Sergio Lobera Rodríguez (born 16 January 1977) is a Spanish professional football manager.
Managerial career Lobera was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After impressing with Dosa Salesians and UFB Jàbac Terrassa he signed with FC Barcelona in 1997, going through its youth system and being the manager of the C team in 2006–07, in the Tercera División. He was appointed sporting director at Terrassa FC in June 2007, also being their coach for the last seven games of the season.
In May 2010, Lobera was appointed CD San Roque de Lepe manager, agreeing to a three-year deal. The following campaign, he was in charge of AD Ceuta also in the Segunda División B.
On 11 May 2012, Lobera was named FC Barcelona's assistant manager behind Tito Vilanova. However, roughly a month later, he signed as head coach of Segunda División side UD Las Palmas.
Lobera finished his first season in charge of a professional club in sixth position, being defeated in the play-offs by eventually promoted UD Almería. He renewed with the Canarians on 18 June 2013, but was relieved of his duties on 26 May of the following year.
On 24 December 2014, Lobera was appointed at Botola's Moghreb Tétouan until the end of the season. On 6 June 2017 he moved countries again, joining FC Goa from the Indian Super League on a two-year contract.
On 17 November 2018, Lobera renewed his link at the Fatorda Stadium until 2020. Five months later, he led his team to the conquest of the Indian Super Cup. On 31 January 2020, however, he was dismissed despite being top of the table after several run-ins with the board of directors.
Lobera continued in the Indian top flight in March 2020, signing with Mumbai City FC. He was officially presented on 12 October, being crowned champion in his debut campaign.
On 19 January 2022, Lobera was appointed at China League One club Sichuan Jiuniu FC. He left the club after a single season, which had an unsuccessful bid to secure promotion to the Super League after a seventh-place finish.
On 17 May 2023, Lobera became the head coach of Odisha FC on a two-year deal in his return to India. On 26 November 2025, Lobera and Odisha announced they had reached a mutual agreement to part ways.https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/sergio-lobera-leaves-odisha-fc-isl-delay-aiff-indian-football-updates/article70326374.ece
Following his departure from Odisha, fellow ISL club Mohun Bagan announced the appointment of Lobera as head coach, replacing Jose Francisco Molina.https://x.com/mohunbagansg/status/1993692221774971388
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNat.FromToRecord Barcelona C1 July 200630 May 2007 Terrassa31 March 200826 May 2009 San Roque20 May 201016 May 2011Ceuta18 May 201113 May 2012Las Palmas17 June 201226 May 2014 Moghreb Tétouan24 December 201431 May 2017Goa7 June 20171 February 2020Mumbai City12 October 20208 October 2021Sichuan Jiuniu19 January 202221 April 2023Odisha17 May 202326 November 2025Mohun Bagan26 November 202530 June 2026Total—
Honours Goa Indian Super League Winners' Shield: 2019–20 Super Cup: 2019
Mumbai City Indian Super League: 2020–21 Indian Super League Winners' Shield: 2020–21
Odisha Super Cup runner-up: 2024
Individual FPAI Coach of the Year: 2020
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