Miguel Ángel Lotina
Lotina manager of Deportivo in 2008
Personal information
Full name Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría[1]
Date of birth (1957-06-18) 18 June 1957[1]
Place of birth Meñaka, Spain[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 CD Munguía
1977–1978 Gernika
1978–1981 Logroñés 113 (38)
1981–1983 Castellón 30 (3)
1983–1988 Logroñés 113 (48)
Managerial career
1990–1993 Logroñés B
1992 Logroñés
1993–1996 Numancia
1996 Logroñés
1997 Badajoz
1998–1999 Numancia
1999–2002 Osasuna
2002–2004 Celta
2004–2006 Espanyol
2006–2007 Real Sociedad
2007–2011 Deportivo La Coruña
2012 Villarreal
2013–2014 Omonia
2014 Al-Shahania
2015–2016 Al-Shahania
2016–2018 Tokyo Verdy
2019–2020 Cerezo Osaka
2021 Shimizu S-Pulse
2022 Vissel Kobe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría (Spanish pronunciation: [miɣeˈlaŋxel loˈtina];[lower-alpha 1] born 18 June 1957) is a Spanish professional manager and former footballer who played as a striker.

His playing career was spent mostly with Logroñés, whom he represented in the Segunda División, also playing for Castellón in La Liga.

In a managerial career of over three decades, Lotina led seven clubs in the top flight, starting with Logroñés. He won the Copa del Rey with Espanyol in 2006 and the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Deportivo in 2008. He later worked in Cyprus, Qatar and for four teams in Japan.

Playing career

Born in Meñaka, Biscay, Lotina started playing football with local Gernika Club, representing CD Castellón from 1981 to 1983. In his only season in La Liga he scored three goals in 21 games for the Valencians,[2][3] who ranked 18th and last.

In summer 1983, Lotina signed with CD Logroñés. After netting 22 goals over two Segunda División seasons with the Riojan side – also representing them in Segunda División B – he contributed two in 14 matches in the 1986–87 campaign as the team promoted to the top flight for the first time ever, after finishing second to champions Valencia CF;[4][5] he retired from the game in 1988 at the age of 31, without having appeared in the main division with his main club.

Coaching career

Early years

After starting coaching with Logroñés' reserves, Lotina managed the club in two separate stints in the 90s (12 games). In 1995–96, whilst in charge of CD Numancia, he helped the third-tier team reach the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey after ousting top-flight sides Real Sociedad, Racing de Santander and Sporting de Gijón before bowing out to eventual finalists FC Barcelona 5–3 on aggregate.[6]

After his debut in the top division with Logroñés in the 1996–97 season, being one of five managers as they finished in 22nd and last position, Lotina's next years were spent in division two with CD Badajoz, Numancia and CA Osasuna, helping the second promote to the top flight for the first time ever in 1999[7] and the third achieve the same feat the following year after a six-year absence. He remained with the Navarrese for two further campaigns, as they consecutively retained their status.[8]

Celta

Lotina led RC Celta de Vigo to their first participation in the UEFA Champions League in 2002–03 as the Galicians finished fourth. The following season, however, even though the team progressed through the group stage by notably defeating A.C. Milan 2–1 at the San Siro,[9] he was sacked after 21 rounds[10] in an eventual relegation.[11]

Espanyol and Real Sociedad

In 2004–05, Lotina coached RCD Espanyol[12] to qualification to the UEFA Cup after finishing fifth. The year 2006 brought him his first football trophy, as the team won the domestic cup against Real Zaragoza (4–1) in the manager's second season.[13] In the 2006–07 campaign, he returned to his native region after replacing the dismissed José Mari Bakero at the helm of 20th-placed Real Sociedad,[14] but the Basques were relegated from the first division for the first time in 40 years after ranking second-bottom.[11]

Deportivo

For 2007–08, Lotina returned to Galicia and joined Deportivo de La Coruña.[15][16] After a poor start, he more often than not switched to a 5–3–2 formation, going on to finish the year comfortably placed in mid-table and reach the UEFA Intertoto Cup,[17] where they won 3–1 on aggregate against Israel's Bnei Sakhnin F.C. in the final.[18]

