Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Castro and the second or maternal family name is
Fernández .
Alejandro Castro Fernández (born 27 February 1979), known as Jandro , is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder , currently the manager of FC Cartagena .
He appeared in 331 Segunda División matches over 11 seasons, scoring a total of 73 goals for Celta , Albacete , Alavés , Gimnàstic , Elche and Girona . In La Liga , other than the first and the third clubs, he also played with Valencia .
Playing career
Jandro was born in Mieres , Asturias . A product of Valencia CF 's youth system, he played three times for the first team in a three-year span (with a stint at CD Numancia in between, where he did not appear). Subsequently, he had another La Liga spell with RC Celta de Vigo , featuring sparingly over two seasons and also serving a loan.[ 1] [ 2]
After helping Celta regain their top-flight status in 2005 , scoring 12 league goals, Jandro moved to Deportivo Alavés also of the top division,[ 3] [ 4] being immediately relegated . He signed with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in summer 2007[ 5] and, after two Segunda División seasons with the Catalans as first choice, continued in that tier as he joined Elche CF on a two-year contract.[ 6]
On 11 March 2010, after appearing rarely for the club – but netting three times – Jandro was released by mutual consent.[ 7] In late July he signed with another side in division two, Girona FC ,[ 8] and scored 11 goals while playing all 42 games (38 starts, nearly 3,500 minutes of action) in his first season , with his team eventually ranking 11th.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
On 25 August 2012, Jandro was named Player of the match as Girona won 5–1 away against CD Guadalajara , scoring once and providing two assists .[ 20]
Coaching career
On 6 July 2021, Jandro was named manager of Tercera División RFEF side CD Acero .[ 21] The following 18 May, after narrowly missing out on promotion in the play-offs , he left.[ 22]
In June 2022, Jandro was appointed at Villarreal CF 's C team also in the fifth tier.[ 23] He agreed to have his contract terminated on 13 December 2023, in order to take over second-division SD Amorebieta .[ 24] [ 25] On his professional debut four days later, his side drew 1–1 at home against Real Zaragoza .[ 26]
Jandro left Amorebieta on 5 June 2024, after suffering relegation ,[ 27] and was named at the helm of FC Cartagena also in division two on 25 September.[ 28]
Managerial statistics
As of 5 October 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Ref
Acero
6 July 2021
18 May 2022
37
18
8
11
36
29
+7
0 48.65
[ 29]
Villarreal C
16 June 2022
13 December 2023
43
14
11
18
50
56
−6
0 32.56
[ 30]
Amorebieta
13 December 2023
5 June 2024
24
8
7
9
23
29
−6
0 33.33
[ 31]
FC Cartagena
25 September 2024
Present
2
1
0
1
2
3
−1
0 50.00
Total
106
41
26
39
111
117
−6
0 38.68
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References
^ Ficha de Jandro Castro (Jandro Castro profile) ; at CiberChe (in Spanish)
^ Jandro ; Yo Jugué en el Celta, 4 April 2008 (in Spanish)
^ El Alavés presenta a Jandro y anuncia la continuidad de Cos (Alavés present Jandro and announce Cos will remain) ; El País , 27 June 2005 (in Spanish)
^ Llegan fichajes bonitos y baratos (Pretty and cheap signings arrive) ; Mundo Deportivo , 12 July 2005 (in Spanish)
^ Jandro ya puede vestir de grana (Jandro can finally wear his grana shirt) ; Mundo Deportivo, 8 August 2007 (in Spanish)
^ El Elche se hace con los servicios de Jandro (Elche get Jandro's services) ; Marca , 13 July 2009 (in Spanish)
^ Jandro deja de pertenecer al Elche (Jandro no longer belongs to Elche) Archived 20 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine ; Elche CF, 10 March 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Jandro, presentado en Girona (Jandro, presented in Girona) ; Mundo Deportivo, 28 July 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El Girona se da un festín con un triunfo ante un candidato al ascenso (Girona throw a feast with win against promotion candidate) ; Marca, 28 August 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El Granada ya le ha tomado la medida a esta categoría (Granada get accustomed to this category) ; Marca, 3 October 2010 (in Spanish)
^ La figura de Jandro pone fin a la mala racha del Girona (Stellar Jandro ends Girona's negative streak) ; Marca, 23 October 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Un penalti en el añadido impide el triunfo de la UD (Injury-time penalty prevents UD's win) ; Marca, 13 November 2010 (in Spanish)
^ Toché salva un punto a seis minutos del final (Toché rescues point six minutes from time) ; Diario AS , 2 January 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Girona 2–1 Nàstic ; Gimnàstic Tarragona, 5 February 2011 (in Spanish)
^ 0–1: Jandro da la victoria al Girona en tiempo añadido (0–1: Jandro gives win to Girona in injury time) ; Mundo Deportivo, 12 February 2011 (in Spanish)
^ El Girona vence al Alcorcón (3–1) con un gran Despotovic (Girona beat Alcorcón (3–1) with great Despotovic) ; Europa Press , 18 February 2011 (in Spanish)
^ El Girona tiene un tridente para soñar con los 'playoffs' (Girona have trio to dream of playoffs) ; Marca, 22 February 2011 (in Spanish)
^ El Girona mantiene su racha y trunca la del Villarreal B (Girona continue streak and end Villarreal B's) ; Marca, 26 February 2011 (in Spanish)
^ El tridente del Girona acaba con un Albacete a la deriva (Girona trio ends drifting Albacete) ; Marca, 26 March 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Jandro reescribe la historia ante el Guadalajara (Jandro rewrites history against Guadalajara) ; Marca, 25 August 2012 (in Spanish)
^ "Un exjugador de Primera División será el entrenador del CD Acero" [A former Primera División player will be the manager of CD Acero] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2022 .
^ "Jandro resuelve su futuro tras triunfar en el CD Acero" [Jandro solves his future after triumphing at CD Acero] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022 .
^ "Movimiento en los banquillos de la cantera del Villarreal" [Movement on the benches of Villarreal's youth system] (in Spanish). Super Deporte . 16 June 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023 .
^ "Jandro Castro leaves Villarreal C" . Villarreal CF. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023 .
^ "Jandro Castro, nuevo entrenador de los azules" [Jandro Castro, new manager of the blues] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023 .
^ "El Amorebieta se queda corto ante el Zaragoza" [Amorebieta come up short against Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Deia . 17 December 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2024 .
^ "Jandro Castro no seguirá al frente del banquillo de los azules" [Jandro Castro will not remain in blues bench] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024 .
^ "Jandro, nuevo entrenador del FC Cartagena" [Jandro, new manager of FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024 .
^ "CD Acero" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
^ "Villarreal C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
^ "Matches Jandro, 2023–24 season" . BDFutbol . Retrieved 23 February 2024 .
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