Iván Palanco Santiago (born 12 January 1980) is a Spanish football manager, who is the current assistant manager of Japanese club Vissel Kobe. Career Palanco played youth football for CE Mataró as a midfielder before being forced to retire at the age of 17 due to a serious knee injury. In 2009, he was named technical director of FC Barcelona's Academy in Fukuoka, Japan. On 17 July 2013, Palanco was appointed manager of Thai Premier League side Ratchaburi Mitr Phol FC. He was sacked on 24 December, after three wins in nine matches, and was subsequently replaced by compatriot Ricardo Rodríguez. From 2014 onwards, Palanco started working with Miguel Ángel Lotina, being his assistant at Al-Shahania SC, Tokyo Verdy, Cerezo Osaka, Shimizu S-Pulse, and currently, Vissel Kobe. References External links 1980 births Living people Spanish football managers Ivan Palanco Ivan Palanco Spanish expatriate football managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate football managers in Thailand