Toni Grande Explained

José Antonio 'Toni' Grande Cereijo (born 17 September 1947) is a Spanish retired football central midfielder and manager.

Playing career

Born in Valencia, Grande graduated from Real Madrid's academy, going on to appear in 121 competitive games with the first team, winning two La Liga championships and one Copa del Rey trophy.^[1] He made his league debut on 19 January 1969 in a 2–2 away draw against Córdoba CF (90 minutes played),^[2] but only totalled 14 appearances over his first two seasons; he did manage to score four times in the European Cup during his spell,^[3] including twice in the 1969–70 edition in victories over Olympiakos Nicosia (8–0 away, 6–1 at home).^{[4] [5]} Grande also represented Rayo Vallecano, Racing de Santander, Granada CF and Palencia CF, the first and the last being the only clubs with which he did not play in the top division, where he amassed totals of 176 matches and 31 goals. He retired from professional football at the age of 31.^[1]

Internationally, Grande competed for Spain at the 1968 Summer Olympics as a member of Rayo.^[6]

Coaching career

Grande returned to Real Madrid in 1979, managing several youth teams as well as Real Madrid Castilla and Real Madrid C. In the late 90s/early 2000s he worked as first-team assistant under several coaches, mainly Vicente del Bosque, then left the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium briefly and returned again, being part of Fabio Capello's coaching staff as the side won the 2007 national championship.^{[7] [1]}

In 2004, Grande re-joined del Bosque during his brief adventure in Turkey with Beşiktaş JK.^[8] The pair reunited again four years later, in the same capacity, at the Spain national team.^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

On 2 November 2017, Grande was named assistant coach of South Korea under Shin Tae-Yong for their 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign.^[14]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Real Madrid C		6 June 1989	2 September 1996
Real Madrid B		16 February 1997	16 June 1997	[15]
Total				—

Honours

Real Madrid

• La Liga

1968–69, 1971–72^[1]

• Copa del Generalísimo

1969–70^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2017-02-01/toni-grande-del-bosque-real-madrid-florentino-perez-bernabeu-zidane_1321044/ "Cuando iba con Vicente al palco del Bernabéu nos sentíamos incómodos" ("When I went with Vicente to the Bernabéu stands we felt uneasy")
2. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1969/01/20/pagina-10/945813/pdf.html# 2–2: Aunque perdía por 2–0, el R. Madrid acabó sin ser batido (2–2: Even though they lost 2–0, R. Madrid ended up undefeated)
3. Web site: Real Madrid CF – All the players in European Cups. RSSSF. Emilio. Pla Díaz. 17 May 2024.
4. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1969/09/25/pagina-4/954230/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen 8–0: El Olympiakos fue una breva para los «blancos» (8–0: Olympiakos were a breeze for "whites")
5. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1969/10/01/pagina-25/956291/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen 6–1: El Olympiakos no fue enemigo en la Copa de Europa (6–1: Olympiakos were no enemy in the European Cup)
6. https://as.com/opinion/2018/10/25/blogs/1540460054_204584.html El Rayo Vallecano en México 68 (Rayo Vallecano in Mexico 68)
7. http://www.terra.es/deportes/articulo/html/dpo234589.htm José Antonio Grande regresa al Real Madrid (José Antonio Grande returns to Real Madrid)
8. https://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/eurocopa/francia-2016/abci-pasado-turco-bosque-201606171123_noticia.html El pasado turco de Del Bosque (Del Bosque's Turkish past)
9. http://www.terra.es/deportes/articulo/html/dpo562649.htm Toni Grande previene contra la euforia (Toni Grande warns against euphoria)
10. http://www.defensacentral.com/real_madrid/41647-ftbol-guti-toni-grande-seleccin-espaola-mundial-sudfrica/ "No es imposible que Guti vaya al Mundial" ("It is not impossible for Guti to go to the World Cup")
11. http://www.europapress.es/deportes/futbol-00162/eurocopa/noticia-futbol-seleccion-toni-grande-espana-no-va-condicionar-estilo-cristiano-ronaldo-20120624151227.html Toni Grande: "España no va a condicionar su estilo por Cristiano Ronaldo" (Toni Grande: "Spain are not going to condition their style because of Cristiano Ronaldo")
12. http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130622/futbol/seleccion-espanola/toni-grande-xavi-discrepancias_54376891335.html Grande: "Xavi nos dijo que le interesaba jugar más con uno que con otro" (Grande: "Xavi told us he would rather play with one guy than with another")
13. http://www.marca.com/2014/02/26/futbol/seleccion/1393436883.html Toni Grande: "Casillas es el mejor portero de España con diferencia" (Toni Grande: "Casillas is by far the best goalkeeper of Spain")
14. http://www.marca.com/futbol/espanoles-mundo/2017/11/03/59fc4bafe2704e01198b4590.html Toni Grande y Javier Miñano refuerzan a Corea del Sur con vistas al Mundial (Toni Grande and Javier Miñano bolster South Korea ahead of the World Cup)
15. Web site: Grande: José Antonio Grande Cereijo: Matches 1996–97. BDFutbol. 18 February 2020.