David Cabello
Spanish football manager (born 1990)
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José David Cabello García (born 9 September 1977) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is the current manager of Marbella FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José David Cabello García | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Remscheid, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marbella (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Málaga | ||
| 1992–1996 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Barcelona C | 24 | (14) |
| 1997–1998 | Numancia | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | Isla Cristina | 19 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Poli Almería | 34 | (11) |
| 1999–2000 | Xerez | 26 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | Algeciras | 63 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Ceuta | 22 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | Gramenet | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Badajoz | 30 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | Extremadura | 32 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Melilla | 34 | (13) |
| 2007–2010 | Lucena | 106 | (35) |
| 2010–2011 | Unión Estepona | 28 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Sporting Villanueva | 15 | (4) |
| 2012 | Burgos | 13 | (1) |
| Total | 459 | (127) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Spain U16 | (1) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Málaga (youth) | ||
| 2019–2020 | El Ejido | ||
| 2020 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 2022–2023 | El Ejido | ||
| 2024–2025 | Melilla | ||
| 2026– | Marbella | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Born in Remscheid, Germany but raised in Málaga, Andalusia, Cabello played for the youth sides of Málaga CF and FC Barcelona, making his senior debut with the latter's C-team in the 1996–97 Tercera División. He moved straight to Segunda División with CD Numancia in 1997, but left in January of the following year after making no appearances, to join CD Isla Cristina in Segunda División.
Cabello would resume his career in the third division, playing for CP Almería, Xerez CD, Algeciras CF, AD Ceuta, UDA Gramenet, CD Badajoz, CF Extremadura, UD Melilla, Lucena CF,[1] Unión Estepona CF, Sporting Villanueva Promesas[2] and Burgos CF.[3] He retired with the latter in 2012, aged 34, after suffering an injury and being relegated.[4]
Managerial career
In 2014, Cabello returned to his first club Málaga as a manager of the Juvenil B team. He was later in charge of the club's Cadete and Juvenil teams, before signing for Deportivo Alavés on 4 August 2018 as a Methodology Director.[5]
On 24 May 2019, Cabello was named manager of fourth division side CD El Ejido.[6] After leading the club back to the third tier, he left the club in August 2020 after failing to agree new terms,[7] and took over Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa of the same category shortly after.[8]
Cabello was sacked by Cultu on 1 December 2020,[9] and spent more than a year without a club before returning to El Ejido on 7 June 2022, with the club now named CP El Ejido 1969.[10] He left after their relegation from Segunda Federación, and was again unemployed for a long period before being named at the helm of UD Melilla on 15 October 2024.[11]
Dismissed on 16 March 2025,[12] Cabello was appointed manager of Primera Federación side Marbella FC on 7 January 2026.[13]
Managerial statistics
- As of 15 March 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| El Ejido |  |
24 May 2019 | 3 August 2020 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 58.06 | [14] |
| Cultural Leonesa | |
15 August 2020 | 1 December 2020 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 33.33 | [15] |
| El Ejido | |
7 June 2022 | 30 June 2023 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 32.35 | [16] |
| Melilla | |
15 October 2024 | 16 March 2025 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 35.00 | [17] |
| Marbella | |
7 January 2026 | Present | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 30.00 | [18] |
| Total | 101 | 41 | 23 | 37 | 129 | 116 | +13 | 40.59 | — | |||