In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Navarro and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Esteban José Navarro Navarro (born 22 March 1976) is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is a current manager.

Most of his 17-year professional career was spent at Almería, where he amassed Segunda División totals of 82 games and two goals (adding 71/1 in Segunda División B).

Playing career

Esteban was born in Almería, Andalusia. After beginning to play as a senior for CD Roquetas, he moved to his hometown's UD Almería, where he became a regular starter as the team climbed up from the fourth to the second division.

Esteban played his first match as a professional on 31 August 2002, starting in a 1–2 home loss against UD Salamanca.[1] He only scored his first goal in the second level on 27 September 2003, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 home draw to Recreativo de Huelva.[2]

On 12 January 2006, after struggling with injuries during the season,[3] Esteban moved to Córdoba CF from division three.[4] After being an ever-present figure during his spell, he moved back to first club Roquetas and retired in 2010, aged 34.[5]

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Esteban became assistant manager at his last club. He was appointed head coach on 17 May 2012,[6] leaving in the following summer.

In July 2013, Esteban returned to Almería, where he worked with the youth teams.[7] On 25 April 2018, after Fran Fernández's promotion to the first team, he was appointed manager of the reserves in the fourth tier.[8]

On 16 October 2019, Esteban was sacked by the Rojiblancos, being replaced by Nandinho.[9]

References

  1. ^ El Salamanca gana en Almería (Salamanca wins in Almería); Mundo Deportivo, 1 September 2002 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El Almería salva un punto 'in extremis' (Almería saves one point 'in extremis'); Mundo Deportivo, 28 September 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ La U. D. Almería pierde de nuevo por lesión a Esteban (U.D. Almería loses Esteban again due to injury); ABC, 11 August 2005 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ El Córdoba contrata a Esteban Navarro, que llega del Almería (Córdoba signs Esteban Navarro, who arrives from Almería); 20 Minutos, 12 January 2006 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Algo se pierde en el fútbol (Something is lost in football); Diario de Almería, 5 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Ortega y Esteban se perfilan como entrenadores del CD Roquetas (Ortega and Esteban poised as CD Roquetas' managers); Ideal, 17 May 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Esteban Navarro, un gran profe en el Almería cadete (Esteban Navarro, a great teacher in Almería cadete); La Voz de Almería, 13 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Esteban Navarro se convierte en el nuevo entrenador del filial del Almería (Esteban Navarro becomes the new manager of Almería's reserves); UD Almería, 25 April 2018 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "Fernando Santos, 'Nandinho', sustituye a Esteban Navarro en el Almería B" [Fernando Santos, 'Nandinho', replaces Esteban Navarro at Almería B] (in Spanish). UD Almería B. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esteban_Jos%C3%A9_Navarro
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