| Tolo Plaza | |
| Full Name: | Bartolomé Plaza Muela |
| Birth Date: | 21 February 1949 |
| Birth Place: | La Carolina, Spain |
| Death Place: | Valencia, Spain |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1969–1970 |
| Clubs1: | Castellón |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1970–1971 |
| Clubs2: | Recreativo Huelva |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1971–1972 |
| Clubs3: | Castellón |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1972–1974 |
| Clubs4: | Linares |
| Caps4: | 31+ |
| Goals4: | 8+ |
| Years5: | 1974–1978 |
| Clubs5: | Sevilla |
| Caps5: | 44 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 1977–1978 |
| Clubs6: | Sevilla Atlético |
| Caps6: | 17 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 1978 |
| Clubs7: | → Recreativo Huelva (loan) |
| Caps7: | 4 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1978–1979 |
| Clubs8: | Algeciras |
| Caps8: | 25 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 1979–1982 |
| Clubs9: | Linares |
| Caps9: | 83 |
| Goals9: | 15 |
| Totalcaps: | 220+ |
| Totalgoals: | 40+ |
| Manageryears1: | 1984–1985 |
| Managerclubs1: | Sevilla Atlético |
| Manageryears2: | 1985–1987 |
| Managerclubs2: | Utrera |
| Manageryears3: | 1988 |
| Managerclubs3: | Atlético Marbella |
| Manageryears4: | 1988–1989 |
| Managerclubs4: | Jaén |
| Manageryears5: | 1989–1990 |
| Managerclubs5: | Linares |
| Manageryears6: | 1991–1992 |
| Managerclubs6: | Jaén |
| Manageryears7: | 1992–1993 |
| Managerclubs7: | Córdoba |
| Manageryears8: | 1993–1996 |
| Managerclubs8: | Jaén |
| Manageryears9: | 1997 |
| Managerclubs9: | Málaga |
| Manageryears10: | 1998–2000 |
| Managerclubs10: | Elche |
Bartolomé Plaza Muela (21 February 1949 – 11 June 2000) was a Spanish football player and manager.
Born in La Carolina in the Province of Jaén, Plaza played as a forward for Sevilla in La Liga (21 games, 6 goals) and for five teams including the former in the Segunda División (148 games, 19 goals). On 4 January 1976, he came on as a substitute for Rafael Martínez after 35 minutes, and eight minutes later scored the opening goal for Sevilla in a 2–0 home win over Real Betis in the Seville derby.[1] In April 1978, he was loaned to a Recreativo de Huelva side chasing promotion to the top flight with five games remaining.[2]
Plaza played 32 games and scored 11 goals in 1979–80 as Linares won their Segunda División B group. His tally included a goal in the final match on 1 June, a 4–2 win at Calvo Sotelo.[3]
Plaza managed Real Jaén in a record 229 games in the 1990s, in Segunda División B.[4] He also led Córdoba in 1992–93.[5] In 1996–97, he left halfway through a promotion-winning season to join Málaga,[6] but was fired after 13 games of the following campaign with the team in 7th place, with three points less than leaders Granada; the season ended with promotion under his successor Ismael Díaz.[7]
Elche appointed Plaza in 1998 and he led the team to promotion to the Segunda División via the playoffs.[8] He was sacked in January 2000 with the team in the relegation zone.[9]
Plaza had a son of the same name, who played in lower-league football.[10]
Plaza died on 11 June 2000 at hospital in Valencia, aged 51. He had been diagnosed with lymphatic cancer for the third time.[11] Real Jaén, Málaga and Elche held a pre-season tournament in his memory.[12]