Manuel Mosquera (footballer, born 1968) explained

Manuel Mosquera
Full Name:Manuel Alfredo Mosquera Bastida
Birth Date:10 August 1968
Birth Place:Oleiros, Spain
Height:1.73m
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Deportivo La Coruña
Years1:1988–1991
Years2:1989–1991
Caps2:21
Goals2:1
Years3:1991–1996
Caps3:171
Goals3:61
Years4:1996–1998
Caps4:51
Goals4:3
Years5:1998–2005
Caps5:261
Goals5:39
Years6:2005–2007
Caps6:59
Goals6:13
Totalcaps:563
Totalgoals:117
Manageryears1:2007
Managerclubs1:Cerceda (player-manager)
Manageryears2:2007–2009
Managerclubs2:Cerceda (youth)
Manageryears3:2009–2010
Managerclubs3:Cerceda B
Manageryears4:2011–2014
Managerclubs4:Laracha
Manageryears5:2014–2016
Managerclubs5:Deportivo B
Manageryears6:2019–2020
Managerclubs6:Extremadura
Manageryears7:2021–2022
Managerclubs7:Extremadura
Manageryears8:2022
Managerclubs8:Talavera de la Reina
Manageryears9:2023
Managerclubs9:Córdoba

Manuel Alfredo Mosquera Bastida (born 10 August 1968) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a manager.

Playing career

Born in Oleiros, Galicia,[1] Mosquera was a Deportivo de La Coruña youth graduate. After spending several seasons with the reserves in Tercera División, he made his first team debut on 26 November 1989, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División home win against Racing de Santander.

Mosquera scored his first professional goal on 2 December 1989, netting his team's second in a 3–1 away defeat of UD Las Palmas. After contributing with 20 appearances in his first season, he only featured in one match during his second, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga.

In 1991, Mosquera moved to CF Extremadura in Segunda División B, being a regular starter and achieving two promotions; in the latter one, to the first division, he scored a career-best 19 goals. On 29 October 1995, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 home success over Bilbao Athletic.

In June 1996, Mosquera agreed to a three-year contract with SD Compostela in the top tier.[2] He made his debut in the category on 1 September, starting in a 0–6 loss at CD Tenerife, and scored his first goal the following 18 May in a 2–2 away draw against Real Oviedo.

In January 1998, Mosquera returned to his former side Extremadura,[3] being an undisputed starter in the following seven-and-a-half seasons which the club achieved one promotion (to the first division in 1998) and subsequently suffered two relegations (in 1999 and 2002). In 2005 he joined CCD Cerceda in the fourth division, and represented the side for two full seasons before retiring at the age of 38.

Managerial career

On 2 April 2007, while playing for Cerceda, Mosquera replaced Ramiro Sorbet at the helm of the first team,[4] and acted as a player-manager until the end of the season.[5] He subsequently took over the club's youth categories and the reserves in the regional leagues.[6]

On 1 June 2011, Mosquera was appointed manager of Laracha CF in the fifth tier,[7] and managed to achieve promotion to the fourth level in 2013; around that time, he also worked as manager of the Association of Spanish Footballers.[8] On 18 June 2014, he returned to his first club Deportivo, being named manager of the B-team.[9]

On 17 June 2016, Mosquera joined Dépor's staff as an assistant sporting director.[10] On 27 February 2019, after more than two years without coaching, he took over the renamed Extremadura UD in the second division, replacing fired Rodri.[11] He kept the club up before the end of the season, but they suffered relegation in July 2020, after which he expressed a desire to continue in the job.[12]

Mosquera was sacked on 22 November 2020 due to poor results,[13] but was again appointed manager the following 5 January after a change in the club's internal structure.[14] On 5 April 2022, after the club was officially expelled from the league, he left[15] and took over fellow Primera División RFEF side CF Talavera de la Reina three days later.[16]

On 2 June 2022, after Talavera's relegation, Mosquera left the club.[17] The following 10 April, he replaced Germán Crespo at the helm of Córdoba CF also in division three.[18]

Personal life

Mosquera's son, also named Manuel, is also a footballer and a forward. He too was groomed at Deportivo, and played under him at Extremadura.[19]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Cerceda (player-manager) 2 April 200727 June 2007
Cerceda B1 July 200930 June 2010
Laracha1 June 201118 June 2014
Deportivo B 18 June 201417 June 2016
Extremadura 27 February 201922 November 2020 [20]
Extremadura 5 January 2021Present[21]
Total

