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Diego Martínez Penas

ディエゴ・マルティネス・ペナス　/　でぃえご・まるてぃねす・ぺなす

Association football coach from Spain

December 16, 1980 (age 45)　・　Vigo, Pontevedra Province, Spain

Pontevedra Province
association football coach
association football player

My Take

Diego Martínez Penas embodies a career arc I genuinely admire: the modest player who reinvents himself as a serious tactician. Rising from the lower divisions through assistant and reserve roles at Sevilla, he proved himself by guiding Granada to La Liga and managing clubs like Osasuna and Espanyol before taking charge of the Galicia national side. What impresses me is the patience of it all, the willingness to learn the craft from the ground up. Coaches who find their true calling on the second try tend to bring a humility and depth that flashier figures often lack.

Overview

Diego Martínez Penas (born 16 December 1980) is a Spanish professional football manager and former footballer. He is the current manager of the Galicia national football team. After starting his career in the lower divisions, he held several jobs at Sevilla, including as assistant and reserve team manager. He later managed Osasuna, Granada and Espanyol, achieving promotion to La Liga with the second club.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Diego Martínez Penas
Name (Japanese): ディエゴ・マルティネス・ペナス
Reading: でぃえご・まるてぃねす・ぺなす
Born: December 16, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Monkey
Origin: Vigo, Pontevedra Province, Spain
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football coach / association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B9

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