Carlos Aitor García

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Aitor García
Personal information
Full name Carlos Aitor García Sanz
Date of birth (1984-02-14) 14 February 1984 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Teams managed
Years Team
2005–2014 Santa Ana (youth)
2014 Santa Ana
2014–2015 Montego Bay United
2016 Olimpia (assistant)
2016–2017 Libertad (assistant)
2018–2019 Cerro Porteño (assistant)
2020 River Plate Asunción

Carlos Aitor García Sanz (born 14 February 1984) is a Spanish football manager.

Career[]

Born in Madrid, García worked for DAV Santa Ana's youth setup and was also in the psychology department of Atlético Madrid during the 2009–10 season. He was also a coach in the Complutense University of Madrid between 2008 and 2011.

In May 2014, García was named first team manager at Santa Ana with five rounds to the end of the season, but failed to avoid relegation from the Preferente de Aficionados.[2] On 30 July, he moved to Jamaica and was appointed manager of Montego Bay United FC,[3] also working for the Jamaica national team as an analyst.[4]

In February 2016, García moved to Paraguay and joined Olimpia as compatriot Fernando Jubero's assistant manager.[1] He continued to work in the country and with Jubero in the following years, at Libertad and Cerro Porteño.[5]

On 27 October 2020, García replaced Celso Ayala at the helm of River Plate Asunción.[6] He was dismissed on 7 December, after only seven matches.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Aitor García, el Master en Psicología Deportiva que llega para levantar al plantel de Olimpia" [Aitor García, the Master in Sport Psychology who arrives to boost Olimpia squad] (in Spanish). La Nación. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Gele sustituye a Galvati al frente del primer equipo del D.A.V. Santa Ana" [Gele replaces Galvati at the helm of D.A.V. Santa Ana] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Montego Bay United appoints Spanish coach". Jamaica Observer. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ^ "¡Libertad! ¡El fútbol es libertad!" [Freedom! Football is freedom!] (in Spanish). Ecos del Balón. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Aitor hace sus primeras armas en el fútbol paraguayo" [Aitor puts his first weapons in the Paraguayan football] (in Spanish). Tigo. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Aitor reemplaza a Ayala" [Aitor replaces Ayala] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Aitor García deja de ser el técnico de River Plate" [Aitor García leaves River Plate] (in Spanish). Tigo. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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