Sergio Lobera
Sergio Lobera Rodríguez (born 16 January 1977) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Indian club Mumbai City FC.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sergio Lobera Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | 16 January 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City (manager) | ||
Teams managed | |||
Dosa Salesians | |||
Jàbac Terrassa | |||
1997–2006 | Barcelona (youth) | ||
2006–2007 | Barcelona C | ||
2008–2009 | Terrassa | ||
2010–2011 | San Roque | ||
2011–2012 | Ceuta | ||
2012 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
2012–2014 | Las Palmas | ||
2014–2017 | Moghreb Tétouan | ||
2017–2020 | Goa | ||
2020– | Mumbai City |
Football career
Lobera was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After impressing with Dosa Salesians and UFB Jàbac Terrassa he signed with FC Barcelona in 1997,[1] going through its youth system and being manager of the C-team in 2006–07, in Tercera División. He was appointed sporting director at Terrassa FC in June 2007,[2] also being their coach for the last seven games of the season.[3]
In May 2010, Lobera was appointed CD San Roque de Lepe manager, agreeing to a three-year deal.[4] The following campaign, he was in charge of AD Ceuta also in Segunda División B.[5]
On 11 May 2012, Lobera was named FC Barcelona's assistant manager behind Tito Vilanova.[6] However, roughly a month later, he signed as head coach of Segunda División side UD Las Palmas.[7][8]
Lobera finished his first season in charge of a professional club in sixth position, being defeated in the play-offs by eventually promoted UD Almería.[9] He renewed with the Canarians on 18 June 2013,[10] but was relieved of his duties on 26 May of the following year.[11]
On 24 December 2014, Lobera was appointed at Botola's Moghreb Tétouan until the end of the season.[12] On 6 June 2017 he moved countries again, joining FC Goa from the Indian Super League on a two-year contract.[13]
On 17 November 2018, Lobera renewed his link at the Fatorda Stadium until 2020.[14] Five months later, he led his team to the conquest of the Indian Super Cup;[15] on 31 January 2020, however, he was dismissed despite being top of the table after several run-ins with the board of directors.[16][17]
Lobera continued in the Indian top flight in March 2020, signing with Mumbai City FC.[18]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 29 January 2020
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Barcelona C | 1 July 2006 | 30 May 2007 | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 26.32 | [19] | |
Terrassa | 31 March 2008 | 26 May 2009 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 53 | 73 | −20 | 31.91 | [20] | |
San Roque | 20 May 2010 | 16 May 2011 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 47.37 | [21] | |
Ceuta | 18 May 2011 | 13 May 2012 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 33.33 | [22] | |
Las Palmas | 17 June 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 94 | 40 | 25 | 29 | 126 | 112 | +14 | 42.55 | [23] | |
Moghreb Tétouan | 24 December 2014 | 31 May 2017 | 93 | 35 | 22 | 36 | 105 | 119 | −14 | 37.63 | [24] | |
Goa | 7 June 2017 | 31 January 2020 | 60 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 128 | 79 | +49 | 55.00 | [25] | |
Total | 409 | 164 | 102 | 143 | 546 | 522 | +24 | 40.10 | — |
Honours
Goa
References
- El buen ojo de Sergio Lobera (Sergio Lobera's good eye); La Provincia, 13 March 2013 (in Spanish)
- Sergi Lobera es nuevo director deportivo (Sergi Lobera is the new director of sports); Mundo Deportivo, 16 June 2007 (in Spanish)
- "Rojo dimite en Terrassa y Lobera toma el mando" [Rojo resigns at Terrassa and Lobera takes over] (in Spanish). Sport. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- El San Roque ficha a Sergio Lobera por tres campañas (San Roque sign Sergio Lobera for three seasons); Gesticulando, 20 May 2010 (in Spanish)
- Sergio Lobera afronta un "gran reto" con la AD Ceuta (Sergio Lobera faces a "big challenge" in AD Ceuta); El Faro de Ceuta, 8 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- Sergio Lobera, técnico del Ceuta, será el ayudante de Vilanova (Sergio Lobera, manager of Ceuta, will be Vilanova's assistant); Marca, 11 May 2012 (in Spanish)
- Sergio Lobera, nuevo técnico de Las Palmas (Sergio Lobera, new manager of Las Palmas); Marca, 17 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- Ruiz, Diego (18 January 2013). "Sergio Lobera, un joven entrenador al que apodaron 'ganalotodo'" [Sergio Lobera, a young coach that was dubbed 'winsitall'] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- El sueño de la UD tendrá que esperar (2–1) (UD's dream will have to wait (2–1)); Canarias 7, 16 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- Sergio Lobera renueva un año y apunta a Primera división (Sergio Lobera renews for a year and aims for Primera); Marca, 18 June 2013 (in Spanish)
- Las Palmas destituye a Sergio Lobera a falta de dos partidos (Las Palmas sack Sergio Lobera with two matches remaining); Marca, 26 May 2014 (in Spanish)
- El Moghreb Atlético de Tetuán apuesta por Sergio Lobera (Moghreb Athletic Tetouan bet on Sergio Lobera); Sport, 24 December 2014 (in Spanish)
- "Sergio Lobera Rodriguez replaces Zico as FC Goa's new head coach". Indian Super League. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- "Sergio Lobera, FC Goa agree to one year contract extension". FC Goa. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- Das Sharma, Amitabha (14 April 2019). "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- Kundu, Sagnik (31 January 2020). "ISL 2019–20 BREAKING: FC Goa sack head coach Sergio Lobera". The Bridge. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- Nakashe, Mrunal (1 February 2020). "Revealed: Why and how FC Goa sacked Sergio Lobera". Khel Now. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- Muralidharan, Ashwin (28 March 2020). "In Sergio Lobera, Mumbai City FC have gone for the very coach who has been their Achilles' heel!". Goal. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2006–07" [Third Division (Group 5) 2006–07] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
"Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019. - "Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
"Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019. - "Moghreb Tétouan: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "FC Goa: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
External links
- Sergio Lobera manager profile at BDFutbol