{{Short description|Spanish footballer (1957–2012)}} {{family name hatnote|Preciado|Rebolledo|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Manuel Preciado | image = Manuel Preciado.jpg | caption = Preciado with Sporting Gijón | full_name = Manuel Preciado Rebolledo | birth_date = {{birth date|1957|8|28|df=y}} | birth_place = El Astillero, Spain | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|6|6|1957|8|28|df=y}} | death_place = El Perelló, Spain | height = 1.75 m | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 1974–1977 | youthclubs1 = Racing Santander | years1 = 1977–1982 | clubs1 = Racing Santander | caps1 = 115 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 1982–1984 | clubs2 = Linares | caps2 = 68 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1984–1985 | clubs3 = Mallorca | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1985–1986 | clubs4 = Alavés | caps4 = 37 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 1986–1990 | clubs5 = Ourense | caps5 = 132 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 1990–1992 | clubs6 = Gimnástica | caps6 = 64 | goals6 = 3 | totalcaps = 429 | totalgoals = 7 | manageryears1 = 1995–1996 | managerclubs1 = Gimnástica | manageryears2 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs2 = Racing B | manageryears3 = 2000 | managerclubs3 = Gimnástica | manageryears4 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs4 = Racing B | manageryears5 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs5 = Racing Santander | manageryears6 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs6 = Levante | manageryears7 = 2004 | managerclubs7 = Murcia | manageryears8 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs8 = Racing Santander | manageryears9 = 2006–2012 | managerclubs9 = Sporting Gijón | manageryears10 = 2012 | managerclubs10 = Villarreal }} '''Manuel''' "'''Manolo'''" '''Preciado Rebolledo''' (28 August 1957 – 6 June 2012) was a Spanish football defender and manager.
His 15-year career was mainly associated with Racing de Santander, and he also represented five other teams, mostly in the lower leagues. As a manager, he also coached with his main club but worked mostly with Sporting de Gijón, promoting to La Liga in 2008.
Preciado died in June 2012 at the age of 54, from a heart attack.<ref name=AP>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/8019954/manuel-preciado-coach-villarreal-dies-one-day-taking-job|title=Manuel Preciado dies suddenly at 54|publisher=ESPN|date=7 June 2012|access-date=7 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608152821/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/8019954/manuel-preciado-coach-villarreal-dies-one-day-taking-job|archive-date=8 June 2012}}</ref>
==Playing career== Born in El Astillero, Cantabria, Preciado appeared in 59 La Liga matches for local Racing de Santander, split between three of his five-year spell with the club. His best-ever in the top flight was 32 games in the 1978–79 season, which ended in relegation.
After three years in Segunda División (two of them with Linares CF), Preciado resumed his career in the lower leagues, eventually retiring in 1992 with lowly Gimnástica de Torrelavega also in his native region, at nearly 35. He scored his only goal in the top tier on 18 April 1982, but in a 4–1 away loss against Athletic Bilbao.<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1982/04/19/pagina-17/1085084/pdf.html# 4–1: Plácida exhibición del Athletic (4–1: Placid Athletic display)]; Mundo Deportivo, 19 April 1982 (in Spanish)</ref>
==Coaching career== Preciado took up coaching in the mid-90s precisely with his last team, leading it to the Tercera División championship.<ref>[http://www.eldiariomontanes.es/pg060705/prensa/noticias/Deportes/200607/05/DMO-DEP-218.html La Gimnástica, el mejor equipo (Gimnástica, the best team)]; El Diario Montañés, 5 July 2006 (in Spanish)</ref> Being then recalled by Racing to be in charge of the reserves, two other promotions to Segunda División B befell, in 1997 and 2002.<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2012/06/07/mas_futbol/1339020009_850215.html Manolo Preciado, el hombre que eligió seguir adelante (Manolo Preciado, the man who chose to move forward)]; Diario AS, 7 June 2012 (in Spanish)</ref>
