José Galiana

José Galiana
Personal information
Full name José Emilio Riquelme Galiana
Date of birth (1967-08-17) 17 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth El Cantón, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1982–1985 Kelme
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1989 Ilicitano
1988 Elche 2 (0)
1989–1990 Imperial de Murcia
1990–1991 Zamora
1991–1992 Getafe 7 (0)
1993–1996 Pinoso
1996–1997 Gramenet
1997–1998 Alicante
Lorca Deportiva
Horadada
Ciudad Murcia
Torrellano
?–2004 Santa Pola
Managerial career
2007–2008 Orihuela B
2008–2009 Alone Guardamar
2009–2011 Novelda
2012 Lorca Atlético
2013–2014 Eldense
2014–2015 Torrevieja
2015–2016 Eldense
2016–2017 Sud América
2017 Lorca Deportiva
2017–2018 Alcoyano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Riquelme and the second or maternal family name is Galiana.

José Emilio Riquelme Galiana (born 17 August 1967) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a current manager.

Playing career

Born in El Cantón de Abanilla, Abanilla, Murcia, Riquelme represented Kelme CF as a youth, and subsequently moved to Elche CF.[1] Initially assigned to the reserves, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 27 November 1988, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Real Oviedo.

Galiana left the club in 1989, and subsequently resumed his career in the lower leagues, representing Imperial de Murcia CF, Zamora CF, Pinoso CF, UDA Gramenet, Alicante CF, CF Lorca Deportiva, UD Horadada, Ciudad de Murcia, Torrellano CF and Santa Pola CF. He retired with the latter at the age of 36.[2]

Managerial career

After stints with Elche's youth sides, Galiana's first club in charge was Orihuela CF's B-team in 2008. A spell with CD Alone de Guardamar followed, and on 27 October 2009, he was appointed Novelda CF manager in Tercera División.[3]

In March 2012, Galiana was named manager of Segunda División B side Lorca Atlético CF. After suffering relegation, he remained without a club for roughly a year before taking over CD Eldense.[4]

On 26 June 2014, Galiana was appointed at the helm of CD Torrevieja.[5] Sacked the following March,[6] he subsequently returned to Eldense.

On 21 October 2016, Galiana moved abroad for the first time in his career and was appointed manager of Uruguayan Primera División side Sud América, becoming the first Spanish manager to train in the country.[7] He was relieved from his duties on 24 March of the following year,[8] and joined CF Lorca Deportiva on 11 April.[9]

On 10 August 2017, despite taking the club to their promotion to the third division for the first time ever, Galiana was sacked.[10] On 19 September, he was named manager of CD Alcoyano.[11]

References

  1. ^ "José Emilio Riquelme Galiana: "Para ganar tenemos que hacer el mejor partido de la temporada"" [José Emilio Riquelme Galiana: "To win we have to make the best match of the season"] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Galiana: "El fútbol es como las matemáticas"" [Galiana: "Football is like maths"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Riquelme Galiana sustituye a Ruso como entrenador del Novelda" [Riquelme Galiana replaces Ruso as Novelda manager] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Oficial: Eldense, Riquelme Galiana nuevo entrenador" [Official: Eldense, Riquelme Galiana new manager] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Galiana será el entrenador del Torrevieja la próxima campaña" [Galiana will be manager of Torrevieja the following campaign] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  6. ^ "El Torrevieja destituye a Galiana y firma a Pedreño como nuevo técnico" [Torrevieja sack Galiana and sign Pedreño as new manager] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Galiana hace las Américas" [Galiana makes it to the Americas] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  8. ^ "José Galiana deja Sud América" [José Galiana leaves Sud América] (in Spanish). La Oral Deportiva. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  9. ^ "José Emilio Riquelme "Galiana", nuevo entrenador del Lorca Deportiva" [José Emilio Riquelme "Galiana", new manager of Lorca Deportiva] (in Spanish). CF Lorca Deportiva. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  10. ^ "El Lorca Deportiva destituye a Galiana como entrenador a diez días del inicio de la Liga" [Lorca Deportiva sack Galiana as manager ten days from the start of the League] (in Spanish). ABC. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Galiana entrenará al CDA hasta final de temporada" [Galiana will manage CDA until the end of the season] (in Spanish). CD Alcoyano. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.