Carlos Fonseca (football manager)
 Fonseca in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Agustín Fonseca Teijeiro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Riga II (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012–2016 | Arganda (youth) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Getafe (youth) | ||
| 2019 | La Granja | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Tai U23 | ||
| 2021 | Real Potosí | ||
| 2023 | Vaca Díez | ||
| 2024– | Riga II | ||
Carlos Agustín Fonseca Teijeiro (born 8 March 1981) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Latvian club Riga FC II.
Career
[edit]Fonseca was born in Madrid, and started his career with EF Arganda's Cadete squad in 2012. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, he was appointed manager of the Juvenil squad, and managed the side for two years before joining Getafe CF.[1]
On 26 June 2019, Fonseca was presented as manager of Tercera División side CD La Granja.[2] On 27 October, after only winning six out of 36 possible points and a 0–6 loss to Zamora CF, he was sacked.[3]
In August 2020, Fonseca moved abroad and joined Al-Tai in Saudi Arabia, being in charge of the under-23 side.[4] On 9 February 2021, he replaced compatriot Alex Pallarés at the helm of Bolivian side Real Potosí.[5]
Fonseca was sacked by Potosí on 13 May 2021, with his club in the penultimate position.[6] On 30 November 2022, he was presented by the Royal Madrid Football Federation as their new head coach of the under-16 category,[7] and won a national tournament with the federation the following April, beating the Catalan Football Federation in the final.[8]
On 6 May 2023, Fonseca returned to Bolivia and replaced compatriot José Aurelio Gay at the helm of Vaca Díez.[9] On 21 July, he was sacked.[10]
On 9 January 2024, Fonseca moved abroad and was named manager of the reserve team of Riga FC in Latvia.[11]
Personal life
[edit]In 2018, Fonseca published a book called ¿Hablamos de fútbol? (Do we talk about football? in English).[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fonseca: "La temporada ha sido exitosa"" [Fonseca: "The season was successful"] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Fonseca, nuevo entrenador del CD La Granja" [Carlos Fonseca, new manager of CD La Granja] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "La gestora del CD La Granja destituye a Carlos Fonseca" [The board of CD La Granja sack Carlos Fonseca] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "تحت إشراف ومتابعة الإدارة المرشحة أنهى النادي اجراءات التعاقد مع المدرب الأسباني كارلوس فونسيكا لتدريب درجة الناشئين لكرة القدم بالنادي" [Under the supervision and follow-up of the nominating administration, the club completed the procedures for contracting with the Spanish coach Carlos Fonseca to train the club's junior football degree]. Al-Tai FC (in Arabic). Twitter. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Fonseca es el nuevo técnico de Real Potosí" [Carlos Fonseca is the new manager of Real Potosí] (in Spanish). Los Tiempos. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ "Armando Ibáñez reemplaza al español Carlos Fonseca en la dirección técnica de Real Potosí" [Armando Ibáñez replaces the Spaniard Carlos Fonseca in the managerial role of Real Potosí] (in Spanish). El Deber. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Fonseca, presentado como nuevo seleccionador Sub-16, realiza su primer entrenamiento en Cotorruelo con vistas a la Fase de Oro" [Carlos Fonseca, presented as new head coach under-16, makes his first training in Cotorruelo aiming the Golden Stage] (in Spanish). Royal Madrid Football Federation. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ https://golsmedia.com/futbol/cnsa/2023/04/03/perseverancia-madrid-empuja-ser-campeona-espana-sub-16-fase-oro/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Carlos Fonseca es el nuevo entrenador de Vaca Díez" [Carlos Fonseca is the new manager of Vaca Díez] (in Spanish). El Deber. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Se terminó el ciclo de Fonseca en Vaca Díez" [Fonseca's spell at Vaca Díez ended] (in Spanish). Deporte Total. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Lopesino, Juan (22 January 2024). "Carlos Fonseca, al mando del futuro del Riga FC" [Carlos Fonseca, ahead of the future of Riga FC]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
- ^ "El CD La Granja presenta a Carlos Fonseca, nuevo entrenador del Club" [CD La Granja present Carlos Fonseca, new manager of the club] (in Spanish). Segovía al Día. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Spanish)
- Carlos Fonseca coach profile at Soccerway