Preciado was called for first-team coaching duties in 2002–03's top division, helping them to eventually retain their status in his 18 games in charge but submitting his resignation after the purchase of the club by Dmitry Piterman,<ref>[https://www.libertaddigital.com/deportes/2003-01-17/el-empresario-dimitri-piterman-formaliza-la-compra-de-las-acciones-del-racing-de-santander-1275328605/ El empresario Dimitri Piterman formaliza la compra de las acciones del Racing de Santander (Businessman Dmitry Piterman confirms purchase of Racing de Santander's shares)]; Libertad Digital, 17 January 2003 (in Spanish)</ref> given the intention of the businessman to act as coach.<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2003/01/24/mas_futbol/1043362816_850215.html Piterman acuerda con Preciado y Setién su salida del club (Piterman agrees with Preciado and Setién for them to leave the club)]; Diario AS, 24 January 2003 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2006/11/21/mas_futbol/1164094049_850215.html Preciado: "Mi trabajo con Piterman duró cinco horas" (Preciado: "My work with Piterman lasted five hours")]; Diario AS, 21 November 2006 (in Spanish)</ref> After second-tier spells with Levante UD – with promotion<ref>[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2004/06/05/liga/1086461719.html Preciado se confirma como un especialista en ascensos (Preciado confirmed as specialist in promotions)]; El Mundo, 5 June 2004 (in Spanish)</ref> – and Real Murcia,<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2004/11/23/mas_futbol/1101164405_850215.html Manolo Preciado, destituido como entrenador (Manolo Preciado, dismissed as manager)]; Diario AS, 23 November 2004 (in Spanish)</ref> he returned to Santander. Although the side finished just one point above the relegation zone, they managed a 2–1 away win over Real Madrid on 21 December 2005.<ref>[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/2005/12/21/futbol/1135179014.html El Racing también supera al Madrid para cerrar el año (Racing also overcome Madrid to close out the year)]; El Mundo, 22 December 2005 (in Spanish)</ref>
In the summer of 2006, Preciado switched to Sporting de Gijón.<ref>[http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2011-06-21/preciado-cumple-cinco-anos-20110621.html Preciado cumple cinco años (Preciado turns five)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185459/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2011-06-21/preciado-cumple-cinco-anos-20110621.html|date=8 May 2018}}; El Comercio, 21 June 2011 (in Spanish)</ref> In his second season he managed to lead the Asturians to the top flight after ten years.<ref>[http://archivo.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/2a_division/cronica/es/desarrollo/1135288.html El Sporting le brindó el ascenso a Quini diez años después (Sporting dedicated promotion to Quini ten years later)]; Marca, 15 June 2008 (in Spanish)</ref> Subsequently, he avoided relegation with the lowest budget of all 20 teams<ref>[http://www.elcomercio.es/gijon/20090606/deportes/sporting/senti-moral-mentalmente-obligado-20090606.html «Me sentí moral y mentalmente obligado a seguir en el Sporting» ("I felt morally and mentally obliged to remain in Sporting")]; El Comercio, 6 June 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> after a 2–1 home defeat of Recreativo de Huelva in the last round on 31 May 2009,<ref>[http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2008_09/primera/jornada_38/spo_rec/ El Sporting prolonga el sueño (Sporting extend dream)]; Marca, 31 May 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> renewing his contract later that year.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2009/11/26/futbol/equipos/sporting/1259248124.html Preciado renueva con el Sporting por dos temporadas más (Preciado renews with Sporting a further two seasons)]; Marca, 26 November 2009 (in Spanish)</ref>
Preciado again led Sporting into safety in the 2009–10 campaign (15th place). In November 2010, after resting almost his entire starting XI for a fixture against FC Barcelona two months earlier, eventually losing 1–0 away, he was accused by Real Madrid manager José Mourinho of throwing the match, and responded by calling the Portuguese a "bad colleague" and a "scumbag". After the war of words, they met at the El Molinón on the 14th, with the visitors winning 1–0.<ref name=PRECIADO>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/nov/15/la-liga-manola-preciado-jose-mourinho Manolo Preciado earns the plaudits, but Real Madrid take the points]; The Guardian, 15 November 2010</ref> On 2 April 2011, at the Santiago Bernabéu, Sporting won by the same scoreline, becoming the first side in nine years to defeat Mourinho in a league match at home,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121024145405/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/302039?cc=5739 Mourinho home record ended]; ESPN Soccernet, 2 April 2011</ref> with Preciado later commenting that "Mourinho entered our dressing room and congratulated us".<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2011/04/02/futbol/equipos/sporting/1301769872.html Preciado: "Mourinho entró en el vestuario y nos felicitó" (Preciado: "Mourinho entered the locker room and congratulated us")]; Marca, 2 April 2011 (in Spanish)</ref>
