Julio Velázquez
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velázquez and the second or maternal family name is Santiago.
Julio Velázquez Santiago (born 5 October 1981) is a Spanish football manager.
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Full name | Julio Velázquez Santiago | ||
Date of birth | (1981-10-05) 5 October 1981 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Salamanca, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1997–2000 | San Nicolás (youth) | ||
2000–2002 | Sur (youth) | ||
2002–2003 | Betis Valladolid (youth) | ||
2003–2004 | Laguna (youth) | ||
2004–2005 | Peña Respuela | ||
2006–2007 | Arandina | ||
2007–2008 | Atlético Villacarlos | ||
2008–2009 | Poli Ejido (youth) | ||
2009–2010 | Valladolid (youth) | ||
2010 | Valladolid B | ||
2010–2011 | Poli Ejido | ||
2011 | Villarreal C | ||
2011–2012 | Villarreal B | ||
2012–2013 | Villarreal | ||
2013–2014 | Murcia | ||
2014 | Betis | ||
2015–2016 | Belenenses | ||
2016–2018 | Alcorcón | ||
2018 | Udinese | ||
2019–2020 | Vitória Setúbal | ||
2021 | Marítimo | ||
2022 | Alavés | ||
2022–2023 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
2023–2024 | Zaragoza |
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He began coaching at 15, and was the youngest ever Segunda División manager with Villarreal B at 30. He managed four other teams in that league, and Alavés in La Liga.
Abroad, Velázquez spent several years in Portugal's Primeira Liga with Belenenses, Vitória de Setúbal and Marítimo. He also had a brief spell in the Italian Serie A at Udinese, and the Dutch Eredivisie with Fortuna Sittard.