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{{Short description|Spanish football player and manager (born 1955)}}
{{family name hatnote|Vigo|Benítez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Esteban Vigo
| image = Boquerón Esteban en una mascletà en la plaza de Luceros en Alicante-2.jpg
| caption = Vigo in 2010
| fullname = Esteban Vigo Benítez<ref name=Bio>{{WorldFootball.net|esteban-vigo}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|1|17|df=y}}<ref name=Bio/>
| birth_place = [[Vélez-Málaga]], Spain<ref name=Bio/>
| height = 1.71 m<ref name=Bio/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Santa María
| youthyears2 = 1970–1972 | youthclubs2 = Veleño
| years1 = 1972–1974 | clubs1 = [[Málaga CF|Atlético Malagueño]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1974–1977 | clubs2 = [[CD Málaga|Málaga]] | caps2 = 53 | goals2 = 7
| years3 = 1974–1975 | clubs3 = → [[CA Marbella|Marbella]] (loan) | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 1977–1987 | clubs4 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | caps4 = 166 | goals4 = 18
| years5 = 1987–1991 | clubs5 = [[CD Málaga|Málaga]] | caps5 = 109 | goals5 = 17
| totalcaps = 328 | totalgoals = 42 
| nationalyears1 = 1979–1980 | nationalteam1 = [[Spain national under-23 football team|Spain U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1976 | nationalteam2 = [[Spain national amateur football team|Spain amateur]] | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1981 | nationalteam3 = [[Spain B national football team|Spain B]] | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1981 | nationalteam4 = [[Spain national football team|Spain]] | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1995–1996 | managerclubs1 = [[UD Almería|Almería]]
| manageryears2 = 2001–2003 | managerclubs2 = [[FC Barcelona C|Barcelona C]]
| manageryears3 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs3 = [[Xerez CD|Xerez]]
| manageryears4 = 2004 | managerclubs4 = [[Córdoba CF|Córdoba]]
| manageryears5 = 2005 | managerclubs5 = [[Progresul București]] (assistant)
| manageryears6 = 2005 | managerclubs6 = [[FC Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]] (assistant)
| manageryears7 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs7 = [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| manageryears8 = 2007 | managerclubs8 = [[UE Lleida|Lleida]]
| manageryears9 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs9 = [[Xerez CD|Xerez]]
| manageryears10 = 2009–2011 | managerclubs10 = [[Hércules CF|Hércules]]
| manageryears11 = 2012 | managerclubs11 = [[UD Almería|Almería]]
| manageryears12 = 2012–2013 | managerclubs12 = [[Xerez CD|Xerez]]
| manageryears13 = 2021 | managerclubs13 = [[Xerez CD|Xerez]]
}}
'''Esteban Vigo Benítez''' (born 17 January 1955) is a Spanish former [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]], currently a [[manager (association football)|manager]].

He played the vast majority of his professional career with [[CD Málaga|Málaga]] and [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], amassing [[La Liga]] totals of 240 games and 24 goals over 13 seasons.

Vigo became a manager in 1995, going on to coach several clubs.

==Playing career==
Known as '''Esteban''' during his playing days, he was born in [[Vélez-Málaga]], and had his first professional spell with local [[CD Málaga]], achieving [[La Liga]] promotion in [[1975–76 Segunda División|1976]]. He subsequently attracted attention from country giants [[FC Barcelona]] who signed him in December 1976 for 25 million [[Spanish peseta|pesetas]],<ref>[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1976/12/15/MD19761215-003.pdf Esteban, al Barcelona (Esteban, to Barcelona)]; [[Mundo Deportivo]], 15 December 1976 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2010/11/11/mas_futbol/1289430016_850215.html Pellegrini vs. Drenthe]; [[Diario AS]], 11 November 2010 (in Spanish)</ref> and he proceeded to be regularly used over one decade although never an undisputed starter (a maximum of 23 matches in [[1980–81 La Liga|1980–81]]). He also scored the winner in a 3–1 [[Copa del Rey]] defeat of [[Sporting de Gijón]], in [[1980–81 Copa del Rey|that same season]].<ref>[http://elpais.com/diario/1981/06/19/deportes/361749603_850215.html El Barcelona ganó una bonita final de Copa (Barcelona won beautiful Cup final)]; [[El País]], 19 June 1981 (in Spanish)</ref>

