Toni Seligrat

José Antonio "Toni" Seligrat Bernal (born 20 October 1968) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and the manager of Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Toni Seligrat
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Seligrat Bernal
Date of birth (1968-10-20) 20 October 1968
Place of birth Torrent, Spain
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gimnàstic (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Torrent
1988–1991 Balaguer
1991–1992 Borges Blanques
1992–1993 Lleida B
1993–1995 Tremp
1995–1997 Balaguer
1997–1999 Fraga
1999 Binéfar
1999–2000 Barbastro
2000–2001 Tremp
2001–2002 Alcampell
Teams managed
2002–2003 Alcampell
2003–2004 Teruel
2004–2005 Atlètic Ciutadella
2005–2007 Mahonés
2007 Aris (assistant)
2008–2010 Gandía
2010–2011 Olímpic Xàtiva
2012–2014 Lleida Esportiu
2014–2015 Huracán
2016–2017 Alcoyano
2017–2019 Sabadell
2019– Gimnàstic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Torrent, Valencian Community, Seligrat never played in any division higher than Tercera División. He began his career with hometown side Torrent CF, and went on to represent CF Balaguer,[1] CF Borges Blanques, UE Lleida's reserves, CF Tremp, UD Fraga, CD Binéfar, UD Barbastro and UD Alcampell, where he retired in 2002 at the age of 33.[2][3]

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring Seligrat took up coaching, being named manager of his last club Alcampell.[2] For the 2003–04 season, he took over CD Teruel in the fourth division, but was sacked in May 2004.[4]

Seligrat was appointed at fourth tier side Atlètic Ciutadella CF in August 2004,[5] moving to fellow league team CF Sporting Mahonés the following June.[6] On 4 June 2007, he left the latter club to join Juan Carlos Oliva's staff at Superleague Greece side Aris Thessaloniki FC,[7] but left the club shortly after Oliva was sacked, just a few months later.[8]

Upon returning to Spain, Seligrat was named in charge of CF Gandía in May 2008, and managed to achieve promotion to Segunda División B with the club in 2010.[9] He subsequently left the club for CD Olímpic de Xàtiva,[10] whom he also helped promote to the third division in 2011.

On 18 June 2012, Seligrat was appointed manager of third division side Lleida Esportiu.[11] At the club, he managed to reach the promotion play-offs twice, but was knocked out in both times;[12] he subsequently left the club.

On 24 November 2014, Seligrat took over Huracán Valencia CF, still in the third tier.[13] On 9 October 2015, he resigned,[14] and was appointed in charge of CD Alcoyano the following 20 May.[15]

On 22 June 2017, Seligrat was named manager of CE Sabadell FC, still in the third division.[16] He was sacked by the club on 14 January 2019,[17] after nearly fighting with the club's supporters in his last match in charge.[18]

On 17 November 2019, Seligrat was appointed at Gimnàstic de Tarragona, freshly relegated to the third division.[19] The following 11 June, he renewed his contract with the club until 2021.[20]

References
  1. "Balaguer: aires de la "Terra Ferma"" [Balaguer: airs from the "Terra Ferma"] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 November 1990. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "Tariq, el goleador de Seligrat" [Tariq, Seligrat's goalscorer] (in Spanish). Diario del Alto Aragón. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "La visita del Teruel fa rememorar les arrels de Toni Seligrat com a entrenador" [The trip to Teruel makes remember the beginnings of Toni Seligrat as manager] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. "La derrota del Teruel provoca la dimisión de Toni Seligrat" [The defeat of Teruel causes the sacking of Toni Seligrat] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 10 May 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. "Antoni Seligrat, elegido el nuevo entrenador del Atlètic" [Antoni Seligrat, chosen as new manager of Atlètic] (in Spanish). InfoBalear. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. "Toni Seligrat conocerá hoy la oferta económica del Sporting" [Toni Seligrat will know today the economic offer of Sporting] (in Spanish). InfoBalear. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. "Toni Seligrat se compromete con el Aris de Salonica" [Toni Seligrat signs with Aris Thessaloniki] (in Spanish). InfoBalear. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. "Un valenciano en el infierno" [A Valencian in hell] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. "El CF Gandia recibe el trofeo de la federación valenciana que le acredita como campeón de 3ª división la pasada temporada" [CF Gandía receive the trophy from the Valencian Federation which credit them as champion of Tercera División the past season] (in Spanish). Onda Naranja Cope. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  10. "Toni Seligrat: "El CD Olímpic está obligado a ascender"" [Toni Seligrat: "CD Olímpic is obliged to promote"] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  11. "Toni Seligrat, nou entrenador del Lleida Esportiu" [Toni Seligrat, new manager of Lleida Esportiu] (in Catalan). Lleida Diari. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  12. "Seligrat, una historia sin final feliz en Lleida" [Seligrat, a story without a happy ending in Lleida] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  13. "El Huracán elige a Toni Seligrat para su banquillo" [Huracán choose Toni Seligrat for their bench] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  14. "Crisis abierta y dimisión de Seligrat" [Open crisis and Seligrat's resignation] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  15. "Toni Seligrat, nuevo entrenador del Alcoyano" [Toni Seligrat, new manager of Alcoyano] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  16. "Seligrat toma las riendas del Sabadell" [Seligrat takes the reins of Sabadell] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  17. "Seligrat, destituido en Sabadell" [Seligrat, sacked at Sabadell] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  18. "El entrenador del CE Sabadell casi llega a las manos con su afición" [CE Sabadell's manager nearly comes to blows with his supporters] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  19. "Toni Seligrat, nou entrador grana" [Toni Seligrat, new manager grana] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  20. "Toni Seligrat, sentimiento grana" [Toni Seligrat, grana sentiment] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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