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 Alba in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonatan Alba Cabello | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rostov (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | C.D Unión de Aravaca | ||
| 2014 | Internacional de Madrid | ||
| 2025– | Rostov | ||
Jonatan Alba Cabello (born 16 November 1981) is a Spanish football coach who is currently manager of Russian Premier League club Rostov.
Managerial career
[edit]Alba worked in car insurance, but and played amateur football. After his wife suffered a miscarriage, Alba decided to change his profession and follow his dream career in football.[1] He starting working as a coach in amateur football with C.D Unión de Aravaca and Internacional de Madrid, then as an analyst in Spain and with the Romania national team under Cosmin Contra.[2] He met Valery Karpin in 2017, and in 2018 was an analyst at Rostov wit Karpin. In 2021 joined Karpin's team with the Russia national team.[2]
On 25 February 2025, Alba was named the manager for Rostov, after Valery Karpin resigned.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Madrid, Alba is a childhood fan of Atlético de Madrid. He has a wife and 2 daughters.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "«Жена сказала: «Брось работу, если ты несчастлив». Как страховщик из Мадрида стал тренером ФК «Ростов» и сборной России". Нация. Сборная России по здравому смыслу. 18 December 2023.
- 1 2 Романов, Анатолий. "«10 лет назад моей профессии не существовало». Кто сменил Карпина в «Ростове»". www.championat.com.
- ↑ Ferrer, Enrique (25 February 2025). "El español Jonatan Alba, nuevo entrenador del Rostov ruso". MARCA.
External links
[edit]- Jonatan Alba at BDFutbol
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Vallès Oriental
- Sportspeople from Madrid
- Spanish football managers
- Spanish men's footballers
- Russian Premier League managers
- FC Rostov managers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen