Benito Floro
Spanish football manager
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Benito Floro Sanz (born 2 June 1952) is a Spanish football manager.
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Floro with Alajuelense in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benito Floro Sanz | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Gijón, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1978–1980 | Silla | ||
| 1980–1983 | Torrent | ||
| 1983–1984 | Dénia | ||
| 1984–1985 | Gandía | ||
| 1985–1986 | Alzira | ||
| 1986–1987 | Ontinyent | ||
| 1987–1988 | Olímpic Xàtiva | ||
| 1988–1989 | Villarreal | ||
| 1989–1992 | Albacete | ||
| 1992–1994 | Real Madrid | ||
| 1994–1996 | Albacete | ||
| 1996–1997 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| 1998 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 1999–2001 | Monterrey | ||
| 2002–2004 | Villarreal | ||
| 2004 | Mallorca | ||
| 2009 | Barcelona SC | ||
| 2012 | WAC | ||
| 2013–2016 | Canada | ||
| 2016–2017 | Alajuelense | ||
Football career
Floro was born in Gijón, Asturias. During his professional career he managed Albacete (two spells, starting off in 1989 in Segunda División B and leading the club to a first-ever La Liga promotion in just two years),[1] Real Madrid (winning the Copa del Rey in his first season),[2] Sporting de Gijón,[3] Vissel Kobe,[4] Monterrey,[5] Villarreal[6]– he had already coached the Valencians in the third tier – Mallorca (leaving the Balearic Islands side after just a few months after being appointed in the summer of 2004)[7] and Barcelona SC.[8][9]
Starting in 2005, Floro briefly worked for former club Real Madrid as director of football,[10] then switched to sports commentator with Telecinco.[11] On 5 July 2013, the Canadian Soccer Association announced him as the new manager of the national team,[12][13] taking over from interim coach Colin Miller on 1 August.[14]
On 14 September 2016, Floro's contract was not renewed after failing to qualify the team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[15] On 23 December, he was appointed at Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Liga FPD.[16]
Personal life
Honours
Manager
Albacete
Real Madrid
Villarreal
