José Antonio Naya Explained

José Antonio Naya
Fullname:José Antonio Naya Mella
Birth Date:30 April 1934
Birth Place:A Coruña, Spain
Youthclubs1:Deportivo La Coruña
Managerclubs1:Júpiter Leonés
Managerclubs2:Cultural Leonesa
Manageryears3:1965–1966
Managerclubs3:Hullera
Manageryears4:1967–1968
Managerclubs4:Alcalá
Manageryears5:1969–1970
Managerclubs5:Toledo
Manageryears6:1970–1971
Managerclubs6:Real Madrid Aficionados
Manageryears7:1972
Managerclubs7:Cádiz
Manageryears8:1972–1973
Managerclubs8:Getafe
Manageryears9:1973–1974
Managerclubs9:Ourense
Manageryears10:1974–1975
Managerclubs10:Burgos
Manageryears11:1975–1976
Managerclubs11:Deportivo La Coruña
Manageryears12:1976–1977
Managerclubs12:Murcia
Manageryears13:1977–1979
Managerclubs13:Levante
Manageryears14:1979–1980
Managerclubs14:Recreativo
Manageryears15:1981–1982
Managerclubs15:Linares
Manageryears16:1982–1983
Managerclubs16:Castellón
Manageryears17:1984
Managerclubs17:Alavés
Manageryears18:1984–1985
Managerclubs18:Granada
Manageryears19:1987
Managerclubs19:Xerez
Manageryears20:1989–1990
Managerclubs20:Real Burgos
Manageryears21:1990–1991
Managerclubs21:Sabadell
Manageryears22:1991–1992
Managerclubs22:Murcia
Manageryears23:1993–1994
Managerclubs23:Cádiz
Manageryears24:1995
Managerclubs24:Ourense

José Antonio Naya Mella (born 30 April 1934) is a Spanish former football manager.

Football career

Naya was born in A Coruña, Galicia, and played youth football for Deportivo de La Coruña before joining the military service. After obtaining the coaching qualifications he became a manager, taking over lowly sides Júpiter Leonés, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, SD Hullera Vasco-Leonesa, RSD Alcalá and CD Toledo.[1]

In 1972, after winning the amateur championship with Real Madrid Aficionados, Naya was appointed manager of Cádiz CF in Segunda División. After narrowly avoiding relegation, he was named in charge of Tercera División side Getafe Deportivo in November of that year, as the side only won one point in their first ten matches; he took the club to a mid-table finish before moving to CD Ourense in the second division in December 1973.[2]

Naya subsequently worked at Burgos CF, Deportivo, Real Murcia (two stints),[3] Levante UD, Recreativo de Huelva, Linares CF, CD Castellón, Deportivo Alavés, Granada CF,[4] Xerez CD,[5] Real Burgos CF, CE Sabadell FC, Cádiz[6] and Ourense. With Real Burgos he won the second division in 1989–90, but was subsequently replaced by Novoa.[7]

Honours

Levante

1978–79

Real Burgos

1989–90

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Epílogo para una guerra. Epilogue to a war. Cuadernos de Fútbol. es. 1 October 2019. 9 December 2020.
  2. Web site: NAYA, un entrenador especialista en «milagros». NAYA, a manager specialist in "miracles". Mundo Deportivo. es. 5 January 1974. 9 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Naya, al Murcia. Naya, to Murcia. El País. es. 14 November 1991. 9 December 2020.
  4. Web site: Naya, cesado en el Granada. Naya, sacked at Granada. Mundo Deportivo. es. 6 March 1985. 8 December 2020.
  5. Web site: ... y Naya volvió a coger su batuta. ... and Naya is back on doing his thing. Mundo Deportivo. es. 20 February 1987. 8 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Cádiz: Marcelino, entrenador. Cádiz: Marcelino, manager. Mundo Deportivo. es. 13 January 1994. 8 December 2020.
  7. Web site: 30º aniversario del ascenso a Primera. 30th anniversary of the promotion to Primera. Real Burgos CF. es. 11 May 2020. 9 December 2020.