Benito Floro

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Benito Floro
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Floro with Alajuelense in 2017
Personal information
Full name Benito Floro Sanz
Date of birth (1952-06-02) 2 June 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Managerial career
YearsTeam
1978–1980 Silla
1980–1983 Torrent
1983–1984 Dénia
1984–1985 Gandía
1985–1986 Alzira
1986–1987 Ontinyent
1987–1988 Olímpic Xàtiva
1988–1989 Villarreal
1989–1992 Albacete
1992–1994 Real Madrid
1994–1996 Albacete
1996–1997 Sporting Gijón
1998 Vissel Kobe
1999–2001 Monterrey
2002–2004 Villarreal
2004 Mallorca
2009 Barcelona SC
2012 WAC
2013–2016 Canada
2016–2017 Alajuelense

Benito Floro Sanz (born 2 June 1952) is a Spanish football manager.

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Football career

Floro was born in Gijón, Asturias. During his professional career he managed Albacete Balompié (two spells, starting off in 1989 in Segunda División B and leading the club to a first-ever La Liga promotion in just two years), [1] Real Madrid (winning the Copa del Rey in his first season), [2] Sporting de Gijón, [3] Vissel Kobe, [4] C.F. Monterrey, [5] Villarreal CF [6] – he had already coached the Valencians in the third tier – RCD Mallorca (leaving the Balearic Islands side after just a few months after being appointed in the summer of 2004) [7] and Barcelona SC. [8] [9]

Starting in 2005, Floro briefly worked for former club Real Madrid as director of football, [10] then switched to sports commentator with Telecinco . [11] On 5 July 2013, the Canadian Soccer Association announced him as the new manager of the national team, [12] [13] taking over from interim coach Colin Miller on 1 August. [14]

On 14 September 2016, Floro's contract was not renewed after failing to qualify the team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. [15] On 23 December, he was appointed at Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Liga FPD. [16]

Personal life

Floro's son, Antonio, was also a football coach. He worked in Canada too. [17]

Honours

Manager

Albacete

Real Madrid

Villarreal

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