Ramón Vecinos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Ramón Vecino Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | , Spain | ||
| Date of death | 5 July 2009 (aged 51) | ||
| Place of death | Playa Grande, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Selección Juvenil de Bierzo | |||
| Atlético Bembibre | |||
| Ponferradina | |||
| 2002 | Herediano | ||
| 2002–2003 | San Carlos | ||
| 2005–2006 | Árabe Unido | ||
| 2006-2008 | Santacruceña | ||
Jose Ramón Vecino Fernández (19 February 1958 – 5 July 2009) was a Spanish football player and manager.
Managerial career[]
Born in , Ourense,[1] Vecinos managed several junior sides in his native Spain. He moved to Costa Rica after he earned his official coaching licence.
In October 2002 he took charge at Costa Rican top division side San Carlos after a spell at Herediano.[2] In March 2003 he was dismissed at Costa Rican side San Carlos.[3] He was the manager of Árabe Unido in Panama.
In June 2009 he reported to have signed for Salvadoran side Águila,[4] only for the deal to fall through because Vecinos wanted to bring in his own backroom staff.[5]
Death[]
Vecino drowned in July 2009 in Playa Grande, Costa Rica, aged only 51. He left three children (Jacobo, Belén y Adrián).[6] He owned a restaurant in Liberia, Guanacaste and had lived in the country since 2000.[7]
References[]
- ^ El técnico José Ramón Vecino fallece ahogado en una playa costarricense - Marca (in Spanish)
- ^ Técnico norteño - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Español José Ramón Vecinos destituido como técnico de San Carlos - Terra (in Spanish)
- ^ El Águila de El Salvador contrata al técnico español José Ramón Vecinos - Marca (in Spanish)
- ^ El brasileño Correia dirigirá a equipo salvadoreño Águila en lugar de Vecinos - Terra (in Spanish)
- ^ Entrenador de fútbol muere ahogado - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ José Ramón Vecinos murió en Santa Cruz Fuerte oleaje cobró vida de entrenador - Nación (in Spanish)
External links[]
- El entrenador español José Ramón Vecinos Fernández, de 51 años, murió ahogado la tarde de ayer en Playa Grande, de Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. at Diario Extra (in Spanish)
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- 1958 births
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- People from the Province of Ourense
- Spanish football managers
- Expatriate football managers in El Salvador
- Expatriate football managers in Panama
- C.S. Herediano managers
- Accidental deaths in Costa Rica
- Deaths by drowning
- Sportspeople from Galicia (Spain)
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