Víctor Cea


Víctor Cea Zurita is a Spanish football manager, who is currently in charge of Real Madrid C.
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Career

Born in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid, Cea began his career at the age of 17 with hometown side CEF Juventud Sanse, being in charge of the youth categories. In 2007, he moved to Alcobendas CF, and led their Juvenil side to a first-ever promotion to the División de Honor Juvenil in 2012.
In 2012, Cea had his first senior managerial experience, after joining UD San Sebastián de los Reyes and taking over the reserves in Preferente de Madrid. On 27 December 2013, he was named manager of Tercera División side CD Madridejos.
In June 2014, Cea left Madridejos after narrowly avoiding relegation, and signed for fellow fourth division side AD Unión Adarve. He led the club to a first-ever promotion to Segunda División B in 2017, and reached 150 matches in charge in February 2018.
On 11 June 2018, Cea left Adarve after being appointed at the helm of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, recently relegated to division three. On 17 December, he was dismissed despite leaving the club in the fourth position after a 2–1 away win over Deportivo Fabril, four points shy of the first place.
On 1 July 2019, after a brief stint with the Qatar national under-19 team, Cea was presented as manager of UD Melilla. He was dismissed on 5 November, after three wins in 11 matches.
On 16 July 2020, Cea was presented as manager of CF Talavera de la Reina also in division three. Despite managing to qualify the club to the new Primera División RFEF, he was sacked on 7 April 2022, after a poor run of results.
On 29 March 2023, Cea was named in charge of Segunda Federación side UCAM Murcia CF. He missed out promotion in the play-offs in his first season, and was relieved from his duties on 12 December.
On 18 September 2024, Cea took over RCD Espanyol's reserves also in division four. The following 11 June, he left by mutual consent.
On 13 January 2026, after more than seven months without a club, Cea returned to the fourth division as he was named as the manager of the C-team at Real Madrid.