Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Antonio García Escudero | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Palma, Spain | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1996 | Ferriolense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2012 | Ferriolense | ||
Managerial career | |||
1996–2017 | Ferriolense (youth) | ||
2017–2018 | Manacor | ||
2018–2020 | Ferriolense | ||
2020–2023 | Santanyí | ||
2023 | Atlético Baleares | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
José Antonio García Escudero (born 16 February 1979), commonly known as Tato, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and is a manager.
Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Tato joined CD Ferriolense's youth setup at the age of nine.[1] He featured with the first team for several seasons in Tercera División, retiring at the age of 33 in 2012.[2]
Tato started his managerial career with his main club Ferriolense at the age of 17,[1] being in charge of several youth sides until leaving in 2017.[3] On 23 May of that year, he was appointed manager of CD Manacor in the fourth division.[4]
On 17 May 2018, Tato returned to Ferriolense and was named in charge of the first team.[5] On 13 May 2020, he joined the structure of CD Atlético Baleares, being appointed manager of farm team CE Santanyí.[6]
On 15 February 2023, Tato replaced Onésimo Sánchez at the helm of ATB in Primera Federación.[7] On 15 June, after narrowly avoiding relegation, he renewed his contract with the club for a further year,[8] but was sacked on 25 September.[9]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Manacor | 23 May 2017 | 17 May 2018 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 36.84 | [10] | |
Ferriolense | 17 May 2018 | 13 May 2020 | 67 | 18 | 22 | 27 | 64 | 96 | −32 | 26.87 | [11] | |
Santanyí | 13 May 2020 | 15 February 2023 | 87 | 50 | 14 | 23 | 130 | 85 | +45 | 57.47 | [12] | |
Atlético Baleares | 15 February 2023 | 25 September 2023 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 30.00 | [13] | |
Total | 212 | 88 | 47 | 77 | 253 | 264 | −11 | 41.51 | — |