Pablo Amo

Pablo Amo Aguado (born 15 January 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the current manager of the Spanish under-18 team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Amo and the second or maternal family name is Aguado.
Pablo Amo
Personal information
Full name Pablo Amo Aguado
Date of birth (1978-01-15) 15 January 1978
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Spain U18 (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Moscardó 16 (0)
1997–2000 Sporting Gijón B 76 (3)
1999–2002 Sporting Gijón 85 (4)
2002–2009 Deportivo La Coruña 40 (4)
2006 → Valladolid (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2007 → Recreativo (loan) 18 (1)
2009–2010 Zaragoza 9 (0)
2010–2011 Panserraikos 19 (0)
2011–2012 Olympiakos Nicosia 6 (0)
Total 269 (12)
Teams managed
2016 ATK (assistant)
2017–2018 Atlético San Luis (assistant)
2019– Spain U18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In a career undermined by injuries, he amassed La Liga totals of 67 matches and five goals over eight seasons, mainly with Deportivo de La Coruña. He started playing professionally with Sporting de Gijón.

Playing career

Born in Madrid, Amo started playing professional football with Sporting de Gijón, representing the Asturians in three Segunda División seasons. Signing with Deportivo de La Coruña for 2002–03[1] he went very much unnoticed until the 2007–08 campaign (serving two loans in the process), when he excelled in a five-man defence devised by coach Miguel Ángel Lotina.[2]

On 13 January 2008, in his first match for Depor in three years, Amo scored and was sent off in a 3–4 away loss against Villarreal CF,[3] also managing to find the net in a 2–0 home win over FC Barcelona three months later.[4] However, he spent the following season on the sidelines, bothered by an Achilles tendon ailment.[5]

Amo was deemed surplus to requirements at Deportivo, and on 3 August 2009 he joined Real Zaragoza on a two-year deal.[6] His only season was again severely hindered by constant physical problems,[7][8] but his team retained their La Liga status.

On 21 July 2010, aged 32, Amo moved abroad for the first time, signing with Panserraikos F.C. in Greece for one year.[8] In the summer of 2011 he joined Cypriot First Division club Olympiakos Nicosia but, again plagued by injuries, was released in the following transfer window.

Coaching career

After retiring, Amo worked as José Francisco Molina's assistant in the Association of Spanish Footballers; the duo were brought in to assemble a team of unemployed players in a tour of China and Spain during August-September 2012. The following year, he was hired by the Evergrande Football School in China, being responsible for developing young children.[9][10]

In the summer of 2014, Amo moved to Sydney, Australia, where he worked as a youth manager.[11] He also intended to open an academy with an Australian friend.[12]

Amo reunited with Molina in May 2016, being part of his staff at Indian Super League club ATK.[13] On 14 November of the following year, they joined Atlético San Luis in the Ascenso MX ahead of the Clausura tournament.[14][15]

In October 2018, Amo paired with Molina's at the Royal Spanish Football Federation, after the latter had been appointed sporting director.[9] On 19 December 2019, the former was named new head coach of the Spanish under-18 national team.[16]

References
  1. "Pablo Amo fills Depor gap". UEFA. 3 September 2002. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. De la Cruz, Luis (16 January 2018). "El Depor de Lotina de la 07/08 es el espejo en el que mirarse" [Lotina's Depor of 07/08 is what should be looked up to]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "Villarreal 4–3 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN Soccernet. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  4. "Depor give Barça cause for concern". UEFA. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  5. "Depor's Amo rocked by injury setback". UEFA. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  6. "Pablo Amo presentado como jugador del RZ" [Pablo Amo presented as new RZ player] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 3 August 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  7. "Pablo Amo se encuentra ya disponible" [Pablo Amo is already available]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 1 October 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  8. Montaner, Á. (29 July 2010). "Pablo Amo: "Sabía que en el Zaragoza no iba a tener oportunidades"" [Pablo Amo: "I knew I would not have a chance at Zaragoza"]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. "Cuatro ex del Sporting en la Selección Española" [Four ex-Sporting in Spanish national team]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 24 October 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  10. Watson, Lucy (25 June 2014). "China takes bold steps towards a dream of World Cup glory". ITV. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. "La nueva vida de Pablo Amo en Australia" [The new life of Pablo Amo in Australia]. Marca (in Spanish). 25 November 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  12. Forjanes, Carlos (12 December 2014). "Pablo Amo: "Sydney Wanderers es el Atleti del fútbol australiano"" [Pablo Amo: "Sydney Wanderers are the Atleti of Australian football"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  13. Maitra, Sayantan (26 October 2016). "ISL 2016: Atletico de Kolkata coach Jose Molina suspended by ISL Disciplinary Committee". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  14. Águila, Juan Pablo (14 November 2017). "San Luis presenta técnico" [San Luis present coach] (in Spanish). Ascenso MX. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  15. Benavente, Paulina (18 February 2018). "José Francisco Molina es cesado del Atlético San Luis" [José Francisco Molina is sacked from Atlético San Luis]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  16. "Pablo Amo, new Spanish sub 18 coach". Archyde. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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