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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calleja and the second or maternal family name is Renedo.
Manu Calleja
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Calleja Renedo
Date of birth (1975-05-27) 27 May 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth Hazas de Cesto, Spain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Campiezo
Managerial career
1997–2002 Noja (youth)
2002–2003 Noja (assistant)
2003 Noja B
2003–2006 Noja
2007–2008 Santoña
2009–2010 Noja
2010 Union Douala
2011 Logroñés B
2011–2012 Portugalete
2013–2015 Balmaseda
2015–2016 Conquense
2016 Al-Nasr Salalah
2017 Castellón
2017–2018 Socuéllamos
2018–2020 Toledo
2020 Laredo
2021–2022 Olympiacos Volos
2022 Herrera [es]
2022–2023 Ibiza Islas Pitiusas
2023 Arenas Getxo
2025 Gimnástica Torrelavega
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emmanuel "Manu" Calleja Renedo (born 27 May 1975) is a Spanish football manager.

Career

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Born in Beranga [es], Hazas de Cesto, Cantabria, Calleja played as a senior for hometown side SD Campiezo before retiring and focusing on management. After beginning his career in charge of SD Noja's youth sides in 1997, he became an assistant of the main squad in 2002, before taking over the B-team in the following year.

In December 2003, Calleja was named manager of Noja's first team in Tercera División. He left the club in June 2006, after missing out promotion in two consecutive play-offs.

In January 2007, Calleja was named at the helm of Santoña CF also in the fourth tier. He left the club in the following year, and returned to Noja in January 2009.

In 2010, after another missed promotion, Calleja moved abroad and joined Cameroonian Elite One side Union Douala. On 23 February 2011, he returned to his home country after being appointed at UD Logroñés B in the fourth division.[1]

On 23 May 2011, Calleja was named Club Portugalete manager.[2] He left the club on 13 June 2012, after another play-off loss,[3] and took over fellow division four side SD Balmaseda FC the following 20 March.[4]

In February 2015, Calleja announced he would depart Balmaseda at the end of the season.[5] On 2 July, he was named at the helm of UB Conquense in the same category;[6] despite winning their group, the club also missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 27 June 2016, Calleja left Conquense to join Al-Nasr Salalah in Oman.[7] He left by mutual consent on 21 September,[8] and returned to his home country the following 4 January, after being appointed manager of CD Castellón.[9]

On 14 June 2017, Calleja was named UD Socuéllamos manager.[10] Roughly one year later, after another play-off loss, he left the club,[11] and was presented in charge of CD Toledo on 14 November 2018.[12]

Calleja left Toledo on 22 July 2020,[13] and took over Segunda División B side CD Laredo five days later.[14] Despite qualifying the club to the newly-created Segunda División RFEF, his contract was not renewed and he left the club in May 2021.[15]

On 25 November 2021, Calleja replaced Georgios Vazakas at the helm of Olympiacos Volos FC in the Super League Greece 2.[16] Sacked on 1 January 2022,[17] he switched teams and countries on 23 May after being appointed manager of Panamanian side Herrera FC [es],[18] but was also dismissed on 21 September.[19]

On 14 December 2022, Calleja was named manager of CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas,[20] but was sacked the following 28 March.[21] On 29 May 2023, he was announced at Arenas Club de Getxo.[22]

