José María Salmerón Explained

José María Salmerón
Fullname:José María Salmerón Morales
Birth Date:23 October 1966
Birth Place:Almería, Spain
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:1980
Youthclubs1:AD Almería
Youthyears2:1980–1985
Youthclubs2:Real Madrid
Years1:1984
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1985–1989
Caps2:107
Goals2:9
Years3:1989–1991
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:1991–1992
Caps4:25
Goals4:3
Years5:1992–1993
Caps5:11
Goals5:4
Years6:1993–1995
Caps6:25
Goals6:1
Totalcaps:186
Totalgoals:17
Manageryears1:1999–2001
Managerclubs1:Almería
Manageryears2:2001–2002
Managerclubs2:Mármol Macael
Manageryears3:2002–2003
Managerclubs3:SS Reyes
Manageryears4:2003–2005
Managerclubs4:Poli Ejido (assistant)
Manageryears5:2003
Managerclubs5:Poli Ejido (caretaker)
Manageryears6:2004
Managerclubs6:Poli Ejido (caretaker)
Manageryears7:2005–2006
Managerclubs7:Poli Ejido
Manageryears8:2006–2007
Managerclubs8:Lorca Deportiva
Manageryears9:2007–2008
Managerclubs9:Real Madrid C
Manageryears10:2008
Managerclubs10:Alavés
Manageryears11:2010
Managerclubs11:Almería B
Manageryears12:2012–2013
Managerclubs12:Fuenlabrada
Manageryears13:2015
Managerclubs13:Cacereño
Manageryears14:2015–2016
Managerclubs14:UCAM Murcia
Manageryears15:2017–2018
Managerclubs15:Real Murcia
Manageryears16:2018–2019
Managerclubs16:Recreativo
Manageryears17:2019–2020
Managerclubs17:Burgos
Manageryears18:2020–2021
Managerclubs18:UCAM Murcia
Manageryears19:2022–2023
Managerclubs19:Badajoz

José María Salmerón Morales (born 23 October 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a winger, and is a manager.

Formed at Real Madrid, where he made one first-team appearance and represented the reserves in the Segunda División, he also represented Tenerife in La Liga.

Salmerón's managerial career of over two decades was mainly spent in the lower leagues, with spells at four teams in the second division.

Club career

Born in Almería, Andalusia, Salmerón joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 1980, after a recommendation from Vicente del Bosque.[1] On 9 September 1984, while still a junior, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón; the weekend had been affected by a professionals' strike, meaning that many youths made their debuts.[2]

However, Salmerón later suffered with injuries, and spent the vast majority of his spell with the reserves in Segunda División. He moved to CD Tenerife in the 1989 summer, but after being again injury prone, only appeared sparingly.

Salmerón subsequently represented Levante UD and UE Sant Andreu in Segunda División B, and CP Almería in Tercera División. He retired with the latter in 1995, aged only 29, after achieving promotion to the third level.

Managerial career

Salmerón started his managerial career with newly formed UD Almería in 1999, as the club were already relegated from the third level. He remained in charge in the following season, as the Rojiblancos were promoted at first attempt.

In June 2003, after a stint at UD San Sebastián de los Reyes, Salmerón was appointed assistant manager at Polideportivo Ejido. In November, he was appointed as caretaker manager, replacing fired Quique Setién. Shortly after, he returned to his previous duties after the appointment of Julián Rubio as manager; in June, after the latter's dismissal, he was again caretaker.

On 17 November 2005 Salmerón was again appointed as Poli manager,[3] remaining in charge for the season and finishing 15th. On 26 December 2006 he was appointed at the helm of Lorca Deportiva CF.[4]

After being relegated, Salmerón moved back to the Merengues as the C-team's manager in July 2007. On 26 February 2008 he moved to Deportivo Alavés,[5] narrowly avoiding the drop but being sacked in December.[6]

On 20 January 2010 Salmerón returned to Almería, being appointed manager with the reserves.[7] He renewed his link in July,[8] but was relieved from his duties in November.[9]

On 14 November 2012 Salmerón was appointed at the helm of CF Fuenlabrada,[10] but stepped down in May, after the club's relegation to the fourth level.[11] On 15 June 2015, after nearly two years without a club, he was named CP Cacereño manager,[12] but resigned after only eight days[13] and moved to UCAM Murcia CF on 2 July.[14]

In his first season at UCAM, Salmerón won their first promotion to the second tier with a play-off semi-final win over former club Castilla, then took the championship title for good measure on 8 June 2016 with a penalty shootout victory against CF Reus Deportiu.[15] On 11 December that year, he was dismissed, having taken 18 points from as many games with the club second from bottom.[16]

