Jesús Tartilán

Jesús Tartilán Requejo (born 2 August 1940) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.

Jesús Tartilán
Personal information
Full nameJesús Tartilán Requejo
Date of birth (1940-08-02) 2 August 1940 (age 83)
Place of birthLugo, Spain
Position(s)Midfielder
Youth career
Ponferradina
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961Ponferradina1(0)
1961–1963Betis0(0)
1962–1963Cultural Leonesa (loan)
1963–1964Cádiz1(0)
1964–1965Espanyol2(0)
1965–1966Hospitalet9(0)
1966–1967Ponferradina2(0)
1967–1968Melilla
1968–1969Cleveland Stokers29(0)
Managerial career
1978–1979Cacabelense
1979–1982Cultural Leonesa
1985–1986Ponferradina
1988Racing Ferrol
1989–1991Ponferradina
1991Numancia
1992–1993Atlético Madrid B
1993–1994Ponferradina
1998–2000Ponferradina
2001Ponferradina
2007Ponferradina
2009Ponferradina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Lugo, Galicia, Tartilán was a SD Ponferradina youth graduate, and made his senior debuts in 1960. In the following year, he moved to Real Betis in La Liga, but failed to appear in any official matches for the club, being also loaned to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in 1962.

In 1963, Tartilán moved to Segunda División with Cádiz CF. He made his professional debut on 23 February 1964, starting in a 1–2 away loss against CA Ceuta; it was his maiden appearance for the club.

In the 1964, summer Tartilán joined RCD Espanyol, and made his top level debut on 7 February 1965, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–2 home win against Real Zaragoza. He left the Pericos in June, and subsequently represented CE L'Hospitalet, Ponferradina, UD Melilla and Cleveland Stokers, retiring with the latter in 1969.[1]

Post-playing career

Tartilán started his managerial career at UD Cacabelense in 1978, and was also at the helm of Cultural Leonesa in the following year. With the latter, he remained three seasons in Segunda División B, until being sacked in 1982.

Tartilán was subsequently manager of SD Ponferradina in seven occasions, only split by a spell at CD Numancia in 1991.[2][3][4]

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