Felipe Miñambres

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Felipe Miñambres

| image =

| fullname = Felipe Miñambres Fernández

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|4|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Astorga, Spain

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1980–1983

| youthclubs1 = Atlético Astorga

| years1 = 1983–1984

| years2 = 1984–1986

| years3 = 1986–1988

| years4 = 1988–1989

| years5 = 1989–1999

| clubs1 = Atlético Astorga

| clubs2 = Zamora

| clubs3 = Sporting Gijón B

| clubs4 = Sporting Gijón

| clubs5 = Tenerife

| caps1 =

| caps2 = 69

| caps3 = 57

| caps4 = 38

| caps5 = 310

| totalcaps = 474

| goals1 =

| goals2 = 24

| goals3 = 38

| goals4 = 9

| goals5 = 33

| totalgoals = 104

| nationalyears1 = 1989–1994

| nationalteam1 = Spain

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 1999

| manageryears2 = 2002–2003

| manageryears3 = 2003–2005

| manageryears4 = 2006

| manageryears5 = 2006–2007

| manageryears6 = 2010

| manageryears7 = 2022

| manageryears8 = 2024

| managerclubs1 = Tenerife

| managerclubs2 = Hércules

| managerclubs3 = Salamanca

| managerclubs4 = Alicante

| managerclubs5 = Lleida

| managerclubs6 = Rayo Vallecano

| managerclubs7 = Levante (interim)

| managerclubs8 = Levante

}}

Felipe Miñambres Fernández (born 29 April 1965) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

He spent 12 seasons in La Liga, with Sporting de Gijón (two years) and Tenerife (ten), amassing totals of 348 games and 42 goals. He represented Spain at the 1994 World Cup.

Miñambres worked with several clubs as a manager since 1999, being in charge of Tenerife, Salamanca, Rayo Vallecano and Levante in the Segunda División.

Club career

A product of Sporting de Gijón's famed youth system, Mareo, Miñambres was born in Astorga, Province of León, and made his debut with the first team during 1987–88, being an undisputed starter the following season when he scored a career-best nine goals in La Liga.{{cite web|url=https://www.clubdeportivotenerife.es/noticia/el-cd-tenerife-otorga-a-felipe-minambres-el-distintivo-de-leyenda-blanquiazul|title=El CD Tenerife otorga a Felipe Miñambres el distintivo de 'Leyenda Blanquiazul'|trans-title=CD Tenerife award 'White-and-blue Legend' badge to Felipe Miñambres|publisher=CD Tenerife|language=es|date=26 April 2021|access-date=2 November 2022}}

For the 1989–90 campaign, Miñambres signed with CD Tenerife, going on to be active part of the club's top-flight consolidation and subsequent UEFA Cup participations.{{cite web|url=http://www.spherasports.com/que-fue-tenerife-semifinalista-uefa-116746/|title=¿Qué fue del CD Tenerife semifinalista de la UEFA?|trans-title=What happened to UEFA semi-finalists CD Tenerife?|publisher=Sphera Sports|first=Juanma|last=Perera|language=es|date=18 January 2017|access-date=21 September 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921144142/http://www.spherasports.com/que-fue-tenerife-semifinalista-uefa-116746/|archive-date=21 September 2017}} As the Canary Islands side were relegated in 1999,{{cite news|url=https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/Deportes/dia-juanele-salio-patas-heliodoro-futbol-cd-tenerife_1_6014131.html|title=El día que Juanele salió ‘por patas’ del Heliodoro|trans-title=The day Juanele ran 'like hell' from the Heliodoro|newspaper=El Diario|language=es|date=13 June 2020|access-date=2 November 2022}} he retired from football at the age of 34 and went into management.

Miñambres started coaching former team Tenerife (being one of four managers during 1999–2000 in the Segunda División),{{cite news|url=https://www.eldiario.es/canariasahora/Deportes/caso-jordi-anos-despues-cd-tenerife-futbol_1_1189763.html|title=El ‘caso Jordi’, 20 años después|trans-title=The 'Jordi affair', 20 years later|newspaper=El Diario|language=es|date=12 December 2019|access-date=2 November 2022}} then continued with Hércules CF, UD Salamanca, Alicante CF and UE Lleida.{{cite web|url=https://www.ccma.cat/esport3/felipe-miambres-ser-el-nou-entrenador-del-lleida-la-prxima-temporada/noticia/133370/|title=Felipe Miñambres serà el nou entrenador del Lleida la pròxima temporada|trans-title=Felipe Miñambres will be the new manager of Lleida next season|publisher=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals|language=ca|date=30 June 2006|access-date=2 August 2019}} In the 2007–08 season, he became Rayo Vallecano's director of football.{{cite news|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20150624/54433000220/el-olfato-de-felipe-minambres-clave-en-los-exitos-del-rayo-vallecano.html|title=El olfato de Felipe Miñambres, clave en los éxitos del Rayo Vallecano|trans-title=Felipe Miñambres' flair, key in Rayo Vallecano's success|newspaper=La Vanguardia|first=David|last=Ramiro|language=es|date=24 June 2015|access-date=7 April 2021}}

On 15 February 2010, with the Madrid club now in the second tier but immerse in a sporting crisis, Miñambres replaced the dismissed Pepe Mel as coach.{{cite news|url=https://www.laopiniondezamora.es/deportes/2010/02/16/felipe-minambres-nuevo-tecnico-rayo-1505416.html|title=Felipe Miñambres, nuevo técnico del Rayo|trans-title=Felipe Miñambres, new manager of Rayo|newspaper=La Opinión de Zamora|language=es|date=16 February 2010|access-date=7 April 2021}} In June, after helping them to retain their league status, he returned to the office.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2010/06/20/mas_futbol/1276984854_850215.html|title=Sandoval, nuevo entrenador del Rayo Vallecano|trans-title=Sandoval, new Rayo Vallecano coach|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|date=20 June 2010|access-date=2 November 2022}}

