David Vidal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Vidal Tomé | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto do Son, Spain | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Guadalajara (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Fabril | |||
| 1972–1973 | Lleida | 33 | (4) |
| 1973–1974 | Deportivo La Coruña | 9 | (2) |
| 1974–1975 | Cádiz | 6 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Villarreal | ||
| 1976–1977 | Jerez | ||
| Gimnàstico Melilla | |||
| Cartagena | |||
| Logroñés | |||
| Jerez Industrial | |||
| AgD Ceuta | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986 | Cádiz | ||
| 1987 | Cádiz | ||
| 1988–1990 | Cádiz | ||
| 1990–1993 | Logroñés | ||
| 1994 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| 1995–1996 | Villarreal | ||
| 1997–1998 | Hércules | ||
| 1999–2000 | Compostela | ||
| 2002–2003 | Murcia | ||
| 2003–2004 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2005–2006 | Lleida | ||
| 2007–2008 | Elche | ||
| 2010 | Albacete | ||
| 2011 | Albacete | ||
| 2013 | Xerez | ||
| 2016– | Guadalajara | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
David Vidal Tomé (born 2 August 1950) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of CD Guadalajara.
Vidal was born in Porto do Son, A Coruña, Galicia. After an unassuming playing career (the central defender never played in La Liga and appeared in only 15 second division games) he took up coaching in 1982, first with Cádiz CF in his adopted city, where he had hung up his boots.
Vidal began with the Andalusians' youth sides, then moved to assistant manager, being finally appointed head coach for the 1988–89 season after a brief interim spell in 1987. It was during that time he managed arguably the club's best ever player, Mágico González, of whom he once said: "Technically he was better than Maradona".
After two 1/2 additional years in the top flight with modest CD Logroñés, which always maintained its status, Vidal resumed his career mainly in the second level. On 12 January 2007 he was appointed manager of Elche CF, following the sacking of Luis García. On 12 October of the following year, following a draw at Celta de Vigo which meant Elche only managed two points from seven games, the manager was sacked, following a meeting with the club's directors; his assistant, former Spain and Deportivo de La Coruña player Claudio Barragán was temporarily placed in charge of the team.
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