Juan Merino

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Juan Merino
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Merino in 2008
Personal information
Full name Juan Merino Ruiz [1]
Date of birth (1970-08-24) 24 August 1970 (age 53) [1]
Place of birth La Línea, Spain [1]
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1990 Betis B 11 (0)
1990–2002 Betis 315 (3)
2002–2007 Recreativo 137 (1)
Total463(4)
International career
1991 Spain U21 1 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 6 (1)
Managerial career
2010–2011 Recreativo (assistant)
2011 Xerez
2014–2016 Betis B
2014 Betis (caretaker)
2016 Betis
2016–2017 Gimnàstic
2017 Córdoba
2019 UCAM Murcia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Merino Ruiz (born 24 August 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender, currently a manager.

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He played solely in Andalusia in a 17-year professional career, with Betis and Recreativo, appearing in more than 200 matches in both La Liga and the Segunda División.

Subsequently, Merino worked as a manager, including jobs at his former clubs.

Playing career

Born in La Línea de la Concepción, Province of Cádiz, Merino joined Real Betis's first team in 1990, becoming their captain in later years. [2] Out of his 12 years at the club eight were in La Liga, and he appeared in 203 games in that division, scoring two goals; in the 1996–97 season, he contributed 36 matches to help to a fourth-place finish. [1]

In 2002–03, staying in Andalusia, Merino signed a two-year contract with Recreativo de Huelva. [3] In his first season the side was relegated, regaining top-flight status in 2006 as champions. [4] After featuring in 23 games in the 2006–07 campaign he retired from football, with 522 professional appearances to his credit. [5]

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Merino rejoined Betis as director of football. [6] He was named assistant coach in 2009, going on to work with two different managers. [7] [8]

In the 2010–11 season, Merino cut ties with Betis and returned to Recre as assistant to Pablo Alfaro – a former Sevilla FC defender – with the club in the Segunda División. The latter was fired in mid-October after only eight games (four draws and four losses), and the former stayed on as second in command to Carlos Ríos. [9]

Merino was named manager of Xerez CD on 14 June 2011. [10] He was sacked on 4 December, due to poor results. [11]

On 25 June 2014, after nearly three years without a club, Merino was appointed at the helm of Betis B. [12] On 25 November, after Julio Velázquez's dismissal from the first team, he was named interim manager; [13] he remained in charge for four league matches, achieving as many wins before being replaced by Pepe Mel and returning to his previous duties. [14]

On 11 January 2016, Merino was again appointed caretaker manager at Betis, following Mel's sacking. [15] On 3 February, he was chosen to remain in the position until the end of the season. [16]

On 25 May 2016, after the arrival of new boss Gus Poyet, Merino left Betis. [17] On 28 December, he took over at second-tier club Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the place of Vicente Moreno, [18] but was himself relieved of his duties the following 20 May as the team was still in the relegation zone. [19]

On 18 October 2017, Merino replaced the dismissed Luis Carrión at the helm of Córdoba CF, still in the second division. [20] He was fired on 7 December after winning none and drawing three of his seven fixtures. [21]

Merino returned to management on 29 April 2019, taking over from Pedro Munitis at UCAM Murcia CF and tasked with taking the team to play-offs of Segunda División B in their final three games. [22]

Managerial statistics

As of 19 May 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Xerez Flag of Spain.svg 14 June 20115 December 2011174581521−6023.53 [23]
Betis B Flag of Spain.svg 25 June 201411 January 2016541810265768−11033.33 [24]
Betis (caretaker) Flag of Spain.svg 25 November 201423 December 20146402106+4066.67 [25]
Betis Flag of Spain.svg 11 January 201625 May 2016206772128−7030.00 [26]
Gimnàstic Flag of Spain.svg 28 December 201620 May 2017206952523+2030.00 [27]
Córdoba Flag of Spain.svg 18 October 20174 December 20177034511−6000.00 [28]
UCAM Murcia Flag of Spain.svg 29 April 201911 June 2019320144+0066.67 [29]
Career total127403453137161−24031.50—

Honours

Recreativo

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Juan MERINO Ruiz". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Adorna, Joaquín (12 March 2016). "Del Merino-capitán al Merino-entrenador" [From Merino-captain to Merino-manager]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "El Recreativo ficha y presenta al ex bético Merino" [Recreativo sign and present former Betis man Merino]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 June 2002. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 "El Recreativo se proclama campeón en Segunda" [Recreativo crowned champions in Segunda]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 18 June 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Juan Merino, el 'eterno capitán', cuelga las botas" [Juan Merino, the 'eternal captain', hangs up boots]. ABC (in Spanish). 14 June 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Merino ya ejerce en la renovada secretaría técnica" [Merino already at work in the renewed technical staff]. ABC (in Spanish). 3 July 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "José María Nogués se hace cargo del primer equipo" [José María Nogués charged with first team] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Antonio Tapia firma como nuevo entrenador verdiblanco" [Antonio Tapia signs as new green-and-white manager]. El Correo (in Spanish). 13 June 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Ríos y Merino se estrenan al frente del Recre" [Ríos and Merino make debut at the helm of Recre] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Fútbol.– El Xerez ficha a Juan Merino como entrenador para la próxima temporada" [Football.– Xerez sign Juan Merino as manager for the next season] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "El Xerez destituye a su entrenador Juan Merino" [Xerez dismiss their manager Juan Merino]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 December 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Juan Merino será el entrenador del Betis B" [Juan Merino will be the manager of Betis B] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "El Betis se carga a Julio Velázquez" [Betis oust Julio Velázquez]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 November 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  14. ↑ Espina, José A. (21 December 2014). "Merino se despide inmaculado" [Merino leaves untouched]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  15. ↑ "Se repite la historia: Juan Merino, otra vez sustituto provisional" [History repeats itself: Juan Merino, again interim]. Sport (in Spanish). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  16. ↑ Santamaría, Jordi (3 February 2016). "Juan Merino será el entrenador hasta final de temporada" [Juan Merino will be the manager until the end of the season]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "Juan Merino deja el Betis y Paco Herrera fichará por el Valladolid" [Juan Merino leaves Betis and Paco Herrera will sign for Valladolid] (in Spanish). Huelva 24. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "Juan Merino, nou entrenador grana" [Juan Merino, new grana manager] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  19. ↑ "Merino deixa de ser l'entrenador del Nàstic" [Merino is no longer Nàstic manager] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  20. ↑ "Comunicado oficial: Juan Merino, nuevo entrenador" [Official statement: Juan Merino, new manager] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  21. ↑ Fernández, Rafa (4 December 2017). "Merino, destituido como técnico del Córdoba" [Merino, dismissed as manager of Córdoba]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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