On 31 January 2012, after nearly six years in charge, Preciado was dismissed following a 5–1 away loss to Real Sociedad and with Sporting ranking 19th in the league.<ref>[https://as.com/futbol/2012/01/31/mas_futbol/1327964419_850215.html "Lamento si hice algo mal, seré de este equipo siempre" ("I'm sorry if I did something wrong, this will be my team for always")]; Diario AS, 31 January 2012 (in Spanish)</ref>
==Personal life== Preciado's wife died from cancer in 2002. Two years later, his 15-year-old son (one of two the couple had) was killed in a car crash. He later claimed about the incidents: "I could have shot myself or I could have carried on".<ref name=PRECIADO/>
On 20 April 2011, Preciado's father, also named Manuel, died after being run over in Santander.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2011/04/20/futbol/equipos/sporting/1303333495.html Fallece el padre de Preciado por un atropello (Preciado's father dies after being run over)]; Marca, 20 April 2011 (in Spanish)</ref>
==Death and reaction== [[File:Statue of Manuel Preciado.jpg|thumb|left|Statue of Preciado, near El Molinón.]] On 6 June 2012, Preciado was appointed at Villarreal CF who, as Sporting had, suffered relegation at the season's end.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2012/06/06/futbol/equipos/villarreal/1338996826.html Preciado ya es el nuevo técnico del Villarreal (Preciado is the new coach of Villarreal)]; Marca, 6 June 2012 (in Spanish)</ref> Later in that day, he was found dead in an hotel in the Valencian Community from a heart attack.<ref name=AP/><ref>[http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2012-06-07/fallece-preciado-201206070909.html Fallece de un infarto Manuel Preciado (Manuel Preciado dies from heart attack)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609121330/http://sporting.elcomercio.es/noticias/2012-06-07/fallece-preciado-201206070909.html|date=9 June 2012}}; El Comercio, 7 June 2012 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[http://www.marca.com/2012/06/07/futbol/1339052824.html Fallece Manolo Preciado (Manolo Preciado dies)]; Marca, 7 June 2012 (in Spanish)</ref> He was reportedly a chain-smoker, consuming 40 cigarettes a day.<ref>[http://ballsoutinpublic.wordpress.com/2012/06/07/manuel-preciado-a-tribute/ Manuel Preciado – a tribute]; Balls Out in Public, 7 June 2012</ref>
According to the Associated Press, "Preciado's sudden death led to an outpouring of emotional responses from Spanish clubs, coaches and players."<ref name=AP/> Spain national team manager Vicente del Bosque, in Poland to prepare for UEFA Euro 2012, told Spanish sports daily ''Marca'' "We are all shocked. We were having breakfast and we were all taken back by the news. He was a caring person and a great sportsman. He was a man of football that was an honor to coaching."<ref name=AP/> Team member Juan Mata said, "The truth is that this is difficult to digest. I always remember him smiling, as a happy person that transmitted his passion, joy and character to all his teams. Talking about him in the past tense is tough for me."<ref name=AP/> Mourinho issued an open letter on Real Madrid's official website, saying in part that "He had everything I like in people and sportsmen: character, honesty and the courage to fight on."<ref name=AP/> Joaquín Caparrós, manager at RCD Mallorca, said "I was so happy for him joining Villarreal. I am sure he would have taken it back to the first division. He should be a reference in the world of coaching."<ref name=AP/>
In Gijón, many people met at Estadio El Molinón, the home ground of Sporting, in order to pay their respects.<ref>[https://www.elcomercio.es/multimedia/fotos/sporting/100225-multitudinario-homenaje-preciado-molinon-47.html Multitudinario homenaje a Preciado en El Molinón (Massive homage to Preciado at El Molinón)]; El Comercio, 7 June 2012 (in Spanish)</ref> The same day, the city Mayor announced she would make a proposal to name a street close to the stadium "Alameda de Manuel Preciado".<ref>[http://www.elcomercio.es/20120607/asturias/gijon/manuel-preciado-dara-nombre-201206072058.html Manuel Preciado dará nombre a una calle (Street to be named after Manuel Preciado)]; El Comercio, 7 June 2012 (in Spanish)</ref>
On 7 June 2013, one year after Preciado's death, a bronze statue was inaugurated near El Molinón, with the funds being arranged through popular donations.<ref>[http://www.futbolasturiano.es/noticias3/467.htm Preciado verá salir el sol todos los días desde El Molinón (Preciado will see the sun come up every day from El Molinón)]; Fútbol Asturiano, 7 June 2013 (in Spanish)</ref>
