Tato (footballer, born 1979)

Tato
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio García Escudero
Date of birth	16 February 1979 (age 45)
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
1996–2012	Ferriolense
Managerial career
1996–2017	Ferriolense (youth)
2017–2018	Manacor
2018–2020	Ferriolense
2020–2023	Santanyí
2023	Atlético Baleares
2024	Ibiza (assistant)
	*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.

Career

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]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 24 September 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Manacor		23 May 2017	17 May 2018	38	14	6	18	36	52	−16	036.84	^[10]
Ferriolense		17 May 2018	13 May 2020	67	18	22	27	64	96	−32	026.87	^[11]
Santanyí		13 May 2020	15 February 2023	87	50	14	23	130	85	+45	057.47	^[12]
Atlético Baleares		15 February 2023	25 September 2023	20	6	5	9	23	31	−8	030.00	^[13]
Total				212	88	47	77	253	264	−11	041.51	—

References

^ ^a ^b "Tato: Es un partido especial, vuelvo a mi casa" [Tato: It is a very special match, I return home] (in Spanish). Punto Balón Balear. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "El CD. Ferriolense oficialmente abre la pretemporada, con muchos cambios en el equipo y renovadas ilusiones" [CD Ferriolense officially start the pre-season, with a lot of changes on the team and renewed hopes] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Tato no seguirá en el Ferriolense Juvenil DH" [Tato will not continue at Ferriolense Juvenil DH] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Jose Antonio García "Tato" entrenará al CD Manacor" [Jose Antonio García "Tato" will manage CD Manacor] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Tato entrenará al Ferriolense de Tercera División en la campaña 18–19" [Tato will manage Ferriolense from Tercera División in the 18–19 campaign] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Un cop acabada la temporada, feim oficial el fitxatge del que serà el nostre entrenador, José Antonio García Escudero, conegut com " Tato" @tatovik7, dirigirà un nou projecte molt il.lusionant amb una filialitat més forta que mai amb l" @atleticbalears Sort i encerts Tato! 💪" [Once the season is over, we make official the signing of our coach, José Antonio García Escudero, known as "Tato" @tatovik7, he will lead a very exciting new project with a stronger than ever affiliation with @atleticbalears Good luck Tato! 💪]. CD Santanyí (in Catalan). Twitter. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "José Antonio García, Tato, new coach of Atlético Baleares". CD Atlético Baleares. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Tato renueva con el ATB hasta 2024" [Tato renews with ATB until 2024] (in Spanish). CD Atlético Baleares. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "CD Atlético Baleares terminates the contract of Tato García as the head coach of the first team". CD Atlético Baleares. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "CD Manacor" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "CD Ferriolense" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"CD Ferriolense" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "Matches Tato, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"Matches Tato, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

External links

Tato manager profile at BDFutbol
Tato at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
Tato coach profile at Soccerway

[PBB-1] "Tato: Es un partido especial, vuelvo a mi casa" [Tato: It is a very special match, I return home] (in Spanish). Punto Balón Balear. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[2] "El CD. Ferriolense oficialmente abre la pretemporada, con muchos cambios en el equipo y renovadas ilusiones" [CD Ferriolense officially start the pre-season, with a lot of changes on the team and renewed hopes] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[3] "Tato no seguirá en el Ferriolense Juvenil DH" [Tato will not continue at Ferriolense Juvenil DH] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[4] "Jose Antonio García "Tato" entrenará al CD Manacor" [Jose Antonio García "Tato" will manage CD Manacor] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[5] "Tato entrenará al Ferriolense de Tercera División en la campaña 18–19" [Tato will manage Ferriolense from Tercera División in the 18–19 campaign] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[6] "Un cop acabada la temporada, feim oficial el fitxatge del que serà el nostre entrenador, José Antonio García Escudero, conegut com " Tato" @tatovik7, dirigirà un nou projecte molt il.lusionant amb una filialitat més forta que mai amb l" @atleticbalears Sort i encerts Tato! 💪" [Once the season is over, we make official the signing of our coach, José Antonio García Escudero, known as "Tato" @tatovik7, he will lead a very exciting new project with a stronger than ever affiliation with @atleticbalears Good luck Tato! 💪]. CD Santanyí (in Catalan). Twitter. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[7] "José Antonio García, Tato, new coach of Atlético Baleares". CD Atlético Baleares. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[8] "Tato renueva con el ATB hasta 2024" [Tato renews with ATB until 2024] (in Spanish). CD Atlético Baleares. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[9] "CD Atlético Baleares terminates the contract of Tato García as the head coach of the first team". CD Atlético Baleares. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[10] "CD Manacor" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[11] "CD Ferriolense" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"CD Ferriolense" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[12] "CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"CE Santanyí" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[13] "Matches Tato, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
"Matches Tato, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

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Tato (footballer, born 1979)

Career

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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