Novoa (Spanish footballer)

Novoa
Personal information
Full name José Manuel Díaz Novoa
Date of birth (1944-01-01) 1 January 1944
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Real Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1967 Real Gijón 36 (16)
1967–1970 Celta 23 (6)
1970–1971 Avilés
Managerial career
1973–1979 Sporting Gijón B
1979–1980 Sporting Gijón
1982 Sporting Gijón
1982–1983 Sporting Gijón B
1984–1988 Sporting Gijón
1988–1989 Celta
1990–1992 Real Burgos
1992–1993 Espanyol
1996 Sporting Gijón
1996–1997 Málaga
1997–1998 Sporting Gijón
2000–2002 Asturias
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Manuel Díaz Novoa (born 1 January 1944), known as Novoa, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a manager.

Novoa spent the most of his playing and managerial career linked with Sporting Gijón, but also managed other La Liga sides such as Celta, Real Burgos and Espanyol.