Emilio Cruz Roldán (born 24 January 1951) is a Spanish businessman and former football

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities ...

Career

Born in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), an ...

, Cruz started his career at

Tomelloso CF Tomelloso Club de Fútbol was a Spanish football team based in Tomelloso, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1979 it played its home games at ''Estadio Municipal de Tomelloso'', which has a capacity of 5,000 seats. The ...

in 1986 before moving to

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in ...

two years later. Initially a manager of the reserves, he was named

Javier Clemente Javier Clemente Lázaro (; born 12 March 1950) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Forced to retire from playing in his early 20s through injury, he embarked on a coaching career with his first manageria ...

's assistant in 1990. In January 1990 Cruz was appointed manager of

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...

side

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La ...

, but suffered relegation after achieving only three wins out of 18 matches. After a two-year spell at

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 18, holding home games at '' Estadio Salto del Caballo'', w ...

he returned to ''Atleti'', being appointed manager of the first team on 11 November 1993. Cruz was replaced by José Luis Romero after eight games in charge, which included only one win. He was subsequently in charge of

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a professional football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. The team competes in La Liga, the highest tier of the Spanish football system. The club's home stadium (owned and op ...

, Toledo,

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a Spanish football club in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante play in Segunda División, holding home games at Ci ...

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at ' ...

and

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

, never being able to complete a season; his reign with the

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only lasted five games, with his side failing to obtain a single point. Cruz subsequently retired from football, focusing solely on his company which was making the security of the

Vicente Calderón Stadium The Vicente Calderón Stadium ( es, Estadio Vicente Calderón ) was the home stadium of Atlético Madrid from its completion in 1966 to 2017, with a seating capacity of 54,907 and located on the banks of the Manzanares, in the Arganzuela distri ...

during his time as a manager.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cruz, Emilio 1951 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Girona FC players SD Huesca footballers CP Cacereño players Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Atlético Madrid B managers Rayo Vallecano managers Atlético Madrid managers Getafe CF managers CD Toledo managers Levante UD managers Cádiz CF managers