Luis Cembranos Martínez(born 6 June 1972) is a Spanish retired professionalfootballerwho played as aright midfielder,currently amanager.

Luis Cembranos
Personal information
Full name Luis Cembranos Martínez
Date of birth (1972-06-06)6 June 1972(age 52)
Place of birth Lucerne,Switzerland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Puente Castro[1]
1990–1991 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Barcelona C
1993Figueres(loan) 10 (6)
1993–1995 Barcelona B 39 (10)
1994–1995 Barcelona 3 (0)
1995–1998 Espanyol 70 (5)
1999–2004 Rayo Vallecano 124 (24)
2004–2005 Promesas Ponferrada 16 (10)
Total 262 (55)
International career
2000 Spain 1 (0)
Managerial career
2007–2009 Huracán Z
2011–2014 Cultural Leonesa
2015–2016 Lugo(assistant)
2016–2017 Zaragoza(assistant)
2017–2019 Rayo Vallecano B
2019–2020 Leganés B
2019 Leganés(caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He amassedLa Ligatotals of 155 games and 22 goals over the course of nine seasons, mainly withEspanyolandRayo Vallecano.He also representedBarcelonain the competition.

Cembranos began working as a manager in 2007, withHuracán Z.He went on to be in charge of a host of clubs, as head coach as well as an assistant.

Playing career

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Club

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Born inLucerne,Switzerland, Cembranos was the son ofSpanishemigrants and returned to that country in his teens, moving toLeón.[1]Having signed forFC Barcelonaas a teenager, his professional career began inCataloniaat age 20, on loan withUE Figueresin theSegunda División.After a good handful of games he returned to the parent club, being assigned to thereserve sideand going on to be deployed in several positions.[1]

After having totalled 177 minutes inLa LigawithBarça(his debut came againstRacing de Santanderon 10 September 1994, courtesy of managerJohan Cruyff) and having made his onlyUEFA Champions Leagueappearance, away toManchester Unitedthe following month[2]– he also played with the B'sthat campaign– in early 1995 Cembranos moved to another team in the league and the region,RCD Espanyol.There, he first began to be regularly featured in the top division.

In another January transfer window move, Cembranos joinedMadrid'sRayo Vallecanoin 1999, being an important member in his first months as they eventuallyreturned to the top flight,scoring six goals during the (half)season. Both player and club continued to consolidate,[3][4]and Rayo obtained their best-ever classification in1999–2000,qualifyingfor theUEFA Cupviafair play.[5]

Cembranos appeared very irregularly in his final three seasons, troubled by constant injuries that had already made him miss a good number of matches at Barcelona and Espanyol, mainly in the rightknee.[6][7]He was forced to retire in 2005 at age 33, and a couple of years after that had his first coaching experience with amateursCD Huracán ZinCastile and León.[8]

International

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Courtesy of the best season of his career with Rayo (36 appearances, four goals), Cembranos earned his solecapforSpainon 26 January 2000, when he came on as asubstituteforJuan Carlos Valerónin the 76th minute of a 3–0friendlywin overPolandinCartagena.[9]

Coaching career

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In the summer of 2011, Cembranos was appointed manager ofCultural y Deportiva Leonesa,promoting toSegunda División Bat the end of hissecond season.[10]On 19 June 2017, following two assistant spells, he returned to head coaching duties withRayo Vallecano B.[11]

Cembranos left forCD Leganéson 5 July 2019, taking overtheir reservesalso in theTercera División.[12]On 21 October, after the departure ofMauricio Pellegrino,he was appointed at the first team in aninterim manner.[13]His first match in charge occurred five days later, a 1–0 home victory overRCD Mallorcawhich was their first ofthe campaign.[14]

Managerial statistics

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As of 8 March 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Huracán Z 18 July 2007 1 December 2009 91 37 29 25 127 97 +30 040.66 [15]
Cultural Leonesa 27 July 2011 20 May 2014 122 63 32 27 199 114 +85 051.64 [16]
Rayo Vallecano B 19 June 2017 21 May 2019 78 39 19 20 122 80 +42 050.00 [17]
Leganés B 5 July 2019 21 May 2020 26 10 8 8 46 39 +7 038.46 [18]
Leganés(caretaker) 21 October 2019 4 November 2019 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 033.33 [19]
Total 320 150 88 82 496 337 +159 046.88

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcLas aventuras de Luis (The adventures of Luis);El País,16 September 1994 (in Spanish)
  2. ^De Old Trafford a Vallecas (From Old Trafford to Vallecas);El Mundo,2 November 1999 (in Spanish)
  3. ^Los poderes del líder (The leader's strengths);El País, 6 November 1999 (in Spanish)
  4. ^La evidencia de los números personales (What personal numbers show you);El País, 16 January 2000 (in Spanish)
  5. ^"Ramos sees hard work pay off".UEFA. 10 May 2006.Retrieved6 May2016.
  6. ^Cembranos estará ocho meses de baja (Cembranos to miss eight months);Diario AS,23 October 2001 (in Spanish)
  7. ^Del calvario a la luz (Brightness follows ordeal);El País, 28 July 2002 (in Spanish)
  8. ^Luis Cembranos se convierte en el nuevo técnico del Huracán Z (Luis Cembranos becomes new Huracán Z coach);El Correo,18 July 2007 (in Spanish)
  9. ^"España dota de argumentos a Camacho con otra goleada"[Spain give reasons to Camacho with another rout] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 26 January 2000.Retrieved31 December2013.
  10. ^De la invasión de campo al delirio torero (From pitch invasion totorerorapture);Marca,1 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  11. ^Luis Cembranos será el nuevo entrenador del filial del Rayo (Luis Cembranos will be the new manager of Rayo's reserves)‚ Diario AS, 19 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  12. ^"Luis Cembranos, new coach of C.D. Leganés B".CD Leganés. 5 July 2019.Retrieved28 October2019.
  13. ^"Mauricio Pellegrino will not continue in charge of C.D. Leganés".CD Leganés. 21 October 2019.Retrieved28 October2019.
  14. ^"El Leganés sí gana con Luis Cembranos"[Leganés do win with Luis Cembranos] (in Spanish).ABC.26 October 2019.Retrieved28 October2019.
  15. ^"Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2007–08"[Tercera División (Group 8) 2007–08] (in Spanish). Futbolme.Retrieved24 August2017.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2008–09"[Tercera División (Group 8) 2008–09] (in Spanish). Futbolme.Retrieved24 August2017.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2009–10"[Tercera División (Group 8) 2009–10] (in Spanish). Futbolme.Retrieved24 August2017.
  16. ^"Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2011–12"[Tercera División (Group 8) 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme.Retrieved24 August2017.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2011–12"[Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme.Retrieved24 August2017.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 8) 2012–13"[Tercera División (Group 8) 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme.Retrieved24 August2017.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2012–13"[Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2012–13] (in Spanish). Futbolme.Retrieved24 August2017.
    "Luis Cembranos: Luis Cembranos Martínez".BDFutbol.Retrieved24 August2017.
  17. ^"Rayo B"(in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol.Retrieved24 August2017.
    "Rayo B"(in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol.Retrieved31 March2019.
  18. ^"Leganés B"(in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol.Retrieved11 July2019.
  19. ^"Luis Cembranos: Luis Cembranos Martínez".BDFutbol.Retrieved26 October2019.
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