Pablo Grandes
Pablo Grandes Melgarejo is a Spanish football coach and current manager of Saudi [Second Division League] club Najran.
Early years
Grandes began playing football in the lower categories of his hometown Puerto de Santa María, then in the youth team of Xerez. In Andalusia he played for Torredonjimeno in the Tercera División and had a small experience in a team in the Scottish Second Division in 2010. He returned to play in the Andalusian teams and at the same time obtained his coaching license by working as a player trainer in Puerto de Santa María.Managerial and coaching career
Early career
Grandes began his coaching career in the youth team of Cádiz, then he was the assistant manager at UD Logroñés, Vélez, and San Fernando. He has always worked as a coach except for the Cádiz youth academy where he did everything: technical training, scouting, analysis.Iraq & Iraq Olympic
On November 5, 2022, Jesús Casas was appointed coach of the Iraq national team by the IFA. Casas chose Grandes to be part of his assistant staff as a match analyst, and he was able to lead the Iraq to win the 25th [Arabian Gulf Cup|Arabian Gulf Cup] for the first time in 35 years, as they had previously worked together at Cádiz youth, when Casas was the coach and Grandes his assistant.On May 27, 2024, the coach of the Iraq Olympic, Radhi Shenaishil, chose Grandes to join his assistant staff in the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024 Summer Olympics] in Paris, while continuing to work with the national team staff as well.