Having advanced into the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, Lotina guided Deportivo through the group and expressed satisfaction at being drawn in the last 32 against Aalborg Boldspilklub of Denmark.[19] The Scandinavians won home and away, eliminating his team 6–1 on aggregate.[20]

In March 2010, Lotina added one year to his contract that was set to expire.[21] Depor were relegated in 2011 as the club also struggled financially; the side only managed to score nine goals away from home all year, being doomed in the last round after a 0–2 home loss against Valencia. On 23 May of that year, he announced his departure.[22]

Villarreal

Lotina became Villarreal CF's third coach of the season on 19 March 2012, replacing José Francisco Molina following a 1–0 away defeat to Levante UD, with the team dangerously close to the relegation zone (17th),[23] and eventually relegated as 18th, which meant that the reserves, which competed in the second tier, were also forced to drop down a level in June.[11]

Abroad

On 21 June 2014, after a brief spell in the Cypriot First Division, Lotina was appointed head coach of newly promoted Qatar Stars League side Al-Shahania SC.[24] Subsequently, he worked in Japan with Tokyo Verdy,[25] Cerezo Osaka,[26] Shimizu S-Pulse[27] and Vissel Kobe.[28]

Managerial statistics

As of 26 June 2022[29]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Logroñés B Spain 30 June 1990 26 May 1993 118 43 39 36 133 131 +2 036.44
Logroñés Spain 3 December 1992 14 December 1992 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00 [30]
Numancia Spain 26 May 1993 20 May 1996 142 64 47 31 184 116 +68 045.07 [31]
Logroñés Spain 10 June 1996 28 October 1996 10 3 1 6 7 24 −17 030.00 [32]
Badajoz Spain 22 June 1997 1 December 1997 19 1 13 5 13 17 −4 005.26 [33]
Numancia Spain 30 June 1998 22 June 1999 48 23 13 12 77 47 +30 047.92 [34]
Osasuna Spain 23 June 1999 26 May 2002 130 46 33 51 141 152 −11 035.38 [35]
Celta Spain 26 May 2002 26 January 2004 80 30 25 25 103 96 +7 037.50 [36]
Espanyol Spain 11 June 2004 26 May 2006 92 35 27 30 113 116 −3 038.04 [37]
Real Sociedad Spain 27 October 2006 22 June 2007 32 9 9 14 29 34 −5 028.13 [38]
Deportivo Spain 25 June 2007 23 May 2011 182 67 45 70 195 225 −30 036.81 [39]
Villarreal Spain 19 March 2012 1 June 2012 11 3 5 3 12 12 +0 027.27 [40]
Omonia Cyprus 30 December 2013 7 February 2014 9 3 4 2 13 8 +5 033.33
Al-Shahania Qatar 22 June 2014 22 September 2014 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 000.00
Al-Shahania Qatar 17 July 2015 30 June 2016 18 12 3 3 39 16 +23 066.67
Tokyo Verdy Japan 24 November 2016 10 December 2018 92 43 24 25 126 97 +29 046.74
Cerezo Osaka Japan 1 February 2019 31 January 2021 83 44 14 25 111 77 +34 053.01
Shimizu S-Pulse Japan 1 February 2021 3 November 2021 45 11 13 21 43 65 −22 024.44
Vissel Kobe Japan 8 April 2022 29 June 2022 15 6 3 6 25 17 +8 040.00
Total 1,130 443 319 368 1,366 1,260 +106 039.20 —

