José Manuel Esnal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Esnal Pardo | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Balmaseda, Spain | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1979–1981 | Balmaseda | ||
| 1980–1981 | Basque Country (youth) | ||
| 1981–1982 | Barakaldo | ||
| 1982–1984 | Sestao | ||
| 1984–1985 | Alavés | ||
| 1985–1987 | Figueres | ||
| 1987–1988 | Basque Country (youth) | ||
| 1988–1995 | Lleida | ||
| 1995–1996 | Mallorca | ||
| 1996–1997 | Levante | ||
| 1997–2003 | Alavés | ||
| 2005–2006 | Levante | ||
| 2006–2007 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2008–2009 | Espanyol | ||
José Manuel Esnal Pardo (born 25 March 1950), commonly known as Mané, is a Spanish football manager.
His career was mostly associated to Lleida and Alavés, coaching the latter in five La Liga seasons and taking it to the 2001 UEFA Cup Final.
Born in Balmaseda, Basque Country, Mané started coaching in his late 20's, his first job being with his hometown club. Safe for two years with UE Figueres, he worked exclusively in his native region during this time.
In 1988, Mané returned to Catalonia and joined UE Lleida, taking them from Segunda División B to La Liga in only four years. In 1993–94, the team's second ever top flight experience, in spite of a 1–0 away win against FC Barcelona and a 2–1 success against Real Madrid at the Camp d´Esports, relegation befell after only five more wins in the season.
Lleida finished third in Segunda División in the following campaign, but lost in the subsequent promotion playoffs against Sporting de Gijón.
After second division spells at RCD Mallorca (only 12 games) and Levante UD, Mané signed with Deportivo Alavés, returning to the club after coaching it in the 1984–85 season in the third division. In his first campaign in his second spell he led them to the league championship, adding a semi-final presence in the Copa del Rey after ousting Real Madrid in the round-of-16 and Deportivo de La Coruña in the quarter-finals.
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