José Ródenas Carcelén

Carcelén was born in Albacete, the capital of the province of the same name in the autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and played as a goalkeeper for Albacete Balompié. He was part of the team which won their Tercera División group and earned promotion to Segunda División B in 1981–82, and also played a key role as they won the Copa de la Liga Segunda División B in 1983. He left the club after making four appearances during the 1983–84 season.

Carcelén was appointed as Albacete's manager ahead of the 1988–89 season, leading them to 12th place in Segunda División B. He left the club at the end of the season, being replaced by Julián Rubio. In 1994, he took up the position of assistant manager at La Liga side Español, working under José Antonio Camacho. At the start of the 1996–97 season, Camacho left to take over at Sevilla, and Carcelén was appointed in his place. Espanyol were eliminated from the UEFA Cup by Dutch side Feyenoord on 29 October, and a 1–0 away loss to Logroñés at Estadio Las Gaunas on 12 January left them 16th in the table after 19 matches, only one point clear of the relegation places. Carcelén left the club, and was replaced by Vicente Miera. Miera lasted only nine matches, and was himself replaced by Paco Flores before the end of the season. Carcelén was reunited with Camacho in September 1998, when the latter was appointed as head coach of the Spanish national team. The pair led the team to UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, resigning after losing to South Korea in the quarterfinals of the latter tournament. They then moved abroad, with Camacho taking over at Portuguese club Benfica in December after the sacking of Jesualdo Ferreira. They spent two years at the club, winning the Taça de Portugal and finishing as Primeira Liga runners-up in 2003–04. Camacho then resigned to take over at Real Madrid, replacing the sacked Carlos Queiroz, and Carcelén followed. After leaving Real the…

As a player

As of 3 June 2021

1.^ Appearances in the 1983 Copa de la Liga Segunda División B

As a manager

As of 6 June 2021

Player

Albacete Balompié

Tercera División: 1981–82 Copa de la Liga Segunda División B: 1983