Yago Iglesias

Santiago "Yago" Iglesias Estepa (born 6 October 1982) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of SD Compostela.

Not to be confused with Iago Iglesias.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Iglesias and the second or maternal family name is Estepa.
Yago Iglesias
Personal information
Full name Santiago Iglesias Estepa
Date of birth (1982-10-06) 6 October 1982
Place of birth Palmeira, Spain
Club information
Current team
 Compostela (manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
2007–2009 Boiro (assistant)
2009–2010 Pontevedra B (assistant)
2010–2011 Palmeira
2011–2012 Portonovo (assistant)
2013–2014 Atlético Riveira
2014–2015 Santiago de Compostela (youth)
2015–2016 Noia
2016– Compostela

Career

Born in Palmeira, Ribeira, Galicia,[1] Iglesias worked at CD Boiro and Pontevedra CF B before starting his senior managerial career with CSH Palmeira, in the Tercera Autonómica, in 2010.[2] After being an assistant at Portonovo SD, he joined Raúl Caneda's staff at Al-Ittihad FC.[3]

Iglesias returned to Spain in January 2013, after being retained in Saudi Arabia due to paperwork problems.[4] On 22 July of that year, he took over Atlético de Riveira also in the regional leagues.[5]

In July 2015, after working with Santiago de Compostela CF's Juvenil squad, Iglesias was named manager of Noia CF in Tercera División.[6] On 21 June of the following year, he took over fellow league team SD Compostela.[7]

In 2020, after reaching three consecutive play-offs with Compos,[8] Iglesias' side finally achieved promotion to Segunda División B, returning to the category after four seasons. He renewed his contract for a further campaign in August of that year.[9]

References
  1. "Yago Iglesias: El palmeirense que fusionó su vida con el balón" [Yago Iglesias: the palmeirense that mixed his life with the ball] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. "Yago Iglesias: «Cuando me llamaron pensé que sería para entrenar a los juveniles»" [Yago Iglesias: "When they called me I thought it was to manage the youth squad"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "El pobrense Yago Iglesias será el recuperador del Al Ittihad" [Pobrense Yago Iglesias will be the fitness coach of Al Ittihad] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Carlos Alonso y Yago Iglesias regresan a Galicia" [Carlos Alonso and Yago Iglesias return to Galicia] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. "Yago Iglesias formará tándem técnico con Manu en el Atl. Riveira" [Yago Iglesias will make a duo with Manu at Atl. Riveira] (in Spanish). El Correo Gallego. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. "«Para nosotros es un premio jugar en Tercera División»" ["To us it is an award to play in Tercera División"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. "Yago Iglesias Estepa, nuevo entrenador de la SD Compostela" [Yago Iglesias Estepa, new manager of SD Compostela] (in Spanish). SD Compostela. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. "ENTREVISTA | Yago Iglesias, adestrador da S.D. Compostela" [INTERVIEW | Yago Iglesias, manager of S.D. Compostela] (in Galician). Barbanza Deportiva. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. "El quinto de Yago Iglesias "será un año muy bonito para la SD Compostela"" [Yago Iglesias' fifth will be a "very beautiful year for SD Compostela"] (in Spanish). El Correo Gallego. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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