Gregorio Manzano

Spanish football manager

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Born: March 11, 1956
Age in 2026: 70
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1956

About Gregorio Manzano

Gregorio "Goyo" Manzano Ballesteros (Spanish pronunciation: [ɡɾeˈɣoɾjo manˈθano]; born 11 March 1956) is a Spanish football manager. In a career of 35 years, he managed for 14 consecutive seasons in La Liga with seven clubs, including three spells at Mallorca and two at Atlético Madrid, winning the Copa del Rey with the former in 2003. In the 2010s, he led three teams in the Chinese Super League. Manzano had his first La Liga experience with Real Valladolid, in 1999–2000. In 2009–10 they won their first ten home fixtures, eventually only losing three of 19 in the league (Sevilla, Barcelona and Real Madrid) and qualifying for the Europa League as fifth. His debut four days later was the first European game of his career, a 1–0 win at Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League group stage.

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Gregorio Manzano timeline

1999Manzano had his first La Liga experience with Real Valladolid, in 1999–2000.
2009In 2009–10 they won their first ten home fixtures, eventually only losing three of 19 in the league (Sevilla, Barcelona and Real Madrid) and qualifying for the Europa League as fifth.

The world when Gregorio Manzano was born

Gregorio Manzano was born in 1956. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1956

#1 song"Heartbreak Hotel" – Elvis Presley
Top movieAround the World in 80 Days
Top TV showI Love Lucy
Best-selling bookPeyton Place – Grace Metalious

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentDon Larsen pitches a perfect game in the World Series
Top headlineElvis Presley takes America by storm
Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic telephone cable (TAT-1)
Defining fadElvis Presley mania
Notable inventionHard disk drive (IBM)
World population2.82 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (NBA)
U.S. population168.1M

1956 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gregorio Manzano's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1956	2026
Gas	$0.30	$3.45/gal
Average home	$11,700	$435,000
Average income	$6,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.50	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	168.1M	341 million

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