Joan Esteva Pomares (born 28 April 1973) is a

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former

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and currently a football coach.

Club career

As a player, Esteva played for the youth teams of PB Anguera,

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and

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, before spending two seasons with third-tier L'Hospitalet. He also played for Cerdanyola Mataró and

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Managerial career

Esteva became player-manager of CF Alella, before taking up a similar position at Sant Cugat. He went on to manage Sporting Mahonés, Constància and Castellón, before joining

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in June 2015. After a short spell, he joined his former club

in October of the same year. In August 2019, Esteva became the head coach of

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club Resources Capital. On 3 June 2022, it was announced that Esteva had left the club after 3 years. On 19 September 2022, Esteva was appointed as the Director of Football for

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club

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. On 4 November 2022, Esteva returned to Resources Capital as the head coach of the club once again. On 29 May 2023, he left the club.

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