Soccer-Former Real Madrid striker Raul takes first senior management job at Real Oviedo


BARCELONA, Nov ⁠9 (Reuters) - Real Oviedo ⁠appointed former Real Madrid ‌and Spain striker Raul Gonzalez as coach on Monday, his ​first job in ⁠senior club ⁠management.

• Raul's previous coaching experience ⁠was ‌with Real Madrid Castilla and ⁠Real Madrid.

• The 49-year-old took ​his ‌former club's B team ⁠to ​third-tier promotionplayoffs twice.

• Raul left Castilla in ⁠June 2025 after a ​six-year spell.

• Oviedo sacked Julian Calero on Monday ⁠after 13 league games

• They are ninth in Spain's second division standings.

• ​Raul's first ⁠game in charge will ​be against ‌Girona on Saturday.

(Reporting ​by Ruairidh Barlow, editing by Ed Osmond)

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