Ángel Donato to leave Atlético de Madrid | OneFootball

The Juvenil A will undergo a change on the Alcalá de Henares bench for the third consecutive year. Two seasons ago, Luis Bueno replaced Fernando Torres after the promotion of ‘El Niño’ to Atlético Madrileño. Last season, Luis himself was replaced by another familiar face at the club, Ángel Donato.

Now, one of the decisions in planning for the 2026–2027 season has been not to retain the Alicante-born coach after a difficult year in terms of results. It is true that the team quickly fell out of the División de Honor title race and failed to qualify for the Copa de Campeones, while also being knocked out by Celta de Vigo in the Copa del Rey. However, the European campaign of the red-and-white Under-19 side was more than commendable despite not securing a place in the Final Four, along with the strong performances of young talents in the club’s current fast-track development project.

The club did not have to look far to find a replacement, and he is also a familiar figure in the youth setup. We are talking about Pedro Moya, who was Luis Bueno’s assistant with that team two seasons ago, and who has served as Manel Ruano’s assistant coach at Atlético de Madrid C, achieving the long-awaited promotion to Segunda Federación. Viewed very positively internally, he now takes the step up to become head coach.

We can add two more pieces of information on this matter: Manel Ruano will remain as head coach of Atleti C, but Pedro Moya’s vacancy will be filled by Pablo Pérez, coach of Infantil B, who won the LaLiga FC Futures title in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria back in December 2025. Meanwhile, Borja Galán will leave his role as assistant coach of Juvenil A and head to Atlético de San Luis.

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