==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|Gimnástica |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|30 June 1995 |align=left|1 July 1996 {{WDL|44|29|11|4|for=94|against=20|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/1995-96/9596-3-3.htm|title=Tercera División (Grupo 3) 1995–96|trans-title=Tercera División (Group 3) 1995–96|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/1995-96/9596-3-ascb1.htm|title=Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 1995–96 (Grupo B1)|trans-title=Promotion phase to Segunda División B 1995–96 (Group B1)|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- |align=left|Racing B |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1 July 1996 |align=left|30 June 1997 {{WDL|44|23|14|7|for=89|against=40|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/1996-97/9697-3-3.htm|title=Tercera División (Grupo 3) 1996–97|trans-title=Tercera División (Group 3) 1995–96|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/1996-97/9697-3-ascb3.htm|title=Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 1996–97 (Grupo B3)|trans-title=Promotion phase to Segunda División B 1996–97 (Group B3)|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- |align=left|Gimnástica |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1 July 2000 |align=left|1 August 2000 {{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}} |— |- |align=left|Racing B |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|5 February 2001 |align=left|30 June 2002 {{WDL|58|32|12|14|for=112|against=42|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2000-01|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/2001-02/0102-3-3.htm|title=Tercera División (Grupo 3) 2001–02|trans-title=Tercera División (Group 3) 2001–02|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/2001-02/0102-3-ascb2.htm|title=Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2001–02 (Grupo B2)|trans-title=Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2001–02 (Group B2)|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- |align=left|Racing Santander |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1 July 2002 |align=left|20 January 2003 {{WDL|19|6|2|11|for=22|against=27|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2002-03|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- |align=left|Levante |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|11 July 2003 |align=left|30 June 2004 {{WDL|46|25|13|8|for=64|against=36|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2003-04|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- |align=left| Murcia |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1 July 2004 |align=left|23 November 2004 {{WDL|14|2|3|9|for=9|against=24|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2004-05|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- |align=left|Racing Santander |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1 July 2005 |align=left|23 April 2006 {{WDL|35|7|13|15|for=29|against=42|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2005-06|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- |align=left|Sporting Gijón |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1 July 2006 |align=left|31 January 2012 {{WDL|232|79|55|98|for=267|against=321|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2006-07|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2007-08|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2008-09|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2009-10|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2010-11|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}<br>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2011-12|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- |align=left|Villarreal |{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|6 June 2012 |align=left|6 June 2012 {{WDL|0|0|0|0|for=0|against=0|diff=yes}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l3891.html?temp=2012-13|title=Preciado: Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- !colspan="4"|Total {{WDLtot|492|203|123|166|for=686|against=552|diff=yes}} !— |}
==Honours== ===Manager=== '''Levante''' *Segunda División: 2003–04<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/espana/destacada/el-levante-festejo-titulo-con-un-homenaje-al-equipo-que-subio-en-2004/10011-3293626|title=El Levante festejó el título con un homenaje al equipo que subió en 2004|trans-title=Levante celebrated title by honouring team that promoted in 2004|publisher=EFE|language=es|date=11 June 2017|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>
'''Individual''' *Miguel Muñoz Trophy (Segunda División): 2007–08<ref>{{cite news|url=https://as.com/futbol/2008/10/06/mas_futbol/1223244023_850215.html|title=Preciado: "La goleada del Barça al Atleti no va a ser la última de esta Liga"|trans-title=Preciado: "Barça's rout of Atleti is not going to be the last in this League"|publisher=Diario AS|language=es|date=6 October 2008|access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
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