Raúl Casañ Martí (born 27 September 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and currently the manager of CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas.

Raúl Casañ
Personal information
Full name Raúl Casañ Martí
Date of birth (1976-09-27) 27 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Beniparrell, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ibiza Islas Pitiusas (manager)
Youth career
Don Bosco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Picassent
1996–1997 Huesca 21 (2)
1997–1998 Badalona 27 (1)
1998–2000 Villarrobledo
2001–2003 Talavera 66 (1)
2003–2005 Benidorm 31 (0)
2005–2007 Alcoyano 64 (1)
2007–2008 Conquense 30 (0)
2008–2009 Peña Deportiva 33 (0)
2009–2010 Catarroja
2010–2012 Peña Deportiva 69 (5)
Total 341 (10)
Managerial career
2013–2017 Peña Deportiva (youth)
2018–2021 Peña Deportiva
2021–2022 Cornellà
2022–2023 Unionistas
2023– Ibiza Islas Pitiusas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

edit

Born in Beniparrell, Valencian Community, Casañ made his senior debut in the Regional Preferente with Picassent CF in 1995, and moved straight to Segunda División B in the following year with SD Huesca. After suffering relegation, he signed for CF Badalona in Tercera División, but joined fellow league team CP Villarrobledo one year later.[1]

Casañ would play in the third and fourth tiers for the remainder of his career, representing Talavera CF, Benidorm CF (achieving promotion to the third division in 2004), CD Alcoyano, UB Conquense and SCR Peña Deportiva. In 2009, after the latter's relegation, he agreed to a deal with Catarroja CF.

On 4 July 2010, Casãn returned to Peña, with the club in the division four.[2] In 2012, he retired at the age of 35.[3]

Managerial career

edit

Immediately after retiring, Casañ became a sporting director of his last club Peña Deportiva, being later named manager of the Juvenil side.[4] On 5 June 2018, following the main squad's relegation to the fourth division, he was named manager of the squad.[5]

Casañ led Peña to an immediate promotion in his first year,[6] and reached the play-offs in his second, missing out a second consecutive promotion after losing to CD Castellón. He also reached the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey in the 2020–21 season, but opted to leave the club on 26 May 2021, after 11 years linked with Peña overall.[7]

Hours after leaving Peña, Casañ was named manager of Primera División RFEF side UE Cornellà for the 2021–22 campaign.[8] The following 21 March, after a four-match winless streak which saw the club enter the relegation zone, he was sacked.[9]

On 15 June 2022, Casañ took over Unionistas de Salamanca CF also in the third division,[10] but was dismissed on 19 February of the following year.[11] On 26 May 2023, he was named at the helm of CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas in Tercera Federación.[12][13]

Managerial statistics

edit
As of 11 May 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Peña Deportiva   5 June 2018 26 May 2021 104 55 26 23 161 99 +62 052.88 [14]
Cornellà   26 May 2021 21 March 2022 29 10 2 17 26 38 −12 034.48 [15]
Unionistas   15 June 2022 19 February 2023 24 6 9 9 19 29 −10 025.00 [16]
Ibiza Islas Pitiusas   26 May 2023 Present 36 28 6 2 76 18 +58 077.78 [17]
Total 193 99 43 51 282 184 +98 051.30

References

edit
  1. ^ "Entrevista a Raul Casañ" [Interviewing Raul Casañ] (in Spanish). SCR Peña Deportiva. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Raúl Casañ volverá a vestir de blanco" [Raúl Casañ will wear white again] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 4 July 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Así vive los partidos Raúl Casañ, el técnico valenciano de la Peña Deportiva" [This is how Raúl Casañ, the Valencian coach of the Peña Deportiva, lives the matches] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Raúl Casañ deja la Peña Deportiva" [Raúl Casañ leaves Peña Deportiva] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Raúl Casañ nuevo Entrenador de la Peña Deportiva" [Raúl Casañ new manager of Peña Deportiva] (in Spanish). Sports de ca Nostra. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ^ "La Peña asciende a Segunda B" [Peña are promoted to Segunda B] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Raúl Casañ pone fin a su etapa como míster de la Peña Deportiva" [Raúl Casañ ends his spell as manager of Peña Deportiva] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Comunicado oficial | Raúl Casañ nuevo entrenador de la UE Cornellà" [Official announcement | Raúl Casañ, new manager of UE Cornellà] (in Catalan). UE Cornellà. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "El Cornellà despide a Raúl Casañ y pone al técnico del juvenil" [Cornellà fire Raúl Casañ and appoint the manager of the Juvenil] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Raúl Casañ nuevo entrenador de Unionistas de Salamanca" [Raúl Casañ new manager of Unionistas de Salamanca] (in Spanish). Unionistas de Salamanca CF. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  11. ^ "El entrenador Raúl Casañ no continuará al frente de Unionistas de Salamanca" [The manager Raúl Casañ will not continue ahead of Unionistas de Salamanca] (in Spanish). Unionistas de Salamanca CF. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Raúl Casañ nuevo entrenador del CD Ibiza" [Raúl Casañ new manager of CD Ibiza] (in Spanish). CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Raúl Casañ: El objetivo del CD Ibiza es el ascenso" [Raúl Casañ: CD Ibiza's goal is the promotion] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Peña Deportiva" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
    "Matches Raúl Casañ, 2019–20 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
    "Matches Raúl Casañ, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Matches Raúl Casañ, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Matches Raúl Casañ, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Ibiza Islas Pitiusas" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
edit