Personal information | |||
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Full name | Asier Santana Clavo | ||
Date of birth | 3 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Idiazabal, Spain | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Real Unión (Coach) | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2006–2008 | Real Sociedad (youth) | ||
2008–2013 | Real Sociedad B (assistant) | ||
2013–2014 | Real Sociedad B | ||
2014 | Real Sociedad (interim) | ||
2014–2016 | Real Sociedad (assistant) | ||
2016– | Real Unión |
Asier Santana Clavo (born 3 February 1979) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Real Unión.
Born in Idiazabal, Goierri, Gipuzkoa, Santana joined Real Sociedad in 2006, being appointed manager of the youth setup. In 2008, he moved to the reserve squad, being Imanol Idiakez and Meho Kodro's assistant.
On 17 June 2013 Santana was named manager of the B-team, signing a two-year deal. On 5 November of the following year he was appointed at the helm of the main squad, as an interim, replacing fired Jagoba Arrasate.
Santana appeared in his first professional match on 9 November 2014, a 2–1 home win against Atlético Madrid. He was subsequently named David Moyes' assistant, remaining in the first team.