DAVID DÓNIGA LARA

PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL COACH

The System Behind Success

Experience

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Career

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    2026National Coach of KuwaitAsian Games Japan 2026 and Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 · Kuwait (AFC)
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    2024-2025National Coach of El Salvador2024 Nations League, 2025 Gold Cup, and 2026 World Cup · El Salvador (Concacaf)
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    2023Sporting SM CoachLPF Semifinalist and best result in Copa Centroamericana · Panama (Concacaf)
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    20229 de Octubre FC CoachEcuador Cup Finalist · Ecuador (Conmebol)
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    2021-2022Panama National TeamSelector in the Maurice Revello 2022 and AT in the qualification for Qatar 2022 · Panama (Concacaf)
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    2020-2021Qadsia SCAT in the Premier League, Crown Prince Cup, and AFC League · Kuwait (AFC)
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    2019-2020Málaga CFDebut as coach and assistant coach in Liga Smartbank and Copa del Rey · Spain (UEFA)
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    2016-2017Real Betis BalompiéAT in Liga Hypermotion and Copa del Rey · Spain (UEFA)
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    2016Olympiacos FCAT in the Champions League · Greece (UEFA)
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    2014-2016Real Club Deportivo de La CoruñaAT in Liga Hypermotion and Copa del Rey · Spain (UEFA)

Working system

Eight steps that structure every project.

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    Context analysis

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    Context analysis

    Diagnosis of environment, squad and available resources.

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    Goal definition

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    Goal definition

    Setting realistic, measurable and shared objectives.

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    Identity building

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    Identity building

    Defining the playing identity and group values.

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    Methodological design

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    Methodological design

    Planning the training and competition process.

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    Human team leadership

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    Human team leadership

    Managing people, staff and internal leadership.

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    Execution

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    Execution

    Daily implementation with focus on coherence and detail.

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    Measurement

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    Measurement

    Continuous evaluation through qualitative and quantitative indicators.

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    Continuous adaptation

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    Continuous adaptation

    Dynamic adjustments to context and results.

Case studies

Representative examples, pending validation with David.

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Published books

Theory and Practice of Football Training

2015

Theory and Practice of Football Training

The Concreteness in Programming Sessions and Tasks of Spanish Football Planning. Football Training from its Absolute Specificity.

Football Planning: Methodological Theory

2013

Football Planning: Methodological Theory

Development of the theory of football planning in each of the aspects that are part of the coach's work.

Spanish Football Planning: The Practical Tool

2013

Spanish Football Planning: The Practical Tool

The first specific football planning adaptable to any competitive context and category.

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Clubs, federations, sporting directors, media and organizers of talks or training.