After leaving the Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas in 2016, Miñambres was employed in the same capacity at RC Celta de Vigo.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/celta/2016/06/02/575096c8ca4741231f8b4579.html|title=Felipe Miñambres, nuevo director deportivo del Celta|trans-title=Felipe Miñambres, new Celta sporting director|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=2 June 2016|access-date=2 August 2019}} On 11 February 2022, he moved to Levante UD also as a director of football,{{cite news|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gradario/2022/02/11/minambres-deja-celta-176-millones-superavit-ventas/0003_202202V11P34991.htm|title=Miñambres deja el Celta con 17,6 millones de superávit en ventas|trans-title=Miñambres leaves Celta with a 17.6 million surplus on sales|newspaper=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|date=11 February 2022|access-date=10 October 2022}} but was also in charge of the team for two matches in October after relieving Mehdi Nafti of his duties.{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/segunda/el-levante-cesa-a-nafti-n/|title=Felipe Miñambres coge al Levante tras destituir a Nafti|trans-title=Felipe Miñambres takes reins of Levante after dismissing Nafti|newspaper=Diario AS|first=Javi|last=Teruel|language=es|date=10 October 2022|access-date=2 November 2022}}

Miñambres returned to the bench at the Estadi Ciutat de València on 19 February 2024, now in place of the sacked Javier Calleja, for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/levante/2024/02/19/656b70c846163ff9838b4590.html|title=El Levante despide a Javi Calleja y Miñambres se hace cargo del equipo|trans-title=Levante sack Javi Calleja and Miñambres takes over the team|newspaper=Marca|first=Noel|last=Rodilla|language=es|date=19 February 2024|access-date=19 February 2024}}

International career

Over four and a half years, Miñambres won six caps for Spain and scored two goals.{{cite news|url=https://www.lne.es/deportes/2013/01/16/felipe-pilla-vuelo-20728210.html|title=Felipe las pilla al vuelo|trans-title=Felipe takes them as they come|newspaper=La Nueva España|first=Mario|last=D. Braña|language=es|date=16 January 2013|access-date=2 November 2022}} His debut came on 13 December 1989 in a 2–1 friendly victory over Switzerland, and he netted the last in the 59th minute of a match played in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1989/12/14/pagina-3/1205452/pdf.html|title=La selección no pudo dar su mejor imagen|trans-title=National team could not show best side|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=Jordi|last=Archs|language=es|date=14 December 1989|access-date=23 January 2014}}

Miñambres was subsequently part of Spain's squad at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, appearing against South Korea and Bolivia.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/18/sports/world-cup-94-up-2-0-with-only-10-men-spain-must-settle-for-a-tie.html|title=World Cup '94; Up 2–0 with only 10 men, Spain must settle for a tie|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Sam|last=Howe Verhovek|date=18 June 1994|access-date=7 April 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/28/sports/world-cup-94-bolivia-scores-but-will-still-go-home.html|title=World Cup '94; Bolivia scores, but will still go home|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Christopher|last=Clarey|date=28 June 1994|access-date=1 September 2017}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record !rowspan=2\|{{abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align="left\| Tenerife \|align="center"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align="center"\|3 October 1999 \|align="center"\|10 October 1999 {{WDL\|1\|0\|1\|0\|for=1\|against=1\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=1999-00\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=5 March 2017}}
align="left"\|Hércules \|align="center"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align="center"\|25 March 2002 \|align="center"\|17 March 2003 {{WDL\|46\|16\|18\|12\|for=53\|against=41\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2001-02\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=5 March 2017}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2002-03\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=5 March 2017}}
align="left"\|Salamanca \|align="center"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align="center"\|1 July 2003 \|align="center"\|6 March 2005 {{WDL\|72\|19\|26\|27\|for=86\|against=90\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2003-04\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=5 March 2017}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2004-05\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=5 March 2017}}
align="left"\|Alicante \|align="center"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align="center"\|13 February 2006 \|align="center"\|30 June 2006 {{WDL\|19\|9\|8\|2\|for=27\|against=12\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2005-06\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=5 March 2017}}
align="left"\|Lleida \|align="center"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align="center"\|1 July 2006 \|align="center"\|31 January 2007 {{WDL\|23\|8\|10\|5\|for=25\|against=17\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2006-07\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=5 March 2017}}
align="left"\|Rayo Vallecano \|align="center"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align="center"\|15 February 2010 \|align="center"\|20 June 2010 {{WDL\|18\|6\|4\|8\|for=31\|against=26\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2009-10\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=5 March 2017}}
align="left"\|Levante (interim) \|align="center"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align="center"\|10 October 2022 \|align="center"\|16 October 2022 {{WDL\|2\|2\|0\|0\|for=3\|against=1\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2022-23\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=24 October 2022}}
align="left\|Levante \|align="center"\|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align="center"\|19 February 2024 \|align="center"\|2 June 2024 {{WDL\|15\|4\|8\|3\|for=17\|against=14\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l743.html?temp=2023-24\|title=Felipe: Felipe Miñambres Fernández\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=20 February 2024}}
colspan="4"\|Total {{WDLtot\|196\|64\|75\|57\|for=243\|against=202\|diff=yes}} !—

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align="left| Tenerife