Jonatan Alba

Jonatan Alba
Alba in 2025
Personal information
Full name Jonatan Alba Cabello
Date of birth (1981-11-16) 16 November 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Team information
Current team
 Rodina Moscow (manager)/
Russia (chief analyst)
Managerial career
Years Team
2013–2014 C.D Unión de Aravaca
2014 Internacional de Madrid
2021– Russia (chief analyst)
2025–2026 Rostov
2026– Rodina Moscow

Jonatan Alba Cabello (born 16 November 1981) is a Spanish football coach who is the manager of Russian Premier League club Rodina Moscow and the chief analyst for Russia national team.

Managerial career

Alba worked in car insurance, but and played amateur football. After his wife suffered a miscarriage, Alba decided to change his profession and follow his dream career in football. He starting working as a coach in amateur football with C.D Unión de Aravaca and Internacional de Madrid, then as an analyst in Spain and with the Romania national team under Cosmin Contra. He met Valery Karpin in 2017, and in 2018 was an analyst at Rostov wit Karpin. In 2021 joined Karpin's team with the Russia national team.

On 25 February 2025, Alba was named the manager for Rostov, after Valery Karpin resigned. Alba left Rostov by mutual consent on 23 September 2026, keeping his job with Russia's national team.

On 8 October 2026, Alba signed a contract to manage Rodina Moscow running until the summer of 2028.

Personal life

Born in Madrid, Alba is a childhood fan of Atlético de Madrid. He has a wife and 2 daughters.

References

  1. 1 2 "«Жена сказала: «Брось работу, если ты несчастлив». Как страховщик из Мадрида стал тренером ФК «Ростов» и сборной России". Нация. Сборная России по здравому смыслу. 18 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Романов, Анатолий. "«10 лет назад моей профессии не существовало». Кто сменил Карпина в «Ростове»". www.championat.com.
  3. ↑ Ferrer, Enrique (25 February 2025). "El español Jonatan Alba, nuevo entrenador del Rostov ruso". MARCA.
  4. ↑ "Официальное сообщение ФК «Ростов»" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 24 September 2026. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Джонатан Альба — главный тренер «Родины»!" (in Russian). FC Rodina Moscow. 8 October 2026. Retrieved 8 October 2026.