José Ramón Sandoval
Madrid-born Sandoval played in the youth sides of Real Madrid for a short period, but had to join CD Humanes as his parents could not take him to trainings.[1] He joined Rayo Vallecano B in December 2007, taking the club to runner-up honours in the Copa Federación de España the following year[6] and achieving promotion to Segunda División B for the first time in its history in 2010.[8] He helped them return to La Liga after an absence of eight years, and was awarded the Miguel Muñoz Trophy as best manager in the category in the process.[19] He left the Estadio Nuevo Arcángel on 18 November, this time as the board's decision following a 3–1 home loss to Andalusian neighbours Cádiz CF.[24] On 19 March 2024, after almost two years without a club, Sandoval returned to Granada for a second spell, becoming their third manager of the campaign after Paco López and Alexander Medina.