Carlos Cuesta (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Cuesta García | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2013 | Santa Catalina | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Atlético Madrid U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Juventus U17 (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Arsenal (assistant) | ||
Carlos Cuesta García (born 29 July 1995) is a Spanish football assistant coach who is assistant coach of Premier League club Arsenal.
Career
[edit]Born in Mallorca, Cuesta was part of Santa Catalina Atlético academy, before deciding to start studying for a career in football management at the age of 18.[1] He started his managerial career as manager of the youth academy of Spanish side Atlético Madrid.[2][3][4] In 2018, he was appointed assistant manager of the youth academy of Juventus in Italy.[5]
Arsenal
[edit]On 28 August 2020, Cuesta was appointed assistant coach to Mikel Arteta at English Premier League club Arsenal.[6][7]
He was part of Arteta's coaching team that guided the Gunners to win the 2020 FA Community Shield on penalties against Liverpool on 29 August 2020[8][9] and win the 2023 FA Community Shield on penalties against Manchester City on 6 August 2023.[10][11]
He currently works alongside assistant coaches Albert Stuivenberg and Miguel Molina, set-piece coach Nicolas Jover and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña.[6][12][13] He has previously worked with assistant coach Steve Round and set-piece coach Andreas Georgson at Arsenal.[12][14]
References
[edit]- ^ The Mallorcan secret behind Arsenal's title challenge
- ^ "El entrenador de 23 años que recorre Europa para perseguir su sueño de Champions". elpais.com.
- ^ "Carlos Cuesta — the secret behind Arsenal's title charge". The Times. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Cuesta's Mentor on Arteta's "Relentless" New Student".
- ^ "Carlos Cuesta, el ex del Atlético que se esconde tras el éxito del Arsenal". marca.com.
- ^ a b "Coaching and backroom team". Arsenal F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Wells, Darren (28 August 2020). "Mikel Arteta appoints three new staff to his Arsenal backroom team". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 (5–4 pens) Liverpool: Gunners win on penalties". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Grounds, Ben (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool (5–4 on pens): Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang secures Community Shield shootout win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Rose, Gary (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City (4–1 on pens): Gunners win shootout to secure Community Shield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Smith, Peter (6 August 2023). "Arsenal 1–1 Man City (4–1 on pens): Gunners lift Community Shield after shootout following Leandro Trossard's late equaliser". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Coaching team named". Arsenal F.C. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ de Roché, Art (5 July 2021). "Arsenal appoint set-piece coach Nicolas Jover from Manchester City". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ Collings, Simon (5 July 2021). "Arsenal hire former Man City coach Nicolas Jover as Andreas Georgson leaves for Malmo". Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Carlos Cuesta at WorldFootball.net
- 1995 births
- Arsenal F.C. non-playing staff
- Atlético Madrid non-playing staff
- Juventus FC non-playing staff
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate football managers in England
- Expatriate football managers in Italy
- Living people
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Spanish football managers
- Spanish men's footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen