Lucas Alcaraz

Born in Granada, Andalusia, Alcaraz started coaching with AD Adra in 1994 at the age of 28, and subsequently achieved two top-four finishes in the Segunda División B in his three-year spell at Granada CF, but failing to promote in the playoffs. In the following two seasons he managed in the same tier and region, with Almería CF and Dos Hermanas CF, suffering relegation with the former. In June 2000, the 34-year-old Alcaraz signed for Recreativo de Huelva, helping the oldest club in Spain return to La Liga after an absence of 23 years in 2002 behind champions Atlético Madrid and Racing de Santander. Even though Recre returned to the second division immediately, they also managed to reach the final of the Copa del Rey, losing 3–0 to RCD Mallorca. Alcaraz then moved to Racing Santander, being sacked midway through the 2004–05 campaign due to bad results. He spent the following two seasons in the Segunda División, helping Real Murcia CF to promote in 2007 but being immediately relegated afterwards – he was fired on 6 March 2008 – and meeting the same fate with his following club, Recreativo. In the summer of 2009, Alcaraz signed with another team in his native Andalusia, Córdoba CF (division two), helping the side finish tenth in his first season. In late June 2011, he re-joined Almería – now called Unión Deportiva – recently relegated from the top flight. On 3 April 2012, after only four points in six games and no wins, Alcaraz was relieved of his duties. On 30 January of the…

Alcaraz's father, Felipe, was a politician and a writer, being a longtime secretary-general of the Communist Party of Andalusia. His grandfather was Manuel González, and his namesake his uncle.