Salmerón remained in the city, taking the job at third-tier Real Murcia CF on 16 October 2017.[17] The following June, after play-off quarter-final elimination by Elche CF, his contract was not renewed.[18] He then became manager of Recreativo de Huelva and won their group, but was eliminated in the semi-finals of the post-season by CD Mirandés, and turned down a new deal in June 2019.[19]

On 12 October 2019, Salmerón returned to work at Burgos CF.[20] Nine months later he was hired again by UCAM with the goal of promotion,[21] but lost 1–0 to UD Ibiza in the play-off final on 23 May 2021.[22]

Following a league restructuring, UCAM remained in the third tier in the new Primera División RFEF, while Salmerón was dismissed on 6 November 2021, having taken three wins and as many draws in the first 11 games of the season.[23] A year later, he was hired in the same division at CD Badajoz.[24] After eight straight games without winning, Salmerón was fired on 22 March 2023.[25]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Almería3 May 199913 January 2001[26]
Mármol Macael28 May 20011 July 2002[27]
SS Reyes1 July 200230 June 2003[28]
Poli Ejido (caretaker)17 November 200324 November 2003[29]
Poli Ejido (caretaker)1 June 200428 June 2004[30]
Poli Ejido17 November 200518 June 2006[31]
Lorca Deportiva26 December 200626 February 2007[32]
Real Madrid C1 July 200726 February 2008[33]
26 February 200823 December 2008[34]
Almería B20 January 201030 November 2010[35]
14 November 201225 May 2013[36]
Cacereño15 June 201523 June 2015
UCAM Murcia26 June 201511 December 2016 [37]
Real Murcia16 October 201731 May 2018 [38]
Recreativo9 July 201827 June 2019 [39]
Burgos14 October 201924 June 2020[40]
UCAM Murcia11 July 20206 November 2021[41]
Badajoz5 October 202222 March 2023[42]
Total

