Diego Martínez Penas


Diego Martínez Penas is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Granada CF.

Football career

Born in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Martínez was a full back capable of playing on either side. He spent his youth career at Celta de Vigo and Cádiz CF, representing the former for nine years.
Martínez retired from professional football at the age of 20, and started his coaching career with CD Imperio de Albolote's youth categories, while also playing for their first team. In 2004, he moved to Arenas CD, being initially in charge of the youth setup.
An assistant manager in the 2005–06 campaign, Martínez was appointed manager of the first team in July 2006, in Tercera División. The following year he was named Motril CF manager, and remained in charge for two years.
In October 2009 Martínez moved to Sevilla FC, immediately joining the backroom staff. He was in charge of the club's C-team the following season, and subsequently managed the Juvenil squad.
On 22 May 2012, Martínez was named assistant at the first team, replacing Javi Navarro. On 13 June 2014, he was appointed at the helm of the reserves in Segunda División B, and managed to achieve promotion to Segunda División in 2016.
After avoiding relegation with the reserve side, Martínez opted not to renew his contract, and was appointed in charge of CA Osasuna on 14 June 2017. The following 7 June, he left the club after failing to qualify for the play-offs.
On 14 June 2018, Martínez was named Granada CF manager, and achieved promotion to La Liga at the end of the season. The youngest manager of the 2019–20 campaign, his side enjoyed their best-ever league start after achieving 20 points in ten matches, bringing the Nazaríes to the top of the tournament for two weeks. As a result, he was rewarded with a one-year contract extension through 2021 on 14 November 2019.
On 16 December 2019, Martínez was awarded with the Miguel Muñoz Trophy by Marca for his efforts in the previous campaign. With a 7th-place finish in his debut top-flight campaign, he qualified the team for the first time to the UEFA Europa League.

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