Novoa (Spanish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Manuel Díaz Novoa | ||
| Date of birth | 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.