Jonatan Alba Cabello (born 16 November 1981) is a Spanish football coach who is 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.
Personal life Born in Madrid, Alba is a childhood fan of Atlético de Madrid. He has a wife and 2 daughters.
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