Esteban returned to his first club in 1987,<ref>[http://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/12/deportes/550447215_850215.html El Malága ficha a Esteban y negocia la contratación de Kubala (Malága sign Esteban and negotiate hiring Kubala)]; El País, 12 June 1987 (in Spanish)</ref> retiring four years later at the age of 36. He earned three [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for [[Spain national football team|Spain]] over a two-month span in 1981 as the nation prepared for [[1982 FIFA World Cup|its]] [[FIFA World Cup]],<ref>[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1981/09/24/pagina-3/1078964/pdf.html 0–0: Austria-España, tal para cual (0–0: Austria-Spain, to each his own)]; Mundo Deportivo, 24 September 1981 (in Spanish)</ref> but did not make the final cut. He also represented the country at the [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.malagahoy.es/deportes/Esteban-Juanito-espejos-Isco_0_606239453.html Esteban y Juanito, los espejos de Isco (Esteban and Juanito, Isco's mirrors)]; Málaga Hoy, 14 July 2012 (in Spanish)</ref>

==Coaching career==
Taking up coaching afterwards, Vigo began in his native [[Andalusia]] with [[UD Almería]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodealmeria.es/opinion/articulos/lodos-traido-barros_0_592741328.html|title=Los lodos del 96 han traído los barros del 2012|trans-title=The mud of 96 has brought the mire of 2012|publisher=[[Diario de Almería]]|language=Spanish|date=30 May 2012|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.masjerez.com/noticia.php?cat=xerezmania&fecha=2012-08-24&id=1345784146 Esteban debutó en un banquillo profesional en Almería (Esteban made professional bench debut in Almería)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813132545/https://www.masjerez.com/noticia.php?cat=xerezmania&fecha=2012-08-24&id=1345784146|date=13 August 2019}}; Xerezmania, 24 August 2012 (in Spanish)</ref> and continued to work mainly in the region,<ref>[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2003/11/12/EMD20031112022MDV.pdf Esteban será presentado hoy como nuevo técnico (Esteban will be presented as new manager today)]; Mundo Deportivo, 12 November 2003 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[http://cadenaser.com/ser/2004/10/11/deportes/1097450897_850215.html El Córdoba destituye a Esteban Vigo (Córdoba dismiss Esteban Vigo)]; [[Cadena SER]], 11 October 2004 (in Spanish)</ref> also having an abroad spell in [[Romania]].<ref>[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2005/12/24/EMD20051224029MDP.pdf Esteban, al Dinamo Bucarest (Esteban, to Dinamo Bucharest)]; Mundo Deportivo, 24 December 2005 (in Spanish)</ref><ref>[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/02/28/EMD20060228029MDP.pdf Esteban deja Rumanía (Esteban leaves Romania)]; Mundo Deportivo, 28 February 2006 (in Spanish)</ref> In [[2008–09 Segunda División|2009]] he led [[Xerez CD]] to their first top-tier promotion<ref>[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2009/06/14/mas_futbol/1244960808_850215.html Esteban obra el milagro de Primera (Esteban works ''Primera'' miracle)]; Diario AS, 14 June 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> but, in July 2009, switched to another side in [[Segunda División]], moving to [[Hércules CF]]<ref>[http://www.diarioinformacion.com/deportes/2009/06/30/retos/904247.html "Me van los retos" ("I like challenges")]; Diario Información, 30 June 2009 (in Spanish)</ref> and [[2009–10 Segunda División|achieving the same as runner-up]], with the [[Alicante]] club returning to the top flight after 13 years.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2010/06/19/futbol/equipos/hercules/1276972923.html Esteban Vigo logra su segundo ascenso consecutivo (Esteban Vigo gets his second consecutive promotion)]; [[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]], 19 June 2010 (in Spanish)</ref>

