Manuel Pérez-Cascallana de Ramón (born 21 May 1983) is a Spanish football coach and former player.

Manuel Cascallana
Personal information
Full name Manuel Pérez Cascallana De Ramón
Date of birth (1983-05-21) 21 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Youth career
Las Rozas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Las Rozas
Managerial career
2007–2010 Las Rozas (youth)
2010–2011 West Ham united U16 (assistant)
2011–2013 Rayo Majadahonda (youth)
2014–2015 Amistad
2018–2019 FPA Las Rozas (youth)
2019–2020 ATK (assistant)
2020 ATK (interim)
2020–2021 Mohun Bagan (assistant)
2021–2022 Mohun Bagan (interim)
2022 Persib Bandung (assistant)
2024 Mohun Bagan (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Cascallana was a Las Rozas CF youth graduate, breaking into the first team in 2007; while involved with the first team squad, he also managed the youth categories. In 2010, he moved abroad to complete his studying qualifications, and joined West Ham United's Academy as an assistant manager of the under-16 squad.

Returning to Spain in 2011, Cascallana worked at CF Rayo Majadahonda and Atlético Madrid before being appointed manager of CDE Amistad in August 2014.[1][2] He subsequently returned to Atleti to work with the club's campus in Spain and abroad.

In 2018, Cascallana joined CDE FPA Las Rozas as a sporting director, also managing the club's Alevín C squad.[3] In August 2019, he was named Antonio López's assistant at Indian Super League club ATK.[4]

In January 2020, as López was suspended, Cascallana took over ATK for two matches, a 2–0 success over FC Goa[5] and 1–0 win over NorthEast United FC.[6]

Personal life

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Cascallana's father Carlos was also involved with football, notably working as an assistant at Fenerbahçe SK and Beşiktaş JK.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Manuel Cascallana (@manucascallana) será el entrenador del primer equipo del C.D.E. Amistad para la temporada 2014/15" [Manuel Cascallana (@manucascallana) will be the first team manager of C.D.E. Amistad for the 2014/15 season]. CDE Amistad (in Spanish). Twitter. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Entrevista a Manuel Cascallana, entrenador del C.D.E. Amistad" [Interview to Manuel Cascallana, manager of C.D.E. Amistad] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ "¡Mucha suerte en la Indian Super League, Manuel!" [Good luck in the Indian Super League, Manuel!] (in Spanish). CDE FPA Las Rozas. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Indian Football: ATK signs Atletico Madrid's Sports Scientist". Football Sportek. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Manuel Cascallana: Jobby is a really good player, he's growing day by day". Khel Now. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ "ATK assistant coach Manuel Cascallana - We want to be the first Indian team to play ACL". Goal.com. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Haziran'dan sonra yok" [Not after June] (in Turkish). Takvim. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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