Manuel Montoya

Manuel Montoya
Manuel Montoya
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Montoya Fernández
Born	18 October 1959; Barcelona, Spain
Died	2 September 2024 (aged 64)
Nationality	Spanish
Teams managed
Years	Team
1992–1997	BM Granollers
1997–1998	Pilotes Posada Academia Octavio
1998–2000	Handbol Adrianenc
2002–2007	BM Granollers
2004–2010	Catalonia
2010–2013	Spain (assistant manager)
2013–2018	Qatar (assistant manager)
2018–2019	Romania
2021–2022	Iran

Manuel Montoya Fernández (18 October 1959 – 2 September 2024) was a Spanish handball coach and manager for both the Romanian and Iranian national teams.

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Montoya started at the Col·legi Pare Manyanet in Barcelona. He had a PhD in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences and was a professor at the INEFc University in Barcelona.^[1]

On 14 September 2018, he signed a two-year contract to coach the Romania national team, replacing Xavier Pascual Fuertes who previously resigned.^[2] In August 2019, he was dismissed as coach of Romania and replaced by Rareş Fortuneanu.^[3]^[4] On 20 July 2021, he signed a contract to coach the Iran national team.^[5]^[6] He coached the Iran team until 2 February 2022 when he quit as their manager.^[7]

Montoya died on 2 September 2024, at the age of 64.^[8]

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Manuel Montoya

International honours

Manager

Assistant Manager

References

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