Benito Floro

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Benito Floro
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Floro with Alajuelense in 2017
Personal information
Full name Benito Floro Sanz
Date of birth (1952-06-02) 2 June 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Managerial career
YearsTeam
1978–1980 Silla
1980–1983 Torrent
1983–1984 Dénia
1984–1985 Gandía
1985–1986 Alzira
1986–1987 Ontinyent
1987–1988 Olímpic Xàtiva
1988–1989 Villarreal
1989–1992 Albacete
1992–1994 Real Madrid
1994–1996 Albacete
1996–1997 Sporting Gijón
1998 Vissel Kobe
1999–2001 Monterrey
2002–2004 Villarreal
2004 Mallorca
2009 Barcelona SC
2012 WAC
2013–2016 Canada
2016–2017 Alajuelense

Benito Floro Sanz (born 2 June 1952) is a Spanish football manager.

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Football career

Floro was born in Gijón, Asturias. During his professional career he managed Albacete (two spells, starting off in 1989 in Segunda División B and leading the club to a first-ever La Liga promotion in just two years), [1] Real Madrid (winning the Copa del Rey in his first season), [2] Sporting de Gijón, [3] Vissel Kobe, [4] Monterrey, [5] Villarreal [6] – he had already coached the Valencians in the third tier – Mallorca (leaving the Balearic Islands side after just a few months after being appointed in the summer of 2004) [7] and Barcelona SC. [8] [9]

Starting in 2005, Floro briefly worked for former club Real Madrid as director of football, [10] then switched to sports commentator with Telecinco . [11] On 5 July 2013, the Canadian Soccer Association announced him as the new manager of the national team, [12] [13] taking over from interim coach Colin Miller on 1 August. [14]

On 14 September 2016, Floro's contract was not renewed after failing to qualify the team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [15] On 23 December, he was appointed at Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Liga FPD. [16]

Personal life

Floro's son, Antonio, was also a football coach. He worked in Canada too. [17]

Honours

Manager

Albacete

Real Madrid

Villarreal

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References

  1. ↑ Líbero, Pedro (10 June 1991). "El Albacete hace historia" [Albacete make history]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Díaz, Mario (27 October 2009). "Los mayores desastres del Madrid en Copa" [Madrid's biggest Cup disasters]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Díaz, Mario (31 May 1996). "Floro, técnico del Sporting" [Floro, Sporting manager]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "La J-League habla español" [The J-League speaks Spanish]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 March 1998. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Floro se hace cargo del Monterrey mexicano" [Floro takes charge of Mexico's Monterrey]. El País (in Spanish). 10 November 1999. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Floro commits to Villarreal future". UEFA. 22 May 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Floro farewell from Mallorca". UEFA. 26 October 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Benito Floro dirigirá al Barcelona de Guayaquil ecuatiorano" [Benito Floro will coach Ecuador's Barcelona de Guayaquil]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 18 December 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Benito Floro: Una apuesta arriesgada" [Benito Floro: A gamble] (in Spanish). El Diario de Vida Suave. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  10. ↑ "Madrid turn to familiar Floro". UEFA. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Telecinco y La Sexta 'compartieron' partido" [Telecinco and La Sexta 'shared' match]. Sport (in Spanish). 16 December 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  12. ↑ Lalas, Greg (4 July 2013). "Report: Canada to name former Real Madrid manager Benito Floro as new coach". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  13. ↑ "Former Real Madrid manager Benito Floro named Canadian soccer coach". The Globe and Mail . 5 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Canadian Soccer Association announces Benito Floro as new men's national team head coach". Canadian Soccer Association. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "Floro out as Canadian men's soccer coach". The Sports Network. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Benito Floro es el nuevo entrenador de la Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica)" [Benito Floro is the new manager of Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (Costa Rica)]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 December 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  17. ↑ Davidson, Neil (7 September 2014). "Men's head coach Benito Floro sees light at end of Canadian soccer tunnel". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  18. 1 2 León, Daniel (14 August 2017). "¿Qué fue de Benito Floro?" [What happened to Benito Floro?]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  19. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel. "UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003". RSSSF . Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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