Antonio Oviedo

Antonio Oviedo Saldaña (born 22 October 1938) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a current manager.

Antonio Oviedo
Personal information
Full name Antonio Oviedo Saldaña
Date of birth (1938-10-22) 22 October 1938
Place of birth Valencia de Alcántara, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Zamora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Zamora
1956–1957 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
1957 Córdoba 9 (11)
1957–1958 Rayo Vallecano 18 (8)
1958–1959 Sevilla 7 (0)
1959–1963 Mallorca 94 (14)
1963–1966 Elche 64 (8)
1966–1967 Granada 0 (0)
1967–1968 Levante 12 (3)
Total 204 (44)
Teams managed
Margaritense
1972–1973 Atlético Baleares
Poblense
1974–1975 Atlético Baleares
1976–1978 Atlético Baleares
1979–1981 Mallorca
1983–1985 Poblense
1985–1986 Atlético Baleares
1986–1987 Poli Almería
1987–1988 Cacereño
1991–1992 Almería
1993–1994 Mármol Macael
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Oviedo and the second or maternal family name is Saldaña.

Club career

Born in Valencia de Alcántara, Cáceres, Extremadura, Oviedo joined Atlético Madrid at the age of just 18, from Zamora CF. In February 1957, after making no appearances for the club, he signed for Córdoba CF in Segunda División.

Oviedo made his professional debut on 24 February 1957, starting and scoring the third in a 5–0 routing of Cádiz CF. On 9 June, he scored four goals in a 9–1 thrashing of Algeciras CF.[1]

In January 1958, after a short stint at Rayo Vallecano, Oviedo moved to La Liga with Sevilla FC. He made his debut in the competition on 9 February, in a 2–5 away loss against Athletic Bilbao.[2]

In the 1959 summer, after being rarely used, Oviedo joined RCD Mallorca. He contributed with six goals during his first season, as the Bermellones achieved promotion to the top tier.

In 1963, after suffering relegation, Oviedo signed for Elche CF also in the main category. He left the club in 1966, and after subsequent spells at Granada CF and Levante UD he retired in 1968, aged only 29, due to a knee injury.

Managerial career

Oviedo started up coaching with lowly CD Margaritense. After spells at UD Poblense and CD Atlético Baleares, he was appointed RCD Mallorca manager in 1979; with the side in Tercera División, he achieved two consecutive promotions and took the club back to the second level after a six-year absence.

After being dismissed in December 1981, Oviedo returned to his previous clubs Poblense and Atlético Baleares.[3] In August 1986 he was named CP Almería manager,[4] being also in charge of its successor in 1991.

In the 1993 summer Oviedo was appointed at the helm of newly promoted Mármol Macael CD, but was sacked in January of the following year.

References
  1. "1956/57: lluvia de goles ante el Algeciras" [1956/57: Goal rain in Algeciras] (in Spanish). Diario Córdoba. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. "At. Bilbao, 5 – Sevilla, 2" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 February 1958. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. "La Tercera en Baleares" [Tercera in Baleares] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 27 September 1985. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. "En busca del tiempo perdido" [In search of the lost time] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 August 1986. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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