Honours

Espanyol

Deportivo

Notes

  1. ↑ In isolation, Miguel and Ángel are pronounced [miˈɣel] and [ˈaŋxel] respectively.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Miguel Ángel Lotina at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ García Jiménez, Luis (4 January 1982). "1–3: ¡Bombazo del Castellón!" [1–3: Castellón shocker!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Quini, autor del gol 3.000 del Barça en la Liga" [Quini, scorer of Barça's 3000th goal in League]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 January 1982. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Una exposición recrea en 1.500 fotos, 10 libros y audiovisuales la historia del Logroñés desde su fundación en 1940" [Exhibition recreates in 1.500 photos, 10 books and audiovisuals history of Logroñés since being founded in 1940] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Martín Fuentenebro, Pablo (24 May 2017). "De Primera a casi desaparecer (I)" [From Primera to nearly disappearing (I)]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Chamarro, Felixo (21 February 2006). "Soria celebra la gesta de la Copa 10 años después" [Soria celebrates Cup exploit 10 years later]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Muntané, Eduardo (21 June 1999). "Hito histórico del Numancia" [Historical achievement from Numancia] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Zariquiegui, Fermín (23 June 2003). "Mexicano Aguirre logra salvar del descenso a Osasuna" [Mexican Aguirre leads Osasuna out of relegation]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "El Celta sella en San Siro su pase a octavos de final" [Celta seal progression to round of 16 in San Siro]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 December 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "El Celta de Vigo destituye a Lotina" [Celta de Vigo dismiss Lotina]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 26 January 2004. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 Alcalá, Luis Javier (14 May 2012). "El descenso del Villarreal convierte a Lotina en trending topic" [Villarreal relegation turns Lotina into a trending topic] (in Spanish). RTVE. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  12. ↑ Sans, Gabriel; Cánovas, M.C. (11 June 2004). "Llega Lotina y se va Luis" [Lotina arrives and Luis leaves] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  13. 1 2 Astruells, Andrés (13 April 2006). "¡Increíble Espanyol!" [Incredible Espanyol!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  14. ↑ "Miguel Ángel Lotina, nuevo entrenador de la Real Sociedad" [Miguel Ángel Lotina, new Real Sociedad manager]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 27 October 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "Lotina abandona la Real Sociedad y se acerca al Deportivo de la Coruña" [Lotina leaves Real Sociedad and nears Deportivo de la Coruña]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 23 June 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "Lotina ficha por una temporada con el Deportivo" [Lotina signs for one season with Deportivo]. El País (in Spanish). 25 June 2007. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  17. 1 2 Lowe, Sid (19 October 2009). "Deportivo La Coruña grind their way back to where they once belonged". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  18. ↑ "El Deportivo cumple y se clasifica para la UEFA" [Deportivo complete mission and qualify for UEFA Cup]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Lotina: «Respetamos al Aalborg, pero no nos podemos quejar»" [Lotina "We respect Aalborg, but we're not going to complain"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 19 December 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  20. ↑ "Lotina: "La eliminatoria se perdió en el partido de ida"" [Lotina: "The tie was lost in the first leg"]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 February 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  21. ↑ "Lotina renueva un año más" [Lotina renews for one more year]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 March 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "Lotina se despide: 'No he descendido yo sino el Depor'" [Lotina says goodbye: 'I have not been relegated, Depor have']. Diario AS (in Spanish). 23 May 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  23. ↑ "Villarreal appoint Lotina". ESPN Soccernet. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  24. ↑ "Al Shahaniya appoint Miguel Lotina as new head coach". Qatar Stars League. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  25. ↑ Barreiros, Pedro (9 December 2017). "Miguel Ángel Lotina: «Estoy disfrutando del fútbol como nunca había hecho de entrenador»" [Miguel Ángel Lotina: "I had never had this much fun as a manager"]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  26. ↑ "Former Tokyo Verdy manager Miguel Angel Lotina hired to lead Cerezo Osaka". Japan Times. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  27. ↑ "Lotina, nuevo entrenador del Shimizu S-Pulse de la J-League" [Lotina, new manager of J-League's Shimizu S-Pulse]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 December 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  28. ↑ "Soccer – Vissel Kobe confirm Spain's Lotina as Miura replacement". Reuters. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  29. ↑ Miguel Ángel Lotina coach profile at Soccerway
  30. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 1992–93". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  31. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 1993–94". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 1994–95". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 1995–96". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  32. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 1996–97". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  33. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 1997–98". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  34. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 1998–99". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  35. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 1999–00". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2000–01". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2001–02". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  36. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2002–03". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2003–04". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  37. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2004–05". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2005–06". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  38. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2006–07". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  39. ↑ "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2007–08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2008–09". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2009–10". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
    "Lotina: Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruechebarría: Matches 2010–11". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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