José Manuel Aira
Spanish football manager (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Manuel Aira Lindoso (born 14 March 1976) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre-back, currently manager of Deportivo Alavés B.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aira and the second or maternal family name is Lindoso.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Manuel Aira Lindoso[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1976-03-14) 14 March 1976 (age 48)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Ponferrada, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Alavés B (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1991 | CD Fuentesnuevas | ||
1991–1995 | Ponferradina | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1999 | Deportivo B | 147 | (7) |
1996–2002 | Deportivo La Coruña | 2 | (0) |
1999–2000 | → Tenerife (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2000–2001 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 41 | (2) |
2001–2002 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2002–2005 | Poli Ejido | 68 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Racing Ferrol | 28 | (1) |
2006–2010 | Lugo | 136 | (6) |
2010–2011 | Racing Ferrol | 36 | (6) |
Total | 503 | (27) | |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2014 | Racing Ferrol | ||
2014–2016 | Murcia | ||
2016–2017 | Albacete | ||
2018 | Rudeš | ||
2018 | Sochaux | ||
2018–2020 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
2020–2021 | Marbella | ||
2022 | UCAM Murcia | ||
2022– | Alavés B | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Having made two La Liga appearances for Deportivo de La Coruña, he spent most of his playing career in the Segunda División, playing 182 games for five teams, mainly Racing de Ferrol and Poli Ejido.
Aira's managerial career was mainly spent at the lower levels, apart from seven games with Albacete after winning promotion from Segunda División B in 2017, and brief spells with Rudeš of Croatia and Sochaux in France the following year.