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David Generelo
Personal information
Full name David Generelo Miranda
Date of birth (1982-08-11) 11 August 1982 (age 44)
Place of birth Badajoz, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Valladolid (assistant)
Youth career
1994–1999 Badajoz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Badajoz B 19 (2)
1999 Badajoz 0 (0)
2000–2003 Zaragoza B 116 (5)
2002–2009 Zaragoza 100 (7)
2006–2007 → Gimnàstic (loan) 26 (0)
2009–2013 Elche 105 (8)
2014 Mallorca 14 (0)
2014–2015 Oviedo 28 (3)
Total 408 (25)
Managerial career
2016 Oviedo
2019 Celta (assistant)
2021 Elche (assistant)
2022–2023 Zaragoza (assistant)
2024–2025 Granada (assistant)
2026– Valladolid (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Generelo Miranda (born 11 August 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is currently assistant manager of Segunda División club Real Valladolid.

He amassed La Liga totals of 100 games and six goals, representing in the competition Zaragoza, Gimnàstic and Elche (only one game with the latter club). He added 145 matches and nine goals in the Segunda División, in a 16-year career.

Playing career

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Born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Generelo emerged through local CD Badajoz's youth academy,[1] signing with Real Zaragoza in January 2000 and being assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B. He first appeared with the first team during 2002–03's Segunda División and, from then on, would be regularly used by the Aragonese although never an undisputed starter,[2] helping the club to win the Copa del Rey in his first professional season.[3]

In 2006–07, Generelo served a loan spell at newly promoted Gimnàstic de Tarragona, appearing regularly as the Catalans were immediately relegated from La Liga.[4] The following campaign was curtailed after just four games due to a serious foot injury.[5]

After contributing 23 matches – mainly from the bench – as Zaragoza returned to the top flight after one year out,[6] Generelo's contract with the club expired. On 22 July 2009, he joined Elche CF in a 2+1 deal.[7]

Generelo subsequently represented RCD Mallorca[8] and Real Oviedo,[9] achieving promotion to the second tier with the latter.[10] He retired on 15 December at the age of 33, due to a knee injury.[11]

Coaching career

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On 17 March 2016, Generelo was appointed interim manager of his last club Oviedo following Sergio Egea's resignation.[12] Following a stint in Zaragoza's youth academy, he rejoined former Elche boss Fran Escribá's coaching staff at RC Celta de Vigo in March 2019.[13]

The pair continued to work together at Elche (top division), Zaragoza,[14] Granada CF and Real Valladolid (second).[15]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 4 June 2016
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Oviedo Spain 17 March 2016 4 June 2016 134181117−6030.77 [16]
Total 134181117−6030.77 —

Honours

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Zaragoza

Elche

Oviedo

References

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  1. ↑ Recuerdos de David Generelo (Remembering David Generelo); El Periódico Extremadura, 10 January 2020 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Generelo: un futbolista en una residencia de estudiantes (Generelo: a footballer in a student residence); Cadena COPE, 14 February 2016 (in Spanish)
  3. 1 2 El Zaragoza da el golpe en la Copa (Zaragoza strike in Cup); El Mundo, 17 March 2004 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Tarragona despierta del sueño (Tarragona awakens from the dream); La Vanguardia, 28 May 2007 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Generelo grounded at Zaragoza; UEFA, 17 September 2007
  6. ↑ Zaragoza y Tenerife, también de Primera (Zaragoza and Tenerife, also of Primera)[dead link]; Diario del AltoAragón, 14 June 2009 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ David Generelo ficha por dos temporadas por el Elche (David Generelo signs for two seasons with Elche); Marca, 28 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ David Generelo ficha por el Mallorca (David Generelo signs for Mallorca); Diario de Mallorca, 28 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ El Real Oviedo ficha al centrocampista David Generelo (Real Oviedo sign midfielder David Generelo); El Comercio, 18 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ El Oviedo asciende a Segunda doce años después (Oviedo promote to Segunda twelve years later); ABC, 31 May 2015 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ David Generelo abandona la práctica del fútbol (David Generelo leaves football); La Nueva España, 15 December 2015 (in Spanish)
  12. ↑ Generelo ya ejerce (Generelo already at work); Marca, 17 March 2016 (in Spanish)
  13. ↑ Ex Oviedo: Generelo ficha por un banquillo de Primera División (Ex Oviedo: Generelo signs for Primera División bench); La Voz de Asturias, 5 March 2019 (in Spanish)
  14. ↑ David Generelo, un segundo de Fran Escribá con huella zaragocista (David Generelo, Fran Escribá assistant with a Zaragoza connection); Heraldo de Aragón, 7 November 2022 (in Spanish)
  15. ↑ «Debemos ser muy humildes y al mismo tiempo muy ambiciosos» ("We must be very humble and at the same time very ambitious"); El Norte de Castilla, 3 March 2026 (in Spanish)
  16. ↑ "Matches David Generelo, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol.
  17. ↑ El Zaragoza noquea al Valencia y gana la Supercopa (Zaragoza knock Valencia out and win the Supercup); El Mundo, 24 August 2004 (in Spanish)
  18. ↑ El Elche vuelve a la elite 25 años después (Elche return to the elite 25 years later); Mundo Deportivo, 11 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  19. ↑ La victoria del Real Oviedo ante el Nástic pone el broche de oro a la temporada (Real Oviedo win against Nástic puts icing on cake to season); El Comercio, 10 June 2015 (in Spanish)
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