Carlos Cuesta (football manager)
Spanish football manager
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Carlos Cuesta García (born 29 July 1995) is a Spanish professional football manager who is the head coach of Serie A club Parma.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Cuesta García | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Parma (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Santa Catalina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Santa Catalina | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2025 | Arsenal (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Parma | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Playing and early career
Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Cuesta played for Santa Catalina as a youth, and made his first team debut during the 2011–12 season in the Primera Regional Preferente;[1] at that time, he was already a manager of the club's prebenjamín squads.[2] He retired from playing at the age of 18, after deciding to switch permanently to a managerial role.[3]
Cuesta later managed the youth academy of Spanish side Atlético Madrid.[2][4][5] In 2018, he was appointed assistant manager of the youth academy of Juventus in Italy.[6]
Arsenal
On 28 August 2020, Cuesta was appointed assistant coach to Mikel Arteta at Premier League club Arsenal.[7][8] He was part of Arteta's coaching team that guided the Gunners to win the 2020 FA Community Shield on penalties against Liverpool the following day,[9][10] and win the 2023 FA Community Shield on penalties against Manchester City on 6 August 2023.[11][12]
Cuesta worked alongside assistant coaches Albert Stuivenberg and Miguel Molina, set-piece coach Nicolas Jover and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña.[7][13][14] He has previously worked with assistant coach Steve Round and set-piece coach Andreas Georgson at Arsenal.[13][15]
Parma
On 19 June 2025, Cuesta became the head coach of Serie A side Parma, signing a contract until 2027.[16] On his professional debut on 17 August, he led the side to a 2–0 win over Pescara in the Coppa Italia.[17]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 20 September 2026[citation needed]
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Parma |  |
19 June 2025 | present | 48 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 29.17 |
| Total | 48 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 39 | 59 | −20 | 29.17 | |||