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manuel Mosquera es la clave del fútbol que se marca su equipo. Manuel Mosquera is the key to the football which trademarks his team. La Voz de Galicia. es. 31 October 2013. 27 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Manuel y Sastre, presentados. Manuel and Sastre, presented. Mundo Deportivo. es. 18 June 1996. 27 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Manuel apunta al Extremadura. Manuel aims to Extremadura. Mundo Deportivo. es. 3 January 1998. 27 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Manuel Mosquera sustituye al destituido Sorbet en el Cerceda. Manuel Mosquera replaces sacked Sorbet at Cerceda. La Voz de Galicia. es. 2 April 2007. 27 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Josito acepta la oferta del Cerceda, que prescinde de Manuel. Josito accepts the offer from Cerceda, which release Manuel. La Opinión A Coruña. es. 27 June 2007. 27 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Los equipos de Tercera Autonómica de As Mariñas gastan 58.000 euros. The Tercera Autonómica teams from As Marinas spent 58,000 euros. La Voz de Galicia. es. 30 August 2009. 28 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Manuel Mosquera, nuevo entrenador del Laracha. Manuel Mosquera, new manager of Laracha. La Voz de Galicia. es. 1 June 2011. 28 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Manuel Mosquera entrenará a la Selección AFE-España. Manuel Mosquera will manage the AFE-Spain national team. Marca. es. 16 July 2012. 28 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Manuel Mosquera sustituye a José Luis Devesa como técnico del Fabril. Manuel Mosquera replaces José Luis Devesa as manager of Fabril. La Voz de Galicia. es. 18 June 2014. 28 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Manuel Mosquera se incorpora a la dirección deportiva del Real Club Deportivo. Manuel Mosquera joins the sporting staff of Real Club Deportivo. Deportivo La Coruña. es. 17 June 2016. 28 February 2019.
  11. Web site: Manuel, nuevo entrenador. Manuel, new manager. Extremadura UD. es. 27 February 2019. 28 February 2019.
  12. News: Peña . Raúl . El Extremadura, desbordado dentro y fuera del terreno de juego. Extremadura, overwhelmed on and off the pitch . 10 July 2020 . Hoy . 9 July 2020 . Spanish.
  13. Web site: Manuel Mosquera, destituido. Manuel Mosquera, sacked. Diario AS. es. 22 November 2020. 9 June 2021.
  14. Web site: El bombazo del nuevo proyecto del Extremadura es la vuelta de Manuel Mosquera. The big bomb of Extremadura's new project is the return of Manuel Mosquera. El Periódico Extremadura. es. 5 January 2021. 9 June 2021.
  15. Web site: Manuel Mosquera cierra su etapa en Almendralejo. Manuel Mosquera ends his period at Almendralejo. Hoy. es. 5 April 2022. 27 April 2023.
  16. Web site: Manuel Mosquera, nuevo entrenador del Talavera. Manuel Mosquera, new manager of Talavera. Hoy. es. 8 April 2022. 27 April 2023.
  17. Web site: El CF Talavera y Manuel Mosquera separan sus caminos. CF Talavera and Manuel Mosquera split ways. El Español. es. 2 June 2022. 27 April 2023.
  18. Web site: Manuel Mosquera, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF. Manuel Mosquera, new manager of Córdoba CF. Córdoba CF. es. 10 April 2023. 27 April 2023.
  19. Web site: El hijo de Manu Mosquera cambia el Fabril por el Extremadura. The son of Manu Mosquera changes Fabril for Extremadura. El Desmarque. es. 7 December 2019. 14 June 2020.
  20. Web site: Manuel: Manuel Alfredo Mosquera Bastida: Matches 2018–19. BDFutbol. 5 March 2019.
    Web site: Manuel: Manuel Alfredo Mosquera Bastida: Matches 2019–20. BDFutbol. 21 August 2019.
    Web site: Manuel: Manuel Alfredo Mosquera Bastida: Matches 2020–21. BDFutbol. 11 April 2021.
  21. Web site: Manuel: Manuel Alfredo Mosquera Bastida: Matches 2020–21. BDFutbol. 11 April 2021.