José Lana

Spanish football manager
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José Lana
Personal information
Full name José María Lana Fernández
Date of birth (1975-02-01) 1 February 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Mieres, Spain
Team information
Current team
 Syria (Head coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2016–2018 Racing (Assistant coach)
2022–2023 Spain U16
2023 Spain U17
2023–2024 Spain U19
2024– Syria

José Lana (born 1 February 1975) is a football manager currently managing the Syrian national team, He formerly managed Spanish youth teams.

Managerial career

In Spain

Lana began his career as an assistant manager at Racing Santander with Ángel Viadero. He then went on to manage the Spain U15 and U16 team before being assigned to the U17 team. In 2023, he coached the U19 team ahead of the U19 Euros,[1] which he won in 2024.[2]

Syria

On 22 August 2024, Lana signed a 3-year contract to manage the Syrian national team.[3] Lana's first matches as coach of Syria took place during the 2024 Intercontinental cup (India). His first match as boss saw the Qasioun Eagles win 2-0 against Mauritius giving Syria first place in tournament with Syria having 3 points and India and Mauritius having 1 point after a goalless draw between them earlier in the tournament. Lana was then to take on the Blue tigers and only required a draw to win the Intercontinental cup. Despite this, Lana chose to play in attacking style and Syria thrashed India 3-0 winning the cup. This also meant Lana won his first cup after only 17 days in charge.[4]

Honours

Manager

Spain U19

Syria

  • 2024 Intercontinental Cup (India)[5]

References

  1. ^ "José Lana cita a 25 jugadores para la preparación del Campeonato de Europa" (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Fútbol. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2024 UEFA Under-19 EURO all the results". UEFA. 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Spain's Jose Lana is the new manager of Syrian Football team". SANA. 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/intercontinental-cup-football-2024-india-vs-syria-report
  5. ^ https://olympics.com/en/news/intercontinental-cup-football-2024-india-vs-syria-report
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