# José Luis Oltra

José Luis Oltra Castañer (born 24 March 1969) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Segunda División club Eldense.

## Playing career

Born in Valencia, Oltra spend the vast majority of his 14-year senior career in the lower leagues, representing Valencia CF Mestalla, SD Sueca, Levante UD, Yeclano CF (two spells), Elche CF, Benidorm CF and Ontinyent CF. During an eight-season haul in Segunda División B, he amassed totals of 193 games and 21 goals.
The exception to this was in the 1991–92 campaign, when Oltra was part of CE Sabadell FC's squad in Segunda División. His debut as a professional took place on 8 September 1991, when he came as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Real Avilés CF. He retired in 2001, aged 32.

## Coaching career

Oltra started working as a manager immediately after retiring, with amateurs Catarroja CF. In 2002, he was appointed at third division club CD Castellón, leaving two years later by mutual consent and joining another team in that tier, Levante UD B.
Late into 2004–05, Oltra replaced fired Bernd Schuster at the helm of Levante's first team for the last four matches. He was not able to prevent La Liga relegation, and was himself relieved of his duties on 1 November 2005 due to poor results.
From 2006 to 2009, Oltra continued to work in division two, with Ciudad de Murcia and CD Tenerife. After collecting 24 wins from 42 games in the latter season, he led the latter team to the third place and the subsequent promotion.
In an emotional press conference, Oltra left the Canary Islands club on 20 May 2010 after suffering relegation. He continued to work in the top flight in the 2010–11 campaign, being one of three managers in charge of UD Almería as they went on to rank in 20th and last position.
Oltra won the 2012 second-tier championship with his next team, Deportivo de La Coruña. He was sacked on 30 December of that year, after a 2–0 away loss to RCD Espanyol left the Galicians last.
In the following seasons, always in the second division, Oltra coached RCD Mallorca, Recreativo de Huelva, Córdoba CF, Granada CF, Tenerife, Racing de Santander and CF Fuenlabrada.
Oltra moved abroad for the first time in his career on 3 June 2022, after being named manager of Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca FC. In December 2023, he became Quique Sánchez Flores' assistant at Sevilla FC.
On 20 January 2025, Oltra returned to head coaching duties, signing with second-tier CD Eldense.

## Managerial statistics

    As of match played 16 March 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Ref |
| Team | Nat | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref |
| Catarroja | | 30 June 2001 | 1 July 2002 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 044.12 | |
| Castellón | | 1 July 2002 | 8 July 2004 | 89 | 45 | 25 | 19 | 114 | 67 | +47 | 050.56 | |
| Levante B | | 8 July 2004 | 2 May 2005 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 041.18 | |
| Levante | | 2 May 2005 | 31 October 2005 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 026.67 | |
| Ciudad Murcia | | 8 July 2006 | 1 July 2007 | 43 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 041.86 | |
| Tenerife | | 1 July 2007 | 20 May 2010 | 128 | 47 | 36 | 45 | 176 | 185 | −9 | 036.72 | |
| Almería | | 24 November 2010 | 5 April 2011 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 033.33 | |
| Deportivo La Coruña | | 29 May 2011 | 30 December 2012 | 65 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 109 | 92 | +17 | 052.31 | |
| Mallorca | | 9 June 2013 | 24 February 2014 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 032.14 | |
| Recreativo | | 27 June 2014 | 10 February 2015 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 023.08 | |
| Córdoba | | 10 June 2015 | 27 November 2016 | 62 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 80 | 79 | +1 | 040.32 | |
| Granada | | 3 June 2017 | 19 March 2018 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 043.75 | |
| Tenerife | | 17 September 2018 | 12 May 2019 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 027.27 | |
| Racing Santander | | 4 February 2020 | 21 July 2020 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 018.75 | |
| Fuenlabrada | | 3 February 2021 | 14 December 2021 | 41 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 024.39 | |
| AEK Larnaca | | 3 June 2022 | 6 November 2023 | 68 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 99 | 86 | +13 | 044.12 | |
| Eldense | | 20 January 2025 | Present | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 050.00 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 746 | 295 | 207 | 244 | 962 | 913 | +49 | 039.54 | — |

## Honours
### Manager

Castellón
* Segunda División B: 2002–03
Deportivo
* Segunda División: 2011–12