Santiago "Yago" Iglesias Estepa (born 6 October 1982) is a Spanish

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, who is currently in charge of

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Career

Born in Palmeira, Ribeira, Galicia, Iglesias worked at

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and Pontevedra CF B before starting his senior managerial career with CSH Palmeira, in the Terceira Autonómica, in 2010. After being an assistant at Portonovo SD, he joined

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's staff at Al-Ittihad FC. Iglesias returned to Spain in January 2013, after being retained in Saudi Arabia due to paperwork problems. On 22 July of that year, he took over Atlético de Riveira also in the regional leagues. In July 2015, after working with Santiago de Compostela CF's ''Juvenil'' squad, Iglesias was named manager of

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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 ...

. On 21 June of the following year, he took over fellow league team

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. In 2020, after reaching three consecutive play-offs with ''Compos'', Iglesias' side finally achieved promotion to

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, returning to the category after four seasons. He renewed his contract for a further campaign in August of that year. In May 2021, Iglesias left Compostela after five years, and took over

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Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a capacity of 7,813 seaters. History ...

on 23 November. He departed the latter on 30 May 2023, after a relegation and a subsequent knockout in the promotion play-offs. On 16 June 2023, Iglesias was appointed in charge of

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. On 28 May 2025, after achieving promotion after finishing first in their group, he left the club. On 19 June 2025, Iglesias was named as the new manager of

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on a contract for the upcoming campaign.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iglesias, Yago 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Santiago de Compostela Spanish football managers Primera Federación managers Segunda División B managers Segunda Federación managers Tercera División managers SD Compostela managers Zamora CF managers Pontevedra CF managers CD Lugo managers