Tomás Nistal (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tomás Nistal García | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 May 1960||
Place of birth | Cubillos del Sil, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Ponferradina | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1979 | Ponferradina | 39 | (3) |
1980–1983 | Portuense | 79 | (11) |
1983–1984 | Poli Almería | 19 | (6) |
1984–1988 | Ponferradina | 119 | (29) |
Total | 256 | (49) | |
Managerial career | |||
2011 | Ponferradina | ||
2016 | Ponferradina (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tomás Nistal García (born 14 May 1960[1]) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a winger, and current Manager for SD Ponferradina.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Cubillos del Sil, El Bierzo, Castile and León, Nistal finished his formation with SD Ponferradina. He made his senior debuts in the 1977–78 campaign.
Nistal subsequently represented Racing Club Portuense and CP Almería before returning to Ponfe in 1984. He retired with the latter in 1988, aged 28, due to a serious injury.
Post-playing career
[edit]In season 2005-06, with Nistal as Assistant Coach SD Ponferradina got the promotion to Second Division and the team joined the Professional Football League (LFP).
In 2005 Nistal was appointed Manager at his first club Ponferradina, position that he has kept until today.[2] He has been acting as a coach in some periods. In January 2011 he was named Coach of the club, replacing fired José Carlos Granero.[3]
Nistal remained in charge for the following two matches, Getting a 3-3 away draw against Córdoba and a 1–1 home draw against CD Tenerife.[4] He was relieved from his duties after the arrival of Claudio Barragán,[5] and was appointed director of football in June.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tomás Nistal manager profile at BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ Tomás Nistal: "veo a la Ponferradina con muchísimas opciones de ascender" (Tomás Nistal: "I see Ponferradina with options of promotion") Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine; Sport Bierzo, 27 May 2005 (in Spanish)
- ^ La Ponferradina destituye a Granero como entrenador (Ponferradina sacks Granero as manager); Marca, 4 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Empate entre los dos últimos que no deja a nadie contento (Draw between the two last which leaves nobody happy); Marca, 16 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Claudio Barragán, nuevo entrenador de la Ponferradina (Claudio Barragan, new manager of Ponferradina); Marca, 14 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Nistal releva a Tartilán al frente de la dirección deportiva (Nistal replaces Tartilán as the director of football); Marca, 2 June 2011 (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Tomás Nistal at BDFutbol
- Tomás Nistal manager profile at BDFutbol
- Aúpa Deportiva profile (in Spanish)