Tato (footballer, born 1979)

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Tato
Personal information
Full name José Antonio García Escudero
Date of birth (1979-02-16) 16 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1988–1996 Ferriolense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2012 Ferriolense
Managerial career
1996–2017 Ferriolense (youth)
2017–2018
Manacor
2018–2020 Ferriolense
2020–2023 Santanyí
2023 Atlético Baleares
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Antonio García Escudero (born 16 February 1979), commonly known as Tato, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and is a manager.

Career

Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Tato joined CD Ferriolense's youth setup at the age of nine.[1] He featured with the first team for several seasons in Tercera División, retiring at the age of 33 in 2012.[2]

Tato started his managerial career with his main club Ferriolense at the age of 17,

CD Manacor in the fourth division.[4]

On 17 May 2018, Tato returned to Ferriolense and was named in charge of the first team.[5] On 13 May 2020, he joined the structure of CD Atlético Baleares, being appointed manager of farm team CE Santanyí.[6]

On 15 February 2023, Tato replaced Onésimo Sánchez at the helm of ATB in Primera Federación.[7] On 15 June, after narrowly avoiding relegation, he renewed his contract with the club for a further year,[8] but was sacked on 25 September.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 September 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Manacor
Spain 23 May 2017 17 May 2018 38 14 6 18 36 52 −16 036.84 [10]
Ferriolense Spain 17 May 2018 13 May 2020 67 18 22 27 64 96 −32 026.87 [11]
Santanyí Spain 13 May 2020 15 February 2023 87 50 14 23 130 85 +45 057.47 [12]
Atlético Baleares Spain 15 February 2023 25 September 2023 20 6 5 9 23 31 −8 030.00 [13]
Total 212 88 47 77 253 264 −11 041.51

References

  1. ^ a b "Tato: Es un partido especial, vuelvo a mi casa" [Tato: It is a very special match, I return home] (in Spanish). Punto Balón Balear. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "El CD. Ferriolense oficialmente abre la pretemporada, con muchos cambios en el equipo y renovadas ilusiones" [CD Ferriolense officially start the pre-season, with a lot of changes on the team and renewed hopes] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Tato no seguirá en el Ferriolense Juvenil DH" [Tato will not continue at Ferriolense Juvenil DH] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Jose Antonio García "Tato" entrenará al CD Manacor" [Jose Antonio García "Tato" will manage CD Manacor] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Tato entrenará al Ferriolense de Tercera División en la campaña 18–19" [Tato will manage Ferriolense from Tercera División in the 18–19 campaign] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Un cop acabada la temporada, feim oficial el fitxatge del que serà el nostre entrenador, José Antonio García Escudero, conegut com " Tato" @tatovik7, dirigirà un nou projecte molt il.lusionant amb una filialitat més forta que mai amb l" @atleticbalears Sort i encerts Tato! 💪" [Once the season is over, we make official the signing of our coach, José Antonio García Escudero, known as "Tato" @tatovik7, he will lead a very exciting new project with a stronger than ever affiliation with @atleticbalears Good luck Tato! 💪]. CD Santanyí (in Catalan). Twitter. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. ^ "José Antonio García, Tato, new coach of Atlético Baleares". CD Atlético Baleares. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Tato renueva con el ATB hasta 2024" [Tato renews with ATB until 2024] (in Spanish). CD Atlético Baleares. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. ^ "CD Atlético Baleares terminates the contract of Tato García as the head coach of the first team". CD Atlético Baleares. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  10. ^ "CD Manacor" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  11. ^ "CD Ferriolense" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
    "CD Ferriolense" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  12. ^ "CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
    "CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
    "CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Matches Tato, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
    "Matches Tato, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

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