Manuel Montoya

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Manuel Montoya
Personal information
Full name Manuel Montoya Fernández
Born(1959-10-18)18 October 1959
Died 2 September 2024(2024-09-02) (aged 64)
Nationality Spanish
Teams managed
YearsTeam
1992–1997
BM Granollers
1997–1998
Pilotes Posada Academia Octavio
1998–2000
Handbol Adrianenc
2002–2007
BM Granollers
2004–2010
Catalonia
2010–2013
Spain (assistant manager)
2013–2018
Qatar (assistant manager)
2018–2019
Romania
2021–2022
Iran

Manuel Montoya Fernández (18 October 1959 – 2 September 2024) was a Romanian handball coach and manager for both the Romanian and Iranian national teams.

Contents

Montoya started at the Col·legi Pare Manyanet in Barcelona. He had a PhD in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and was a professor at the INEFc University in Barcelona. [1]

On 14 September 2018, he signed a two-year contract to coach the Romania national team, replacing Xavier Pascual Fuertes who previously resigned. [2] In August 2019, he was dismissed as coach of Romania and replaced by Rareş Fortuneanu. [3] [4] On 20 July 2021, he signed a contract to coach the Iran national team. [5] [6] He coached the Iran team until 2 February 2022 when he quit as their manager. [7]

Montoya died on 2 September 2024, at the age of 64. [8]

International honours

Manager

Granollers

Assistant Manager

Qatar

2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship

Winner

2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship

Winner

2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship

Winner

2015 World Men's Handball Championship

Runners-Up

Assistant manager

Spain
2013 World Men's Handball Championship
Winner

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References

  1. "Manuel Montoya Fernández" (in Catalan). enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  2. "Manuel Montoya Fernandez este noul antrenor al naţionalei de handbal masculin" (in Romanian). fanatik.ro. 14 September 2018.
  3. Vlad, Remus (3 September 2019). "Rareş Fortuneanu ar putea să fie numit noul selecționer al echipei naționale de handbal masculin, după ce FRH a rupt contractul cu Manuel Montoya Fernandez". stiripesurse.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  4. Hutu, Marius (10 October 2019). "Anunțat oficial! Rareș Fortuneanu a preluat naționala României". ProSport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. "Montoya Fernandez named Iran handball coach". tehrantimes.com. 20 July 2021.
  6. "Manuel Montoya Fernandez e noul selecționer al României la handbal masculin" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 14 September 2018.
  7. "Spanish Coach Montoya Fernandez quits as Iran coach". Tehran Times. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  8. "A murit Manuel Montoya Fernandez, fost selecționer al României". Sport.ro. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.