Spanish football manager (born 1977)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Lobera and the second or maternal family name is
Rodríguez .
Sergio Lobera Rodríguez (born 16 January 1977) is a Spanish professional
football manager who is currently the head coach of
Indian Super League club
Odisha .
Managerial career
Lobera was born in
Zaragoza ,
Aragon . After impressing with Dosa Salesians and UFB Jàbac Terrassa he signed with
FC Barcelona in 1997,
[2] going through its youth system and being the manager of the
C team in
2006–07 , in
Tercera División . He was appointed
sporting director at
Terrassa FC in June 2007,
[3] also being their coach for the last seven games of
the season .
[4]
In May 2010, Lobera was appointed
CD San Roque de Lepe manager, agreeing to a three-year deal.
[5]
The following campaign , he was in charge of
AD Ceuta also in
Segunda División B .
[6]
On 11 May 2012, Lobera was named
FC Barcelona 's assistant manager behind
Tito Vilanova .
[7] However, roughly a month later, he signed as head coach of
Segunda División side
UD Las Palmas .
[8]
[9]
Lobera finished his
first season in charge of a professional club in sixth position, being defeated in
the play-offs by eventually promoted
UD Almería .
[10] He renewed with the
Canarians on 18 June 2013,
[11] but was relieved of his duties on 26 May of the following year.
[12]
On 24 December 2014, Lobera was appointed at
Botola 's
Moghreb Tétouan until the end of
the season .
[13] On 6 June 2017 he moved countries again, joining
FC Goa from the
Indian Super League on a two-year contract.
[14]
On 17 November 2018, Lobera renewed his link at the
Fatorda Stadium until 2020.
[15] Five months later, he led his team to
the conquest of the
Indian Super Cup .
[16] On 31 January 2020, however, he was dismissed despite being top of
the table after several run-ins with the board of directors.
[17]
[18]
Lobera continued in the Indian top flight in March 2020, signing with
Mumbai City FC .
[19] He was officially presented on 12 October,
[20] being crowned champion in his
debut campaign .
[21]
On 19 January 2022, Lobera was appointed at
China League One club
Sichuan Jiuniu FC .
[22] Unsuccessful in securing promotion to the
Super League , he left after a single
season and a seventh-place finish.
[23]
On 17 May 2023, Lobera became the head coach of
Odisha FC on a two-year deal in his return to India.
[24]
Managerial statistics
As of match played 28 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat.
From
To
Record
Ref
Barcelona C
1 July 2006
30 May 2007
38
10
15
13
45
52
−7
0 26.32
[25]
Terrassa
31 March 2008
26 May 2009
47
15
10
22
53
73
−20
0 31.91
[26]
San Roque
20 May 2010
16 May 2011
38
18
9
11
42
35
+7
0 47.37
[27]
Ceuta
18 May 2011
13 May 2012
39
13
10
16
47
52
−5
0 33.33
[28]
Las Palmas
17 June 2012
26 May 2014
94
40
25
29
126
112
+14
0 42.55
[29]
Moghreb Tétouan
24 December 2014
31 May 2017
93
35
22
36
105
119
−14
0 37.63
[30]
Goa
7 June 2017
1 February 2020
60
33
11
16
127
78
+49
0 55.00
[31]
[32]
[33]
Mumbai City
12 October 2020
8 October 2021
23
13
6
4
39
21
+18
0 56.52
[34]
Sichuan Jiuniu
19 January 2022
21 April 2023
36
19
3
14
46
36
+10
0 52.78
[35]
Odisha
17 May 2023
Present
38
21
7
10
66
48
+18
0 55.26
[36]
Total
506
217
118
171
696
626
+70
0 42.89
—
Honours
Goa
Mumbai City
Indian Super League:
2020–21
[21]
Indian Super League Winners' Shield: 2020–21
[38]
Odisha
Individual
References
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Sergio Lobera at WorldFootball.net
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^ Cárdenas, Àngel (16 June 2007).
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Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2014 .
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"Rojo dimite en Terrassa y Lobera toma el mando" [Rojo resigns at Terrassa and Lobera takes over].
Sport (in Spanish). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2020 .
^ Ramírez, Álvaro (20 May 2010).
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"Sergio Lobera afronta un "gran reto" con la AD Ceuta" [Sergio Lobera faces a "big challenge" in AD Ceuta]. El Faro de Ceuta (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 March 2021 .
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"Sergio Lobera, técnico del Ceuta, será el ayudante de Vilanova" [Sergio Lobera, manager of Ceuta, will be Vilanova's assistant].
Marca (in Spanish). 11 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014 .
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"Sergio Lobera, nuevo técnico de Las Palmas" [Sergio Lobera, new manager of Las Palmas]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014 .
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"El sueño de la UD tendrá que esperar (2–1)" [UD's dream will have to wait (2–1)].
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^ González, Alexis (18 June 2013).
"Sergio Lobera renueva un año y apunta a Primera división" [Sergio Lobera renews for a year and aims for Primera división ]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 January 2014 .
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"Las Palmas destituye a Sergio Lobera a falta de dos partidos" [Las Palmas dismiss Sergio Lobera with two matches remaining]. Marca (in Spanish). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014 .
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"El Moghreb Atlético de Tetuán apuesta por Sergio Lobera" [Moghreb Athletic Tetouan bet on Sergio Lobera]. Sport (in Spanish). 24 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014 .
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"Sergio Lobera Rodriguez replaces Zico as FC Goa's new head coach" .
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a
b Das Sharma, Amitabha (14 April 2019).
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^ Muralidharan, Ashwin (28 March 2020).
"In Sergio Lobera, Mumbai City FC have gone for the very coach who has been their Achilles' heel!" .
Goal . Retrieved 3 April 2020 .
^ Singh, Abhinav (12 October 2020).
"ISL 2020–21: Sergio Lobera joins Mumbai City FC as new head coach" . The Sports News. Retrieved 12 October 2020 .
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a
b
"Mumbai City FC reign in double glory, crowned ISL champion" .
Deccan Chronicle . 14 March 2021.
Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2022 .
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"关于聘任塞尔吉奥·洛贝拉先生担任四川九牛队主教练的公告" [Announcement of Mr. Sergio Lobera's appointment as Sichuan Jiuniu head coach] (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022 .
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"A HUGE HIJACK IN ISL!! Lobera, who was eyed by East Bengal, may be snapped up by another big club!!" . Morning Express . 11 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023 .
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"Odisha FC appoints Indian Super League winner Sergio Lobera as head coach" . The Hindu . 17 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023 .
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"Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2006–07" [Third Division (Group 5) 2006–07] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 15 December 2019 .
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"Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019 .
"Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019 .
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"Lobera: Sergio Lobera Rodríguez" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2019 .
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^ Richard, Dominic (4 March 2021).
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"12 years of pall of gloom lifted: East Bengal win a spine-chiller to take home Kalinga Super Cup" . AIFF Media Team. Bhubaneswar:
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