Manuel Retamero Fraile (born 1 December 1974) is a Spanish

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and former

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Playing career

Born in

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, Retamero only played regional football during his career, representing CD Villa de Simancas, CD Boecillo, CD Betis CF, CD Cuéllar Balompié and CD Íscar, all in his native region.

Coaching career

Early career

Retamero established himself as a youth manager during his first years; he was in charge of CD Arces, Betis Valladolid (two stints), Villa de Simancas and CD Unión Delicias. In 2007, he was named manager of

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side Íscar, achieving mid-table positions during his three-season spell at the club. On 16 July 2010, Retamero was appointed manager of

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also in the fourth division. On 28 June 2012, after nearly one year of inactivity, he was presented as manager of CD La Granja in the same division. In January 2014, Retamero moved to Libya and joined Al-Ittihad Club as their technical director; he was later also given the role of under-19 manager. He left the country in June, shortly after the start of the

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, and moved to Bahrain as a director of the national team.

Aizawl

On 19 August 2015, after a short stint at United States' Milford United SC, Retamero was appointed manager of

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side

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. His first goal was to win the

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, which he achieved on 16 December 2015. His first professional match occurred on 9 January 2016, a 1–3 away loss against

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. On 7 February 2016, Retanero was sacked by Aizawl and was replaced by

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Ulaanbaatar City

In December 2016, after a short spell at

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in Bahrain, Retamero signed for

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, replacing countryman Rodrigo Hernando. In his first season in charge, the club finished second in the league, and knocked out

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(the defending league champions) in the semi-finals of the MFF Cup before defeating FC Ulaanbaatar in the finals to win the club's first major trophy in its brief history. On 2 January 2018, Retamero was announced as manager of CD Victoria CF, a youth football club from his hometown. Seven days later, however, he opted to continue in charge of Ulaanbaatar.

NEROCA FC

On 7 June 2018, Retamero returned to India after being named at the helm of

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Aizawl *

: 2015–16 Ulaanbaatar City *

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: runner-up

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* MFF Cup:

; runner-up

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* MFF Super Cup: 2018

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Retamero, Manuel 1974 births Living people Footballers from Valladolid Spanish men's footballers Spanish football managers Real Valladolid Promesas managers I-League managers Spanish expatriate football managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate football managers in India Expatriate football managers in Libya Expatriate football managers in Bahrain Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States Expatriate football managers in Mongolia Men's association football players not categorized by position Aizawl FC managers NEROCA FC managers