Honours

UCAM Murcia

2015–16[15]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20141017163454/http://www.timeoutmagazine.es/futbol/los-ligamentos-quiebran-suenos Los ligamentos quiebran sueños (The ligaments break dreams)
  2. News: El juvenil, en Primera. Youth team, in Primera. 27 February 2023 . . Spanish.
  3. http://eldia.es/2005-11-17/jornada/32-ex-tinerfenista-Salmeron-nuevo-entrenador-Polideportivo-Ejido.htm El ex tinerfeñista Salmerón, nuevo entrenador del Polideportivo Ejido (Former Tenerife player Salmerón, new manager of Polideportivo Ejido)
  4. http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/lorca/es/desarrollo/722629.html Salmerón se convierte en el nuevo entrenador del Lorca (Salmerón becomes Lorca's new manager)
  5. http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/alaves/es/desarrollo/1094094.html Salmerón será el nuevo entrenador del Alavés (Salmerón will be the new manager of Alavés)
  6. http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2008/12/23/mas_futbol/1229986814_850215.html El Alavés oficializa la destitución de Salmerón y hoy presentará a Mandiola (Alavés turns official Salmerón's sacking and will present Mandiola today)
  7. http://www.marca.com/2010/01/20/futbol/mas_futbol/1264004396.html Salmerón es el nuevo técnico del Almería B (Salmerón is the new manager of Almería B)
  8. http://www.ideal.es/granada/v/20100711/deportes/ud-almeria/salmeron-continuara-como-entrenador-20100711.html Salmerón continuará como entrenador de la UD Almería B (Salmerón will remain as UD Almería B's manager)
  9. http://udalmeria.ideal.es/noticias/2010-11-30/salmeron-destituido-como-entrenador-20101130.html Salmerón, destituido como entrenador del Almería B, y le sustituye Alfonsín (Salmerón, sacked as manager of Almería B, Alfonsín replaces him)
  10. http://www.cffuenlabrada.es/actualidad/noticias/temporada-2012-2013/079-jose-maria-salmeron-nuevo-entrenador-del-cf-fuenlabrada.html José María Salmerón, nuevo entrenador del CF Fuenlabrada (José María Salmerón, new manager of CF Fuenlabrada)
  11. http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/segunda-b/239286-jose-maria-salmeron-no-seguira-como-entrenador-del-fuenlabrada.html Jose María Salmerón no seguirá como entrenador del Fuenlabrada (José María Salmerón will not continue as Fuenlabrada's manager)
  12. http://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/deportes/jose-maria-salmeron-ya-es-tecnico-cacereno_876863.html José María Salmerón ya es el técnico del Cacereño (José María Salmerón is already manager of Cacereño)
  13. http://www.ideal.es/almeria/deportes/futbol/liga-segunda-b/201506/23/jose-maria-salmeron-deja-20150623115401.html José María Salmerón deja el Cacereño (José María Salmerón leaves Cacereño)
  14. http://www.laopiniondemurcia.es/deportes/fichajes/2015/06/26/jose-maria-salmeron-nuevo-entrenador/658436.html José María Salmerón, nuevo entrenador del UCAM Murcia CF (José María Salmerón, new manager of UCAM Murcia CF)
  15. News: Los penaltis dieron al UCAM Murcia el título de campeón absoluto ante el Reus. Penalties give UCAM Murcia the title of overall champion against Reus . 3 October 2019 . Sport Cartagena . 8 June 2016 . es.
  16. News: Francisco sustituye a Salmerón en el banquillo del UCAM Murcia . Francisco replaces Salmerón in UCAM Murcia's dugout. 3 October 2019 . Diario AS . 13 December 2016 . es.
  17. News: Salmerón, nuevo entrenador del Real Murcia. Salmerón, new manager of Real Murcia . 3 October 2019 . La Verdad . 16 October 2017 . es.
  18. News: José María Salmerón no continuará como entrenador del Real Murcia C.F.. José María Salmerón will not continue as manager of Real Murcia C.F. . 3 October 2019 . Real Murcia CF . 7 June 2018 . es.
  19. News: Salmerón rechaza la oferta y pone fin a su etapa en el Recreativo de Huelva. Salmerón refuses the offer and puts an end to his era in Recreativo de Huelva . 3 October 2019 . Huelva Información . 27 June 2019 . es.
  20. News: Salmerón ya es nuevo entrenador del Burgos CF. Salmerón is now new manager of Burgos CF . 27 February 2023 . . 12 October 2019 . Spanish.
  21. News: Ruiz . Antonio . Salmerón regresa para liderar el ambicioso proyecto del UCAM. Salmerón returns to lead UCAM's ambitious project . 27 February 2023 . Diario AS . 12 July 2020 . Spanish.
  22. News: «No es momento de hablar de mi futuro», dice Salmerón . "It's not the time to speak about my future", says Salmerón. 27 February 2023 . La Verdad . 24 May 2021 . Spanish.
  23. News: UCAM Murcia CF destituye a José María Salmerón . UCAM Murcia CF dismiss José María Salmerón. 27 February 2023 . Cadena COPE . 6 November 2021 . Spanish.
  24. News: José María Salmerón, nuevo entrenador del Badajoz. José María Salmerón, new manager of Badajoz . 27 February 2023 . Marca . 5 October 2022 . Spanish.
  25. https://www.hoy.es/deportes/futbol/primera-rfef/badajoz-destituye-jose-maria-salmeron-20230322220932-nt.html El Badajoz destituye a José María Salmerón
  26. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 1998–99. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Tercera División (Grupo 9) 1999–00. Tercera División (Group 9) 1999–00. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Fase de ascenso a Segunda División 1999–00 (Grupo D4). Promotion phase to Segunda División B (Group D4) 1999–00. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2000–01. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  27. Web site: Tercera División (Grupo 9) 2001–02. Tercera División (Group 9) 2001–02. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Fase de ascenso a Segunda División 2001–02 (Grupo D4). Promotion phase to Segunda División B (Group D4) 2001–02. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
  28. Web site: Tercera División (Grupo 7) 2002–03. Tercera División (Group 7) 2002–03. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Fase de ascenso a Segunda División 2002–03 (Grupo A2). Promotion phase to Segunda División B (Group A2) 2002–03. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Copa del Rey 2002–03. King's Cup 2002–03. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
  29. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2003–04. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  30. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2003–04. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  31. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2005–06. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  32. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2006–07. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  33. Web site: 2007–08 Real Madrid C Results. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2007–08. BDFutbol. 2 April 2024.
  34. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2007–08. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2008–09. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  35. Web site: 2009–10 Almería B Results. Futbolme. es. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2010–11. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  36. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2012–13. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  37. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2015–16. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
    Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2016–17. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  38. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2017–18. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  39. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2018–19. BDFutbol. 26 March 2019.
  40. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2019–20. BDFutbol. 23 February 2020.
  41. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2020–21. BDFutbol. 6 April 2021.
    Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2021–22. BDFutbol. 2 April 2024.
  42. Web site: Salmerón: José María Salmerón Morales: Matches 2022–23. BDFutbol. 2 April 2024.