José Luis Real

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

José Luis Real Casillas (born 6 June 1952) is a Mexican former professional footballer and sports development & youth academy director for Liga MX club Toluca.

José Luis Real

Personal information
Full name	José Luis Real Casillas
Date of birth	(1952-06-06) 6 June 1952 (age 73)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Mexico
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1971–1980	Guadalajara[1]
1980–1985	Atlas[2]	138	(2)
Managerial career
1990–1991	Atlas
1991–1997	Mexico U23
2004–2005	Dorados
2009–2011	Guadalajara
2013	Chivas USA
2013–2014	Guadalajara
2019	Toluca (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Real played club football for C.D. Guadalajara and Atlas.

Real managed Chivas, leading the club to a runners-up finish in the 2010 Copa Libertadores.^[3]

On 29 May 2013, he was announced as Chivas USA's new head coach.

On 25 November 2013, he was announced to return to Club Guadalajara as head coach. After the season, he was let go.

The club offered him a new job but this time as the Director of Sports Development in Guadalajara's youth academy but he was once again let go in June 2014.^[4]

In October 2014, newly appointed Guadalajara president Néstor de la Torre hired Real as the new Technical-Tactical Coordinator for the youth academy.^[5] This is Real's third stint as a director in the club's youth academy.

In February 2019, Real was appointed as interim manager of Toluca after the destitution of Hernán Cristante.^[6]