Gonzalo Riutort Armillas (born 16 January 1986) is a Spanish

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, currently in charge of

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Career

Born in

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, Riutort played youth football with hometown sides Penya Espanyolista Manigua and

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but had to retire due to a

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injury. After retiring, he started working as a coach in the youth sides of UFB Jàbac Terrassa before returning to Europa in 2007, initially as a manager of the ''Infantil B'' team. Riutort moved to

in 2011, and worked at the club for six years before returning to Europa on 8 June 2017, replacing

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at the helm of the ''Juvenil A'' squad. He left the latter club on 17 April 2020, and returned to Cornellà the following day, taking over their ''Juvenil A'' side. On 21 March 2022, Riutort replaced sacked Raúl Casañ at the helm of Cornellà's first team in

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. He made his debut at the helm of the team six days later, in a 2–0 home win over UE Costa Brava. After helping the club to narrowly avoid relegation, Riutort renewed his contract with the ''UEC'' for a further season. He agreed to another one-year extension on 17 April 2023, and led the side to the 11th position in the 2022–23 campaign.

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