ella , ▁despite ▁reported ly ▁not ▁possess ing ▁the ▁lic ence ▁required ▁to ▁manage ▁at ▁that ▁level . ▁After ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁poor ▁results , ▁he ▁was ▁fired ▁on ▁ 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁N aft i ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁another ▁Segunda ▁B ▁club , ▁M ér ida , ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ; ▁he ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 2 0 ▁December . ▁The ▁following ▁ 1 2 ▁March , ▁after ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁his ▁successor , ▁Loren , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Estad io ▁Rom ano ▁as ▁manager , ▁but ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁failing ▁to ▁prevent ▁their ▁re leg ation . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁N aft i ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁B ada j oz , ▁also ▁of ▁Segunda ▁B , ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁season , ▁his ▁team ▁elimin ated ▁Las ▁Pal mas ▁( second ▁tier ) ▁and ▁E ib ar ▁( top ▁flight ) ▁from ▁the ▁Copa ▁del ▁Rey ▁before ▁an ▁extra - time ▁loss ▁to ▁Gran ada ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Play ing ▁statistics ▁ ▁Club ▁ ▁Manager ial ▁statistics ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 8 ▁birth