David Dóniga
Spanish football manager (born 1981)
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David Dóniga Lara (born 7 September 1981) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Indian club Kerala Blasters FC.
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Dóniga in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Dóniga Lara | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torrejón | |||
| Real Madrid | |||
| Guadalajara | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | Guadalajara | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004 | Alcalá (youth) | ||
| 2004–2005 | Complutense (youth) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Soto Alcobendas (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | San Fernando (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Talavera (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2012 | Toledo (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Deportivo La Coruña (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Olympiacos (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Betis (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Málaga (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Qadsia (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Panama (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Panama U23 | ||
| 2022 | 9 de Octubre | ||
| 2023 | San Miguelito | ||
| 2024–2025 | El Salvador | ||
| 2025– | Kerala Blasters | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Community of Madrid, Dóniga represented AD Torrejón CF before joining the youth categories of Real Madrid.[1] He made his debut as a senior with CD Guadalajara, while being in charge of a youth school in Daganzo de Arriba.[2]
Dóniga was a manager of the Alevín squads of local sides RSD Alcalá and AD Complutense before joining Soto de Alcobendas CF as an assistant.[2] After leaving the club in 2007, he worked as Manolo Alfaro's assistant at CD San Fernando de Henares, Talavera CF and CD Toledo.[3][4]
Dóniga worked as a fitness coach in Alfaro's staff at Bolivian side CD Jorge Wilstermann[5] and Emirati club Al Wasl SC before being named Víctor Sánchez's assistant at Deportivo de La Coruña in 2015.[6] He continued to work with Sánchez in the following years, at Olympiacos FC, Real Betis and Málaga CF.[7]
In 2020, Dóniga joined Pablo Franco's staff at Qadsia SC in Kuwait.[8] On 13 September 2021, he was named Thomas Christiansen's assistant in the Panama national team, while also being in charge of the under-23 team.[9]
On 31 August 2022, Dóniga was appointed manager of Ecuadorian Serie A club 9 de Octubre FC.[10] On 11 November of the same year, he resigned.[11]
On 12 June 2023, Dóniga was appointed as head coach of Liga Panameña de Fútbol club Sporting San Miguelito.[12] The following 2 January, he was named manager of the El Salvador national football team, succeeding his compatriot Rubén de la Barrera, who had left for Primeira Liga club Vizela.[13]