Vigo was sacked by Hércules on 21 March 2011, following a 0–4 home loss against [[CA Osasuna]]; it was the team's fourth consecutive defeat of [[2010–11 La Liga|the season]], winning just one point out of 15 possible.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/897027/hercules-dismiss--esteban-vigo-after-heavy-defeat?cc=5739 Vigo dismissed after thrashing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024131301/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/897027/hercules-dismiss--esteban-vigo-after-heavy-defeat?cc=5739|date=24 October 2012}}; [[ESPN FC|ESPN Soccernet]], 21 March 2011</ref> He was named the new Almería manager on 4 April of the following year, replacing [[Lucas Alcaraz]].<ref>[http://www.udalmeriasad.com/uda/index.php/inicio/noticias/4470-esteban-vigo-nuevo-entrenador-del-almeria Esteban Vigo, nuevo entrenador del Almería (Esteban Vigo, new Almería coach)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407102309/http://www.udalmeriasad.com/uda/index.php/inicio/noticias/4470-esteban-vigo-nuevo-entrenador-del-almeria|date=7 April 2012}}; UD Almería, 4 April 2012 (in Spanish)</ref>

In July 2012, Vigo returned to Xerez on a two-year deal with the option of two more.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/2012/07/05/futbol/equipos/xerez/1341513267.html|title=Esteban y Rondán se vincularán al Xerez cuatro años|trans-title=Esteban and Rondán will be linked to Xerez for four years|publisher=Marca|language=Spanish|date=5 July 2012|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> He and his three assistants were dismissed the following February, with the team last-placed and seven points from safety (and eventually [[2012–13 Segunda División|relegated in that position]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130218/futbol/liga-segunda-division/esteban-vigo-destituido-xerez_54365512525.html|title=Esteban Vigo, destituido como técnico del Xerez|trans-title=Esteban Vigo, dismissed as manager of Xerez|publisher=Mundo Deportivo|language=Spanish|date=18 February 2013|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>

On 17 February 2021, Vigo returned for a fourth spell as manager of Xerez.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/tercera-division/esteban-vigo-sido-dificil-convencerme-11527689|title=Esteban Vigo: "No ha sido difícil convencerme porque me puede más el corazón que otra cosa"|trans-title=Esteban Vigo: "It was not difficult to convince me because my heart is stronger than anything else"|publisher=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]]|language=Spanish|date=17 February 2021|access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref> He led the club to the [[2020–21 Tercera División|promotion play-offs]] from [[Tercera División]], but lost to [[AD Ceuta FC]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.diariodejerez.es/xerezcd/Xerez-CD-Ceuta-cronica-tragedia-minuto-90-0-1_0_1580542863.html|title=La tragedia desembarca en La Juventud en el minuto 90 (0–1)|trans-title=Tragedy lands at La Juventud in the 90th minute (0–1)|publisher=Diario de Jerez|language=Spanish|date=5 June 2021|access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref> leaving in the aftermath.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceutatv.com/art/36549/esteban-vigo-no-seguira-en-el-xerez-cd-tras-perder-el-ascenso-ante-la-ad-ceuta-fc|title=Esteban Vigo no seguirá en el Xerez CD tras perder el ascenso ante la AD Ceuta FC|trans-title=Esteban Vigo will not continue at Xerez CD after losing promotion to AD Ceuta FC|publisher=Ceuta Televisión|language=Spanish|date=7 June 2021|access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref>

==Outside football==
Vigo released his autobiography, titled ''Ganador'' (winner), on 13 September 2010.<ref>[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2010/09/14/mas_futbol/1284445656_850215.html Esteban presentó ayer su autobiografía en Jerez (Esteban presented his autobiography yesterday in Jerez)]; Diario AS, 14 September 2010 (in Spanish)</ref>

==Honours==
===Player===
'''Barcelona'''
*[[La Liga]]: [[1984–85 La Liga|1984–85]]
*[[Copa del Rey]]: [[1977–78 Copa del Rey|1977–78]], [[1980–81 Copa del Rey|1980–81]], [[1982–83 Copa del Rey|1982–83]]
*[[Supercopa de España]]: [[1983 Supercopa de España|1983]]
*[[Copa de la Liga]]: [[1983 Copa de la Liga|1983]], [[1986 Copa de la Liga|1986]]
*[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup|1978–79]], [[1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup|1981–82]]

'''Málaga'''
*[[Segunda División]]: [[1987–88 Segunda División|1987–88]]

===Manager===
'''Xerez'''
*Segunda División: [[2008–09 Segunda División|2008–09]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{NFT player|19008}}
*{{FIFA player|276502}}
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