Who is the Alex Ferguson of Mallorca?

A future which he is questioned frequently on and which he sees at Mallorca. In fact, he said talked about staying as long as Sir Alex Ferguson did. The comment was slightly serious and also a bit in jest. He was referring to Alex Ferguson. He managed Man Utd from 1986 until 2013, which means more than 1500 games. Highly unlikely that that would happen in Spain, by the way.

Joking aside, who is the Alex Ferguson of Mallorca? If we say it is the manager who has been at the club for the most amount of time, it is Llorenc Serra Ferrer, now at Real Betis.  After a short spell in 1983 because of the sacking of Koldo Aguirre, in 1985 he became the Real Mallorca manager. He got the team promoted and then managed to avoid relegation, before being relegated.

In total, he was at the helm for 323 competitive games, with 130 wins, 81 draws and 112 losses. Gregorio Manzano is in second place with more than 250 matches. Manzano has got the best record at Mallorca. He won the Copa del Rey in 2003. By the way, Manzano came back for a third spell at Mallorca when Serra was a board member at the island club. Serra's time as a board member is still questioned in Palma.

Vicente Moreno, in any case, is now in the top 10. Three more matches and he will go past ex-Spain manager Luis Aragones, who managed Mallorca in 70 encounters. 

October 5, 2016