Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Navarro Arenaz | ||
Date of birth | 8 June 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza (interim) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1995–1996 | Sala 10 (futsal) | ||
1996–1997 | Talavera (futsal; assistant) | ||
1997–1998 | Sego Zaragoza (futsal) | ||
1998 | Oliver (youth) | ||
1998–2002 | Stadium Casablanca (youth) | ||
2002–2005 | Utebo | ||
2005–2007 | Barbastro | ||
2009 | Ejea | ||
2012–2014 | Almudévar | ||
2014 | Huesca | ||
2014–2015 | Sariñena | ||
2015–2022 | Tarazona | ||
2024 | Zaragoza (assistant) | ||
2024– | Zaragoza (interim) |
David Navarro Arenaz (born 8 June 1974) is a Spanish football manager, who is currently the interim manager of Real Zaragoza.
Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Navarro began his career in futsal, as manager of local sides AD Sala 10 and AD Super Sego FS. [1] He later switched to football, taking over the youth sides of CD Oliver and Stadium Casablanca before being named manager of Tercera División side Utebo FC in February 2002. [2]
Navarro left Utebo and moved to fellow fourth division side UD Barbastro in 2005, achieving promotion to Segunda División B in his first season but suffering relegation in his second. [3] On 21 January 2009, after more than a year without a club, he replaced Juan Carlos Beltrán at the helm of SD Ejea. [4]
On 24 November 2009, Navarro joined SD Huesca to work as a technical secretary. [5] In 2012, he was appointed manager of farm team AD Almudévar, before taking over the first team in the third tier on 18 March 2014. [6]
In 2014, Navarro was named CD Sariñena manager, also in the fourth division. On 26 June 2015, after missing out promotion in the play-offs, he was named at the helm of fellow league team SD Tarazona. [7]
Navarro worked at Tarazona for seven years, achieving promotion to the third level in 2020 and avoiding relegation in the following year. On 7 July 2021, he renewed his contract for a further campaign, [8] before announcing his departure on 25 May 2022, after again leading the club to safety. [9]
On 11 March 2024, after another year of inactivity, Navarro joined Víctor Fernández's staff at Real Zaragoza, as his assistant. [10] On 19 December, he was named caretaker manager of the club, after Fernández resigned. [11]
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