Antonio Contreras (football manager)

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Antonio Contreras
Personal information
Full name Antonio Contreras Olivera [1]
Date of birth (1977-07-19) 19 July 1977 (age 47) [1]
Place of birth Badajoz, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Team information
Current team
Guadalajara (women) (manager)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2004–2008 CF Puebla
2008–2011 Atlético Madrid (women)
2011–2015 Levante (women)
2016–2017 Arsenal (women) (assistant)
2017–2019 Málaga (women)
2019–2021 Real Betis (women)
2023 Pomigliano CF
2025– Guadalajara (women)

Antonio Contreras Olivera (born 19 July 1977) is a Spanish football manager who is the manager of Guadalajara (women) in the Liga MX Femenil since January 2025. [2] [3]

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Career

Contreras was put in charge of the Atlético Madrid ahead of the 2008–09 season. [4] In 2023, Contreras was named the head coach of Pomigliano CF. [5] In 2025, Fernández was appointed as manager of Guadalajara (women) in the Liga MX Femenil. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Antonio Contreras Olivera" (in Spanish). Liga MX. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. "Antonio Contreras compara a Chivas con Real Madrid y Barcelona". ESPN (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. "Quién es Antonio Contreras, nuevo entrenador de Chivas Femenil". Telediario (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. "Chivas Femenil presenta a técnico con pasado en Atlético de Madrid y Arsenal". Marca (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  5. "VIDEO | Analu Martínez anotó un golazo en el arranque de la Serie A Femenina en la derrota del Pomigliano ante la Juventus". Prensa Libre (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  6. "Antonio Contreras dice que eligió a Chivas porque es 'el Real Madrid de México'". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.