José Luis Real Casillas (born 6 June 1952) is a Mexican former professional footballer and sports development & youth academy director for Liga MX club Toluca.

José Luis Real
Personal information
Full name José Luis Real Casillas
Date of birth (1952-06-06) 6 June 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1980 Guadalajara[1]
1980–1985 Atlas[2] 138 (2)
Managerial career
1990–1991 Atlas
1991–1997 Mexico U23
2004–2005 Dorados
2009–2011 Guadalajara
2013 Chivas USA
2013–2014 Guadalajara
2019 Toluca (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Real played club football for C.D. Guadalajara and Atlas.

Real managed Chivas, leading the club to a runners-up finish in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.[3]

On 29 May 2013, he was announced as Chivas USA's new head coach.

On 25 November 2013, he was announced to return to Club Guadalajara as head coach. After the season, he was let go.

The club offered him a new job but this time as the Director of Sports Development in Guadalajara's youth academy but he was once again let go in June 2014.[4]

In October 2014, newly appointed Guadalajara president Néstor de la Torre hired Real as the new Technical-Tactical Coordinator for the youth academy.[5] This is Real's third stint as a director in the club's youth academy.

In February 2019, Real was appointed as interim manager of Toluca after the destitution of Hernán Cristante.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Título: Merecido Triunfo del América por Tres-uno, Autor: Jaime "Tubo" Gómez, Fecha: 19-diciembre-1971, Titulo:El Informador, Pais: México, Página: 13 Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Título:José Luis Real se retira del fútbol activo, Fecha: 21-junio-1985, Titulo:El Informador, Pais: México, Página: 17 Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Meza, el único campeón" [Meza, the only champion] (in Spanish). Esto. 12 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Fútbol".
  5. ^ "Oficial: José Luis Real regresa a las Fuerzas Básicas de Chivas". espndeportes.com. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. ^ "José Luis Real toma el mando en Toluca, de manera interina" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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