Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfredo Santaelena Aguado | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1985–1988 | CD Pegaso | 101 | (14) |
1988–1989 | Getafe | 19 | (1) |
1989–1993 | Atlético Madrid | 106 | (4) |
1993–1997 | Deportivo La Coruña | 104 | (3) |
1997–2000 | Sevilla | 25 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Getafe | 24 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Tres Cantos Pegaso | ||
Total | 379 | (22) | |
International career | |||
1990 | Spain U21 | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2006 | Tres Cantos Pegaso | ||
2006–2007 | Cobeña | ||
2007–2008 | Ciempozuelos | ||
2009 | Eivissa-Ibiza | ||
2010 | Marbella | ||
2010–2011 | Alcobendas Sport | ||
2011–2012 | Atlético Madrid C | ||
2012–2014 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
2016–2018 | SS Reyes | ||
2020 | Alcobendas Sport | ||
2020–2022 | Internacional Madrid | ||
2022–2023 | Rayo Majadahonda | ||
2023–2024 | San Fernando | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Alfredo Santaelena Aguado (born 13 October 1967), known simply as Alfredo as a player, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.
He amassed La Liga totals of 211 games and seven goals over 11 seasons, representing in the competition Atlético Madrid, Deportivo and Sevilla. In 2003, he started working as a coach.
Born in Madrid, Alfredo's career professional career began with hometown's Getafe CF in 1988, and he moved the following year to La Liga with neighbours Atlético Madrid; he was personally signed by chairman Jesús Gil after a friendly, going on to experience some of his best years whilst with the team. [1] [2]
On 29 June 1991, Alfredo scored the game's only goal against RCD Mallorca in the final of the Copa del Rey, [3] [4] also appearing in the following year, a 2–0 win over Real Madrid. [5] He joined Deportivo de La Coruña in 1993 alongside teammate Donato, and produced roughly the same numbers, although he would be used more regularly. [1]
Brought from the bench in the 1995 domestic cup final against Valencia CF, diminutive Alfredo scored with his head for the final 2–1 victory. [6] He left for Sevilla FC two years later, being rarely used over a three-and-a-half-year spell and finishing his career at nearly 36, with his first and second clubs. [1]
Santaelena took up coaching immediately after retiring, mainly in the lower leagues. In 2007, he led CD Cobeña – also in Madrid – to Segunda División B for the first time ever, but the club folded soon after. [7] [1]
Starting in 2012, Santaelena spent several years in charge of Atlético's reserve teams. On 10 February 2014, following a third-division loss at CD Sariñena which left the B side in the relegation zone, he was fired, being replaced by Oscar Mena who had also played for them in the 90s. [8]
In November 2016, Santaelena took over UD San Sebastián de los Reyes also in the third tier. He was dismissed on 21 January 2018, [9] and spent more than a year without a club before being appointed at Internacional de Madrid of the same league on 2 July 2020. [10]
Santaelena continued to work in the third division (renamed Primera División RFEF in 2021) in the following years, being in charge of CF Rayo Majadahonda and San Fernando CD. [11] On 29 April 2024, he was sacked by the latter as they were seriously threatened with relegation. [12] [13]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
Tres Cantos Pegaso | 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2006 | 118 | 51 | 42 | 25 | 43.22 | [14] | |
Cobeña | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2007 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 26.32 | [15] | |
Ciempozuelos | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 56.82 | [16] | |
Eivissa-Ibiza | 12 January 2009 | 30 June 2009 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16.67 | [17] | |
Marbella | 18 January 2010 | 6 July 2010 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11.76 | [18] | |
Alcobendas Sport | 6 July 2010 | 30 June 2011 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 52.27 | [19] | |
Atlético Madrid C | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2012 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 31.58 | [20] | |
Atlético Madrid B | 1 July 2012 | 10 February 2014 | 63 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 34.92 | [21] | |
SS Reyes | 17 November 2016 | 21 January 2018 | 53 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 33.96 | [22] | |
Alcobendas Sport | 16 January 2020 | 2 July 2020 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.00 | ||
Internacional Madrid | 2 July 2020 | 30 June 2022 | 64 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 32.81 | [23] | |
Rayo Majadahonda | 4 October 2022 | 11 June 2023 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 36.36 | [24] | |
San Fernando | 16 October 2023 | 29 April 2024 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26.92 | [25] | |
Career total | 564 | 210 | 160 | 194 | 37.23 | — |
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