Sacked by Arenas on 31 October 2023,[23] Calleja spent more than a year without a club before being named at the helm of Gimnástica de Torrelavega on 30 January 2025.[24] On 6 May, after suffering relegation, he left as his contract would not be renewed.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "Manu Calleja, nuevo entrenador de la U.D. Logroñés B" [Manu Calleja, new manager of U.D. Logroñés B] (in Spanish). El Diario. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Manu Calleja, nuevo entrenador del Portugalete" [Manu Calleja, new manager of Portugalete] (in Spanish). Contrameta. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Manu Calleja no seguirá en el Portugalete la próxima temporada" [Manu Calleja will not continue at Portugalete the following season] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Manu Calleja, tercer entrenador del Balmaseda en el presente curso" [Manu Calleja, third manager of Balmaseda in the present season] (in Spanish). Deia. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ^ "El capitán del Balmaseda, Iban Urbano, del césped al banquillo" [The captain of Balmaseda, Iban Urbano, from the fields to the bench] (in Spanish). Deia. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. ^ "El técnico cántabro Manu Calleja toma las riendas de la Balompédica" [Cantabrian manager Manu Calleja takes the reins of Balompédica] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Cuenca. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Manu Calleja deja la Unión Balompédica Conquense y firma por el Al Nasr de Omán" [Manu Calleja leaves Unión Balompédica Conquense and signs for Al Nasr from Oman] (in Spanish). El Deporte Conquense. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  8. ^ "عاجل:فسخ عقد مدرب النصر ..كاليخا بالتراضي" [Urgent: Al-Nassr coach Calleja's contract terminated by mutual consent] (in Arabic). Lo3btna. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Manu Calleja, nuevo entrenador del CD Castellón" [Manu Calleja, new manager of CD Castellón] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Manu Callleja, nuevo míster del Socuéllamos: «Hay que hacer un equipo con mucha hambre, subir a 2ªB»" [Manu Calleja, new manager of Socuéllamos: "We have to make a team with a lot of hunger to promote to 2ªB"] (in Spanish). En Castilla-La Mancha. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Manu Calleja no seguirá en Socuéllamos" [Manu Calleja will not continue at Socuéllamos] (in Spanish). UD Socuéllamos. 27 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Manu Calleja, nuevo entrenador del Toledo: "El fútbol me debe un ascenso"" [Manu Calleja, new manager of Toledo: "Football owes me a promotion"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Manu Calleja no continuará en el banquillo del CD Toledo" [Manu Calleja will not continue on the bench of CD Toledo] (in Spanish). CD Toledo. 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  14. ^ "El cántabro Manu Calleja será el entrenador del Laredo la próxima temporada" [Cantabrian Manu Calleja will be the manager of Laredo the following season] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ^ "El CD Laredo no renueva a Manu Calleja para la próxima temporada" [CD Laredo do not renew Manu Calleja for the following season] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  16. ^ Addict, Δημοσιεύτηκε από: Sports (28 November 2021). "Ισπανός ο νέος προπονητής του Ολυμπιακού Βόλου!" [The new manager of Olympiacos Volos is Spanish!]. SportsAddict.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Τέλος ο Καγιέχα από τον Ολυμπιακό Βόλου, νέος προπονητής ο Βασίλης Βούζας" [Calleja leaves Olympiacos Volos, Vasilis Vouzas becomes new manager]. Magnesia News (in Greek). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  18. ^ "LPF: Herrera FC y CAI anuncian nuevos entrenadores" [LPF: Herrera FC and CAI announce new managers] (in Spanish). RPC Televisión. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  19. ^ "LPF: Herrera FC destituye a Emmanuel Calleja" [LPF: Herrera FC sack Emmanuel Calleja] (in Spanish). RPC Televisión. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Oficial: Manu Calleja, nuevo entrenador del CD Ibiza" [Official: Manu Calleja, new manager of CD Ibiza] (in Spanish). Periódico de Ibiza. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  21. ^ "El CD Ibiza destituye a Manu Calleja como entrenador" [CD Ibiza sack Manu Calleja as manager] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Manu Calleja es el nuevo entrenador del Arenas Club" [Manu Calleja is the new manager of Arenas Club] (in Spanish). Arenas Club de Getxo. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official statement] (in Spanish). Arenas Club de Getxo. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Manu Calleja coge el banquillo de la Gimnástica 3 años después" [Manu Calleja takes the bench of Gimnástica 3 years later] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  25. ^ "La Gimnástica no renueva a Manu Calleja" [Gimnástica do not renew Manu Calleja] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 6 May 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
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