Toni Amor

Antonio "Toni" Amor Fernández (born 6 November 1976) is a Spanish football manager.[1]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Amor and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Toni Amor
Personal information
Full name Antonio Amor Fernández
Date of birth (1976-11-06) 6 November 1976
Place of birth Palma , Spain
Teams managed
Years Team
2001–2003 Arenal (youth)
2003–2005 Arenal
2005–2007 Atlético Baleares
2007–2010 Mallorca B (assistant)
2010–2011 San Francisco (youth)
2014 Al-Hilal (assistant)
2015 Al-Wahda (assistant)
2016–2017 Al-Shabab (assistant)
2017–2018 Ibiza
2019–2020 Leganés (assistant)

Coaching career

Born Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Amor was a player but retired at the age of 23. He then became a manager of UD Arenal's youth setup,[2] subsequently working with the reserve team before being appointed first team manager in 2003, aged just 26.[3]

In April 2005, Amor agreed to join CD Atlético Baleares as their manager,[4] achieving promotion to Tercera División in his first season and finishing sixth in his second, one point shy of the play-offs. On 26 July 2007, he was named Jaume Bauzà's assistant at RCD Mallorca B.[5]

In 2010, Amor left the Bermellones and was appointed manager of CD San Francisco's Juvenil A squad.[6] He left the latter club the following February, and in May, he moved abroad after being named technical director at Al-Wasl FC.[7]

In April 2014, Amor signed for Al-Hilal FC, being named Sami Al-Jaber's assistant.[8] He continued to work as an assistant at Al-Wahda FC and Al-Shabab Riyadh before returning to his home country in September 2017, after being appointed manager of UD Ibiza.[9]

On 18 April 2018, Amor was sacked from Ibiza,[10] and subsequently returned to his former club Arenal to work as a technical director.[11] On 4 November of the following year, he was named Javier Aguirre's assistant at La Liga side CD Leganés.[12]

References
  1. "Who is the number two coach at each LaLiga Santander club?". MARCA in English. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. "El Mallorca "vigila" al técnico Toni Amor" [Mallorca "watch" manager Toni Amor] (in Spanish). Info Balear. 2 November 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. "Toni Amor, nuevo entrenador del Arenal de Tercera División" [Toni Amor, new manager of Tercera División's Arenal] (in Spanish). Info Balear. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. "Fútbol. Toni Amor está a punto de comprometerse con el Sóller" [Football. Toni Amor is close to agreeing a deal with Sóller] (in Spanish). Info Balear. 20 April 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. "Toni Amor, nuevo segundo entrenador del Mallorca B" [Toni Amor, new assistant manager of Mallorca B] (in Spanish). Info Balear. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. "Toni Amor ficha por dos temporadas con el San Francisco" [Toni Aor signs for two seasons with San Francisco] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  7. "Toni Amor entrenará en Dubai" [Toni Amor will manage in Dubai] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  8. "El nuevo reto de Toni Amor" [The new goal of Toni Amor]. Última Hora (in Spanish). 8 April 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  9. "Toni Amor, nuevo técnico de la UD Ibiza" [Toni Amor, new manager of UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  10. "Última hora: Toni Amor, cesado" [Latest news: Toni Amor, sacked] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  11. "El entrenador Toni Amor dirigirá el área deportiva del UD Arenal" [Manager Toni Amor will take over UD Arenal's sporting area] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  12. "Toni Amor ficha por el Leganés para ser el ayudante de Javier Aguirre" [Toni Amor signs for Leganés to be Javier Aguirre's assistant] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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