo de La Coruña as a youth, but made his senior debut with Imperátor OAR in the 1996–97 season, achieving promotion to Tercera División. In 1997, he moved straight to Segunda División B, after signing with Pontevedra CF.
In 1999, López joined RC Celta de Vigo and was assigned to the reserves in the fourth division. He helped the side to a promotion to the third level in 2001, and moved to CD Ourense in that category in 2003.
On 25 June 2006, López agreed to a contract with Real Oviedo also in division three.[1] On 23 July of the following year, after suffering relegation, he signed for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[2]
On 8 July 2008, López was presented at SD Ciudad de Santiago still in the third level,[3] but moved to fellow league team Montañeros CF on 15 August of the following year.[4] In 2012, he joined fourth division side CD As Pontes, and retired with the club in July 2014, aged 37; he immediately became their sporting director.[5]
Managerial career
editOn 11 June 2015, López was named manager of As Pontes.[6] He left the club in June 2016 to join Deportivo de La Coruña as the manager of the Juvenil B squad,[7] before becoming an assistant of Clarence Seedorf in the main squad in February 2018.[8]
López followed Seedorf to the Cameroon national team also as his assistant in September 2018,[9] before joining Emilio Larraz's staff at Racing de Ferrol in July 2020, under the same role.[10] He was also an analyst at the latter side during the 2023–24 season before departing the club.
On 5 November 2024, López was appointed manager of Primera Federación side Ourense CF.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Pablo López, nuevo fichaje" [Pablo López, new signing] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "El ex oviedista Pablo López ficha por la Cultural" [Former oviedista Pablo López signs for Cultural] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "El Ciudad de Santiago presenta al defensa central Pablo López" [Ciudad de Santiago present the central defender Pablo López] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "El Montañeros toma forma con cuatro fichajes gallegos" [Montañeros shape up with four Galician signings] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Pablo López novo director deportivo do CD As Pontes" [Pablo López new sporting director of CD As Pontes] (in Spanish). Amigus. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Pablo López es el nuevo entrenador del As Pontes" [Pablo López is the new manager of As Pontes] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Entrenadores cantera Real Club Deportivo 2016–2017" [Managers of the youth setup of Real Club Deportivo 2016–2017] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Pablo López Vidal: "A la gente de casa se nos valora menos"" [Pablo López Vidal: "The people at home value us less"] (in Spanish). DXT Campeón. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "El coruñés Pablo López se incorpora al cuerpo técnico de la selección de Camerún" [The coruñés Pablo López joins the technical staff of the Cameroon national team] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Pablo López será el segundo entrenador de Emilio Larraz en el Racing de Ferrol" [Pablo López will be the assistant manager of Emilio Larraz at Racing de Ferrol] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Pablo López Vidal nuevo entrenador del Ourense CF" [Pablo López Vidal new manager of Ourense CF] (in Spanish). Ourense CF. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
External links
edit- Pablo López at BDFutbol
- Pablo López manager profile at BDFutbol
- Pablo López coach profile at Soccerway