Iván Palanco

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palanco and the second or maternal family name is Santiago.

Iván Palanco Santiago (born 12 January 1980) is a Spanish football manager, who is the current assistant manager of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.

Iván Palanco

Personal information
Full name	Iván Palanco Santiago[1]
Date of birth	(1980-01-12) 12 January 1980 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth	Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Flamengo (assistant)
Youth career
Years	Team
	Mataró
Managerial career
2013	Ratchaburi
2014–2015	Al-Shahania (assistant)
2017–2018	Tokyo Verdy (assistant)
2019–2020	Cerezo Osaka (assistant)
2021–2022	Shimizu S-Pulse (assistant)
2022–2023	Vissel Kobe (assistant)
2024	Flamengo U17 (assistant)
2024	Flamengo U20 (assistant)
2024–	Flamengo (assistant)

Career

Palanco played youth football for CE Mataró as a midfielder before being forced to retire at the age of 17 due to a serious knee injury.^[2] In 2009, he was named technical director of FC Barcelona's Academy in Fukuoka, Japan.^[3][4]

On 17 July 2013, Palanco was appointed manager of Thai Premier League side Ratchaburi Mitr Phol FC.^[5] He was sacked on 24 December, after three wins in nine matches, and was subsequently replaced by compatriot Ricardo Rodríguez.^[6]

From 2014 onwards, Palanco started working with Miguel Ángel Lotina, being his assistant at Al-Shahania SC, Tokyo Verdy,^[7] Cerezo Osaka, Shimizu S-Pulse,^[8] Vissel Kobe.^[9] Since 2024 Palanco started working with Filipe Luís as assistant manager at Flamengo U17, Flamengo U20 and Flamengo.

Managerial statistics

As of 30 September 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ratchaburi F.C.		27 July 2013	15 September 2013	9	3	2	4	11	11	+0	033.33
Career total				9	3	2	4	11	11	+0	033.33	—