Tito García Sanjuán Explained

Tito García Sanjuán
Fullname:José Ángel García Sanjuán
Birth Date:25 February 1974
Birth Place:Zaragoza, Spain
Position:Pivot[1]
Youthclubs1:Zaragoza (football)
Years1:–1992
Clubs1:Zaragoza B (football)
Years2:1992–1996
Years6:2005–2006
Managerclubs1:Oliver (youth)
Manageryears2:2006–2007
Managerclubs2:Benicarló
Manageryears3:2007–2011
Managerclubs3:Borriol
Manageryears4:2011–2013
Managerclubs4:Roda (youth)
Manageryears5:2013
Managerclubs5:Villarreal C
Manageryears6:2013–2014
Manageryears7:2014
Manageryears8:2015–2016
Managerclubs8:Legirus Inter
Manageryears9:2016–2018
Managerclubs9:Formentera
Manageryears10:2018
Managerclubs10:Ejea
Manageryears11:2018–2019
Managerclubs11:Egypt (assistant)
Manageryears12:2019–2020
Managerclubs12:San Fernando
Manageryears13:2020–2021
Managerclubs13:El Ejido

José Ángel "Tito" García Sanjuán (born 25 February 1974) is a Spanish retired futsal player, and is a manager.

Playing career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Sanjuán finished his formation with Real Zaragoza, and went on to appear for their B-team before retiring from football in 1992, aged just 18. He immediately moved to futsal, starting his career with AD Super Sego FS.

Sanjuán subsequently played for Castilla-La Mancha FS, FS Baix Maestrat, FS Martorell[2] and AD Sala 10[3] before retiring in 2006.

Coaching career

Shortly before retiring, Sanjuán started coaching at hometown side CD Oliver's youth setup.[4] In March 2011, after subsequently working at CD Benicarló and CF Borriol in the regional leagues, he joined Villarreal CF's affiliate club CD Roda, initially working as a youth coach.[5]

In January 2013, Sanjuán was appointed manager of Villarreal's C-team in Tercera División,[5] but was sacked in October after a poor start of the campaign.[6] He subsequently worked at Vinaròs CF[7] and UE Rapitenca before moving abroad to Finland.[8]

On 8 June 2016, Sanjuán was named in charge of fourth division side SD Formentera.[9] In his first season in charge, he achieved promotion to Segunda División B and also reached the round of 32 in the Copa del Rey (knocking out Segunda División side Lorca FC in the process); in his second, the club reached the round of 16 in the cup (knocking out La Liga side Athletic Bilbao at the San Mamés Stadium), but could not avoid relegation in the league; he resigned on 22 January 2018, shortly after the team's elimination from the national cup.[10]

On 24 January 2018, Sanjuán joined CD Toledo as an assistant sporting director.[11] On 16 July, he was named manager of SD Ejea in the third division,[12] but left the club three weeks after his arrival to become one of Javier Aguirre's assistants in the Egypt national team.[13]

On 14 July 2019, Sanjuán was named in charge of another third division side, San Fernando CD.[14] In October, he stepped down temporarily due to health problems,[15] but was still sacked the following 28 January.[16]

On 5 August 2020, Sanjuán was named manager of CD El Ejido, newly promoted to the third division.[17]

Personal life

Sanjuán's older brother Jesús was a footballer. A midfielder, he notably represented Zaragoza.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perfil de García Sanjuan. García Sanjuan's profile. LNFS. es. 6 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Los ´caduferos´ y el Martorell se juegan tres puntos de oro por la permanencia. The caduferos and Martorell play for three golden points for the permanence. El Periódico Mediterráneo. es. 8 January 2005. 6 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán ficha por el DKV. Tito García Sanjuán signs for DKV. El Periódico de Aragón. es. 31 August 2005. 6 July 2020.
  4. Web site: José Ángel Tito García Sanjuán: "Nos marcamos la meta de la Tercera en dos o tres años". José Ángel Tito García Sanjuán: "We set Tercera as a goal within two or three years". El Periódico Mediterráneo. es. 31 May 2008. 6 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán toma el mando del Villarreal C. Tito García Sanjuán takes the reins of Villarreal C. CD Roda. es. 17 January 2013. 6 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Eder Sarabia toma el relevo de Tito García Sanjuán en el Villarreal C. Eder Sarabia replaces Tito García Sanjuán at Villarreal C. El Periódico Mediterráneo. es. 1 October 2013. 6 July 2020.
  7. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán entrenador del Vinaròs CF ¿con gente nueva?. Tito García Sanjuán manager of Vinaròs CF with new people?. JN Producciones. es. 29 November 2013. 6 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán estudia irse a Finlandia. Tito García Sanjuán thinks about moving to Finland. Mundo Deportivo. es. 18 September 2014. 6 July 2020.
  9. Web site: García Sanjuán es el nuevo entrenador del Formentera. García Sanjuán is the new manager of Formentera. Fútbol Pitiuso. es. 8 June 2016. 6 July 2020.
  10. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán deja de ser entrenador del Formentera. Tito García Sanjuán leaves Formentera. Cadena SER. es. 22 January 2018. 6 July 2020.
  11. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán se va al CD Toledo. Tito García Sanjuán goes to CD Toledo. Diario de Ibiza. es. 24 January 2018. 6 July 2020.
  12. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán, nuevo entrenador del Ejea. Tito García Sanjuán. Heraldo de Aragón. es. 16 July 2018. 6 July 2020.
  13. Web site: De Ejea a Egipto. From Ejea to Egypt. El Periódico de Aragón. es. 6 August 2018. 6 May 2020.
  14. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán, nuevo entrenador del San Fernando. Tito García Sanjuán, new manager of San Fernando. San Fernando CD. es. 14 July 2019. 6 July 2020.
  15. Web site: García Sanjuán deja el banquillo del San Fernando por su salud. García Sanjuán leaves San Francisco's bench due to his health. Marca. es. 21 October 2019. 5 June 2020.
  16. Web site: El San Fernando destituye a Tito García Sanjuán. San Fernando sack Tito García Sanjuán. Diario de Cádiz. es. 28 January 2020. 6 July 2020.
  17. Web site: Tito García Sanjuan, nuevo técnico celeste. Tito Gracía Sanjuan, new manager celeste. CD El Ejido. es. 5 August 2020. 6 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Tito García Sanjuán suena con fuerza para el banquillo del San Fernando Club Deportivo. Tito García Sanjuán highly targeted for San Fernando Club Deportivo's bench. Deporte de la Isla. es. 2 July 2019. 6 July 2020.