Manuel María "Lolo" Escobar Rodríguez (born 13 May 1976) is a Spanish

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through business administration, nonprofit management, or the political science sub-field of public administra ...

and former player.

Career

Born in

Don Benito Don Benito () is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, near the left bank of the river Guadiana. According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 37,011. History Don Benito dates from the 15t ...

Badajoz Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated close to the Portugal, Portuguese Portugal–Spain border, border, on the left bank of the river ...

Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is Mérida, Spain, Mérida, and its largest city is Badajoz. Located in the central- ...

, Escobar moved to

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

with his parents and joined

CD Las Rozas Las Rozas Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Las Rozas de Madrid, in the autonomous Community of Madrid. Founded in 1966 it plays in , holding home games at '' Polideportivo Dehesa de Navalcarbón'', which has a capacity of 3,000 ...

' youth setup at the age of 14. He then went on to feature for the first team before leaving the club at the age of 21. Escobar began coaching at the age of just 18, being in charge of Las Rozas' ''Infantil B'' squad. He subsequently worked in the youth categories of

CF Rayo Majadahonda Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda () is a Spanish professional football club in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Cerro del Espino'', with a capacity of 3,800 seats. ...

, EF Madrid Oeste Boadilla and

FC Villanueva del Pardillo FC may refer to: Businesses, organisations, and schools * Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India * Finncomm Airlines (IATA code) * FranklinCovey company, NYSE stock symbol FC * Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force in Pakis ...

before being named manager of the latter side's first team. He promoted the club from the ''Segunda de Aficionados'' (seventh division) to the ''Preferente'' (fifth tier) before being sacked in March 2010. In August 2010, Escobar was named manager of

AD Unión Adarve Agrupación Deportiva Unión Adarve is a Spanish football team, from the Barrio del Pilar district of Fuencarral-El Pardo, in the city of Madrid, Community of Madrid. Founded in 1961, they play in . History Unión Adarve resulted from a merger ...

in the fifth division. He helped the club in their promotion to

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

in his first season, and reached the play-offs twice in

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

and

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

, missing out promotion in both. On 26 June 2014, Escobar took over fellow fourth division side CD Puerta Bonita. He resigned the following January alleging "personal reasons", and was presented as manager of

CF Trival Valderas Club de Fútbol Trival Valderas Alcorcón is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 2004, it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio La Canaleja'', with a 2,000-seat capacity. History ...

on 29 June 2015. On 30 June 2016, Escobar was named at the helm of

Alcobendas CF Alcobendas Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Alcobendas, in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1970, it plays in ''Preferente de Aficionados – Group 1'', holding home games at ''Valdelasfuentes'', which has a capacity of 1, ...

, still in division four. He returned to Las Rozas on 8 June of the following year, taking over the main squad in the fifth division and achieving two consecutive promotions. On 13 May 2020, Escobar announced his departure from Las Rozas after the club kept their

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

status. The following 3 January, after six months without a club, he took over fellow third division side

Salamanca CF UDS Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS, previously known as ''CF Salmantino'', is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013 after the dissolution of UD Sa ...

, severely threatened with relegation. Escobar managed to avoid relegation with the club, but left on 27 May 2021. On 4 June, he replaced José Alberto at the helm of

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

side

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División ...

. Escobar's first professional match occurred on 16 August 2021, a 0–0 away draw against

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

. On 13 February of the following year, after a 0–3 home loss against

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

, he was sacked. On 5 December 2022, Escobar was appointed manager of

Segunda Federación Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Fede ...

side

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team in Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Primera Federación and plays its home games ...

, replacing sacked Ángel Rodríguez. He left the club the following 8 July, and took over

Algeciras CF Algeciras Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Algeciras, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1909 it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at '' Estadio Nuevo Mirador''. History Foo ...

Primera Federación The Primera Federación, officially the Primera Federación Versus e-Learning for sponsorship reasons (formerly known as Primera RFEF). is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administe ...

just hours later. On 27 May 2024, after avoiding relegation with Algeciras, Escobar departed the club and was named at the helm of fellow third division side

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

on 11 June. On 20 January 2025, however, he was dismissed from the latter.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Escobar, Lolo 1976 births Living people People from Don Benito Sportspeople from the Province of Badajoz Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Primera Federación managers Segunda División B managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera División managers Salamanca CF UDS managers CD Mirandés managers Hércules CF managers Algeciras CF managers CD Lugo managers