José María Lumbreras

José María "Txema" Lumbreras Paños (born 6 January 1961) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, and is a current manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lumbreras and the second or maternal family name is Paños.
Txema Lumbreras
Personal information
Full name José María Lumbreras Paños
Date of birth (1961-01-06) 6 January 1961
Place of birth Tudela, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Tudelano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Osasuna B
1979–1987 Osasuna 260 (16)
1987–1989 Zaragoza 62 (2)
1989–1996 Real Sociedad 138 (3)
Total 460 (21)
National team
1980 Spain U20 1 (0)
1980–1982 Spain U21 13 (0)
1982–1987 Spain U23 3 (0)
Teams managed
1998–2002 Tudelano
2008–2013 Tudelano
2013–2014 Real Sociedad (assistant)
2018–2020 Tudelano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played 423 La Liga matches over 16 seasons, representing in the competition Osasuna, Zaragoza and Real Sociedad. All clubs combined, he scored 19 goals.

Lumbreras started working as a coach in 1998, going on to be in charge of Tudelano for several years.

Playing career

Born in Tudela, Navarre, Lumbreras signed with CA Osasuna from CD Tudelano at the age of 17. He became first choice for the first team of the former club only one year later, scoring two goals in 36 matches during the season as it returned to La Liga after 17 years following a third-place finish in Segunda División.

From 1980 until his retirement, Lumbreras only competed in the top level. His first appearance in the competition took place on 7 September 1980, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against UD Las Palmas.[1]

Lumbreras scored a career-best four goals in the 1981–82 campaign, helping his team to the tenth position. In the summer of 1987 he joined Real Zaragoza,[2] finding the net in his league debut to help the hosts defeat Real Sociedad (1–0)[3] but also putting one past his own net in a 1–7 home loss to Real Madrid two rounds later.[4]

Lumbreras retired as a footballer at the end of 1995–96 at the age of 35, after seven seasons at San Sebastián-based Real Sociedad and 157 competitive games.[5] He scored twice in the UEFA Cup with his last club, in a 2–3 loss at FC Lausanne-Sport in 1990[6] and a 2–0 home victory over Vitória S.C. of Portugal two years later.[7]

Coaching career

On 2 May 2008, late into the campaign in Tercera División, Lumbreras replaced David Conget as manager of Tudelano.[8] In 2012, after two fruitless first places in the regular season,[9] promotion to Segunda División B was achieved; he led the team to survival the following year, as well as qualification to the Copa del Rey.[10]

On 10 June 2013, both Lumbreras and Bittor Alkiza were named assistants to newly appointed Jagoba Arrasate at Real Sociedad.[5] He returned to his previous club in early November 2018, after the dismissal of Iñigo Valencia.[11]

Personal life

Lumbreras' son, Fernando (born 1984), was also a footballer. A defender, he was groomed at Real Sociedad and was also coached by his father at Tudelano.[12][13]

In 2011, Lumbreras was voted People's Person in his hometown.[14]

References
  1. "1–0: Osasuna debutó ganando" [1–0: Osasuna had winning debut]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 September 1980. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. Bobed, Alberto (31 August 1987). "Lumbreras: «Me guié por el sentimiento y la pasión al fichar por el Zaragoza»" [Lumbreras: "I let feeling and passion get the best of me when I signed for Zaragoza"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. Gil, Ricardo (31 August 1987). "Cabezazo de Lumbreras... ¡y victoria!" [Lumbreras header... and win!]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. Gil, Ricardo (13 September 1987). "1–7: Adiós, Madrid..." [1–7: Farewell, Madrid...]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. Ramajo, Roberto (10 June 2013). "Lumbreras y Alkiza, ayudantes de Arrasate en la Real Sociedad" [Lumbreras and Alkiza, Arrasate assistants at Real Sociedad]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  6. "Metamorfosis en 45 minutos" [Metamorphosis in 45 minutes]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 September 1990. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. Sáez, Félix (1 October 1992). "La Real acaricia el milagro" [Real caress miracle]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  8. "Lumbreras, nuevo técnico del Tudelano" [Lumbreras, new manager of Tudelano]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 2 May 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  9. Carcavilla, Paul (18 April 2011). "Jose Maria Lumbreras, entrenador del CD Tudelano en Futbol esRadio" [Jose Maria Lumbreras, manager of CD Tudelano in Futbol esRadio] (in Spanish). Tudela Hoy. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  10. "José Mª Lumbreras recibe el Mandil de Honor de La Intemperie de Tudela" [José Mª Lumbreras gets the Honour Mandil from La Intemperie de Tudela]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 18 June 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  11. Carasusán, Diego (5 November 2018). "Lumbreras vuelve al Tudelano tras la destitución de Valencia" [Lumbreras returns to Tudelano after dismissal of Valencia]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. Madinabeitia, Mikel (14 September 2012). "El reencuentro de dos amigos" [Two friends meet again]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  13. Astráin, Fermín (22 June 2015). "Fernando Lumbreras no seguirá en el Tudelano" [Fernando Lumbreras will not continue in Tudelano]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  14. Carasusán, Diego (16 June 2011). "José Mari Lumbreras, Tudelano Popular 2011" [José Mari Lumbreras, Tudela's People's Person 2011]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
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