Alejandro Menéndez Explained

Alejandro Menéndez
Fullname:Alejandro Menéndez García
Birth Date:12 July 1966
Birth Place:Gijón, Spain
Manageryears1:2002–2005
Managerclubs1:Sporting Gijón (youth)
Manageryears2:2005–2007
Managerclubs2:Real Madrid (youth)
Manageryears3:2007–2008
Managerclubs3:Celta B
Manageryears4:2008
Managerclubs4:Celta
Manageryears5:2008–2009
Managerclubs5:Celta B
Manageryears6:2009–2011
Managerclubs6:Real Madrid B
Manageryears7:2013
Managerclubs7:Racing Santander
Manageryears8:2013–2014
Managerclubs8:Buriram United
Manageryears9:2014–2015
Managerclubs9:Shaanxi Wuzhou
Manageryears10:2016–2017
Managerclubs10:Celta B
Manageryears11:2018
Managerclubs11:Burgos
Manageryears12:2018–2020
Managerclubs12:East Bengal
Manageryears13:2020–2021
Managerclubs13:Albacete

Alejandro Menéndez García (born 12 July 1966) is a Spanish football manager.

Career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Menéndez started his managerial career at Sporting de Gijón's youth setup. After winning the 2004 Copa de Campeones Juvenil de Fútbol and being a runner-up in the 2005 Copa del Rey Juvenil, he moved to Real Madrid as a manager of the Juvenil squad.

In July 2007, Menéndez was named Celta de Vigo B manager, with the side in Segunda División B. On 13 May 2008, he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, replacing fired Antonio Lopez,[1] and subsequently avoided relegation with the club.

Menéndez subsequently returned to Celta's B-team and, in 2009, was appointed at another reserve team, Real Madrid Castilla also in the third tier. On 4 January 2011, he was relieved from his duties.[2]

On 5 March 2013, Menéndez was appointed manager of Racing de Santander as a replacement for dismissed José Aurelio Gay.[3] However, he could not avoid the club's relegation to the third level, and subsequently left the club.

In September 2013 Menéndez moved abroad for the first time in his career, being named Buriram United F.C. manager in Thailand.[4] With the side, he achieved immediate success, winning a domestic treble (Thai Premier League, Thai FA Cup and Thai League Cup) during his first season in charge.

Menéndez resigned on 11 April 2014, after winning the Toyota Premier Cup and the Kor Royal Cup.[5] On 28 December of that year, he was named as the new manager of China League One side Shaanxi Wuzhou,[6] but left the side one month later due to bureaucratic problems.[7]

One year since his last job, Menéndez returned to Celta B in February 2016, where he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract as a replacement for the sacked Javier Torres Gomez.[8]

In August 2018, Menendez joined East Bengal F.C. of India's I-League for the upcoming season, as part of a spending spree by new owners Quess Corp.[9] He led the club to second place, one point behind Chennai City FC, and won both Kolkata Derby matches against Mohun Bagan A.C.[10] at the end of the campaign in March 2019 he extended his link by two years.[11] He resigned on 21 January 2020, after taking just eight points from the first seven games of the season.[12]

Menéndez returned to his home country on 8 December 2020, after being appointed Albacete Balompié's third manager of the season.[13]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Celta B1 July 200713 May 2008 [14]
Celta13 May 200830 June 2008 [15]
Celta B30 June 20081 July 2009 [16]
Real Madrid Castilla1 July 20094 January 2011[17]
Racing Santander5 March 201330 June 2013[18]
Buriram United8 September 201311 April 2014[19]
Shaanxi Wuzhou28 December 201431 January 2015[20]
Celta B2 February 201630 May 2017 [21]
Burgos19 February 20186 June 2018[22]
East Bengal20 August 201821 January 2020[23]
Albacete8 December 20204 May 2021[24]
Total

Honours

Buriram United

2013

2013

2013

2014

2014

Individual awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El técnico gijonés Alejandro Menéndez se hace cargo del Celta. Gijonés manager Alejandro Menéndez takes the reins of Celta. El Comercio. es. 13 May 2008. 29 December 2015.
  2. Web site: El Madrid cesa a Menéndez como técnico del Castilla. Madrid sacks Menéndez as Castilla manager. Diario AS. es. 4 January 2011. 29 December 2015.
  3. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez sustituye a José Aurelio Gay como técnico. Alejandro Menéndez replaces José Aurelio Gay as manager. Marca. es. 5 March 2013.
  4. Web site: Tailandia, nuevo reto de Alejandro Menéndez. Thailand, new goal of Alejandro Menéndez. La Nueva España. es. 9 September 2013. 29 December 2015.
  5. Web site: Menéndez deja el Burinam tras ganar cinco títulos. Menéndez leaves Buriram after winning fifve titles. La nueva España. es. 12 April 2014. 29 December 2015.
  6. Web site: 新陕足教头起底:穆里尼奥好友 曾执教武里南联. Sohu. zh. 29 December 2014.
  7. Web site: Menéndez ve frustrada su aventura en China. Menéndez sees his Chinese adventure frustrated. La Nueva España. es. 11 February 2015. 29 December 2015.
  8. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez sustituye a Javier Torres Gómez al frente del Celta B. Alejandro Menendez replaces Javier Torres Gomez in front of Celta B. canteiraceleste. es. 24 March 2016.
  9. News: Alejandro Menendez's appointment marks the beginning of new era in East Bengal . 22 July 2024 . . 21 August 2018.
  10. News: Sen . Debayan . No title, but a season to remember for East Bengal . 3 November 2019 . . 9 March 2019.
  11. News: I-League: East Bengal coach Alejandro Menendez extends contract by 2 years . 3 November 2019 . Sports Keeda . 6 March 2019.
  12. News: Banerjee . Ritabrata . East Bengal head coach Alejandro Menendez resigns . 6 February 2020 . . 21 January 2020.
  13. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez, nuevo entrenador del Albacete Balompié. Alejandro Menéndez, new manager of Albacete Balompié. Albacete Balompié. es. 8 December 2020. 8 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 24 March 2016.
  15. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 24 March 2016.
  16. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 24 March 2016.
  17. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 24 March 2016.
    Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 24 March 2016.
  18. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 24 March 2016.
  19. News: th:เซราะกราวจัดหนักโคตร! ตั้งมือขวามูรินโญ่คุมทัพ . th . . goal.com . 8 September 2013 . 8 September 2013.
    Web site: Menéndez deja el Burinam tras ganar cinco títulos. Menéndez leaves Buriram after winning five titles. La nueva España. es. 12 April 2014. 24 March 2016.
  20. Web site: 新陕足教头起底:穆里尼奥好友 曾执教武里南联. Sohu. zh. 24 March 2016.
    Web site: Menéndez ve frustrada su aventura en China. Menéndez sees his Chinese adventure frustrated. La Nueva España. es. 11 February 2015. 29 December 2015.
  21. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 24 March 2016.
    Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 17 September 2016.
  22. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 22 February 2018.
  23. Web site: East Bengal head coach Alejandro Menendez resigns Goal.com. www.goal.com. 2020-01-21.
  24. Web site: Alejandro Menéndez: Alejandro Menéndez García. BDFutbol. 3 February 2021.