David Navarro Arenaz (born 8 June 1974) is a Spanish football manager, who is the current head of methodology of Real Zaragoza.
Career Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Navarro began his career in futsal, as the manager of local sides AD Sala 10 and AD Super Sego FS. He later switched to football, taking over the youth sides of CD Oliver and Stadium Casablanca, before being named as manager of Tercera División side Utebo FC in February 2002.
Navarro left Utebo and moved to fellow fourth division side UD Barbastro in 2005, achieving promotion to Segunda División B in his first season, but suffering relegation in his second. On 21 January 2009, after more than a year without a club, he replaced Juan Carlos Beltrán at the helm of SD Ejea.
On 24 November 2009, Navarro joined SD Huesca to work as a technical secretary. In 2012, he was appointed manager of farm team AD Almudévar, before taking over the first team in the third tier on 18 March 2014.
In 2014, Navarro was named CD Sariñena manager, also in the fourth division. On 26 June 2015, after missing out promotion in the play-offs, he was named at the helm of fellow league team SD Tarazona.
Navarro worked at Tarazona for seven years, achieving promotion to the third level in 2020 and avoiding relegation in the following year. On 7 July 2021, he renewed his contract for a further campaign, before announcing his departure on 25 May 2022, after again leading the club to safety.
On 11 March 2024, after another year of inactivity, Navarro joined Víctor Fernández's staff at Real Zaragoza, as his assistant. On 19 December, he was named caretaker manager of the club, after Fernández resigned.
Navarro's first professional match occurred on 21 December 2024, a 1–0 Segunda División home win over Racing de Ferrol; he was also sent off after an altercation with opposite manager Cristóbal Parralo. A few days later, he left the club.
On 2 March 2026, Navarro returned to Zaragoza after being named interim manager, replacing sacked Rubén Sellés. On 10 March, he was confirmed as manager of the side for the remainder of the season. Unable to prevent the club's first-ever relegation, he returned to his previous role in the backroom staff on 1 June.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Utebo12 February 200228 June 2005Barbastro10 November 200530 May 2007Ejea21 January 200930 June 2009Almudévar1 July 201218 March 2014Huesca18 March 201429 June 2014Sariñena30 June 201426 June 2015Tarazona26 June 201525 May 2022Zaragoza (interim)19 December 202427 December 2024Zaragoza 2 March 20261 June 2026Total—
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