Juan Ramón López Caro

Early career and Real Madrid

Born in Lebrija, Province of Seville, Andalusia, López Caro began working as coach before his 30th birthday, with clubs in his city of birth. His first job at the professional level arrived in the 1998–99 season, as he led Melilla to the first position in the Segunda División B, albeit without promotion in the playoffs. He then became manager of Mallorca B, and officially coached the first team in the UEFA Intertoto Cup against Romania's Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in July 2000 (4–3 aggregate loss); the reserves contested this fixture as Luis Aragonés' side had not yet commenced pre-season. Lopéz Caro signed with Real Madrid in the summer of 2001, being in charge of the reserve team and achieving promotion to Segunda División in 2005. He was promoted to the main squad in December of that year following the sacking of Vanderlei Luxemburgo, and his first game was a 2–1 away loss against Olympiacos in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.

Levante, Celta and Spain U21

After leaving the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in June 2006, López Caro was appointed at fellow top-flight club Racing de Santander for a salary of €650,000 that would rise to €900,000 should the team avoid relegation. However, a month later and without leading the Cantabrians in a competitive match, he moved to Levante. The following January, days after a 3–0 defeat at city rivals Valencia, he was dismissed and Abel Resino appointed in his place. López Caro returned…

Melilla

Segunda División B: 1998–99 Real Madrid B

Segunda División B: 2004–05 Dalian Yifang

China League One: 2017 Saudi Arabia

Arabian Gulf Cup runner-up: 2014 Individual

China League One Best Coach: 2017