José 'Pepe' Murcia González (born 3 December 1964) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Murcia González | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Córdoba, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1980 | CD Alcázar | ||
| 1980–1982 | Zoco CF | ||
| 1982–1984 | Córdoba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1985 | Egabrense | ||
| 1985–1986 | Jaén | ||
| 1986–1988 | Córdoba | ||
| 1988–1989 | Valdepeñas | ||
| 1989–1990 | Córdoba | 2 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Plasencia | ||
| 1991 | Martos | ||
| 1991–1992 | Santaella | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Alcázar (youth) | ||
| 1994–1996 | Séneca (youth) | ||
| 1996–2000 | Córdoba (youth) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Córdoba B | ||
| 2001–2002 | Córdoba | ||
| 2002 | Cartagena | ||
| 2003–2006 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 2006 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2006–2007 | Xerez | ||
| 2007–2008 | Castellón | ||
| 2008–2009 | Celta | ||
| 2009 | Albacete | ||
| 2011 | Salamanca | ||
| 2011 | Braşov | ||
| 2014 | Levski Sofia | ||
| 2016–2017 | Legirus Inter | ||
| 2017–2020 | Al Shahaniya | ||
| 2021 | Sfaxien | ||
| 2021–2023 | Muaither | ||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Córdoba, Andalusia, Murcia never played in higher than Segunda División B, and retired in 1992 at the age of only 27 due to injury. He coached several local youth teams in his early years, including Córdoba CF. After a successful spell with the reserves (two consecutive promotions all the way to Tercera División), he was one of four managers for the main squad in the 2001–02 season, achieving four wins, two draws and two losses during his eight games in charge as they eventually retained their Segunda División status.[1]
Murcia then plied his trade in the third division, leading Atlético Madrid's B team to the league championship in his first year, albeit with no playoff promotion.[2] On 9 January 2006, following a 0–0 La Liga home draw against Valencia CF, he was appointed the Colchoneros' first team's manager, replacing the dismissed Carlos Bianchi; they ranked 12th at that time,[3] going on to finish the campaign in tenth position.[4][5]
Murcia spent the following four years in the second tier with as many clubs, not managing to finish one single season but with none of the teams eventually losing their league status. On 30 November 2009, after a 2–3 home defeat to CD Numancia, he was fired at Albacete Balompié due to negative results, with the Castilla–La Mancha side in 16th position at that time[6]– eventually ending 15th.
On 9 August 2011, Murcia signed a two-year contract with Romania's FC Brașov,[7] but resigned at the Liga I club after three matches due to family reasons.[8] In June 2014, after nearly three years out of football, he was appointed at PFC Levski Sofia in Bulgaria.[9]
Murcia was sacked on 4 August 2014, due to poor results.[10] In November 2016, whilst working out on his own, the FC Legirus Inter manager suffered a heart attack, slipping into a coma but eventually recovering.[11][12]
In June 2017, Murcia was hired by Al Shahaniya SC, newly relegated to the Qatari Second Division.[13] He won promotion to the Qatar Stars League with an unbeaten first season, and then came seventh in his second, earning him a nomination for Manager of the Year alongside Jesualdo Ferreira of champions Al Sadd SC.[14]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 20 November 2018[15]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Al Shahaniya | 
|
22 June 2017 | Present | 70 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 103 | 90 | +13 | 42.86 |
Honours
editManager
editAtlético Madrid B
Al Shahaniya
- Qatari Second Division: 2017–18
References
edit- ^ "José Murcia, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba" [José Murcia, new Córdoba manager]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 November 2001. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ a b Colino, Jesús (20 May 2019). "¿Qué fue del último Atlético B que jugó el playoff a Segunda?" [What happened to the last Atlético B that played the Segunda playoffs?]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Atlético bid Bianchi goodbye". UEFA. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Cordovilla, Anna (14 May 2006). "Bajan el telón con muy escaso brillo" [Curtain call with very little brilliance] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "El renacimiento del Atlético desde el descenso en el 2000" [The rebirth of Atlético since the 2000 relegation]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 17 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Pepe Murcia, destituido como entrenador del Albacete" [Pepe Murcia, dismissed as Albacete coach]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 November 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "E oficial! Jose "Pepe" Murcia Gonzalez este noul antrenor al FC Braşov" [It's official! Jose "Pepe" Murcia new FC Brasov manager]. Adevărul (in Romanian). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ Călin, Andrei (29 August 2011). "FC Brașov a rămas fără antrenor" [FC Brașov without a coach]. Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Гонзо: Мурсия е сериозен човек, знае всичко за играчите ни" [Gonzo: Murcia is a serious person who knows everything about our players] (in Bulgarian). Gong.bg. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ "Фаталното число 13 се стовари върху Мурсия" [Fatal number 13 landed on Murcia] (in Bulgarian). Blitz. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "El entrenador cordobés Pepe Murcia recibe el alta hospitalaria en Finlandia un mes después del infarto" [Cordobese manager Pepe Murcia is released from hospital in Finland one month after heart attack]. ABC (in Spanish). 5 December 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ Barbero, Alberto (30 January 2017). "Pepe Murcia: "Estuve muerto 20 minutos"" [Pepe Murcia: "I was dead for 20 minutes"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Shahania sign Spanish coach Jose Bibi". The Peninsula. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Jurado, David (22 April 2019). "Pepe Murcia hace historia en Qatar" [Pepe Murcia makes history in Qatar] (in Spanish). Córdoba Deporte. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ José Murcia at Soccerway
External links
edit- José Murcia at BDFutbol
- José Murcia manager profile at BDFutbol
- Levski official profile