Guillermo Carmona (baseball)
| Guillermo Carmona | |
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 Carmona in 2022 | |
| Industriales – No. 93 | |
| Manager | |
| Born: 27 August 1961 Havana, Cuba |
Guillermo Rolando Carmona Casanova (born 27 August 1961) is a Cuban baseball manager who is the current manager of Industriales in the Cuban National Series.
Carmona got his start as manager of Metropolitanos, Havana's second team, in the 1994–95 Cuban National Series. He was the first manager of the team to qualify for a postseason berth in 1998.[1] The following season, he became the manager of crosstown rival Industrials as a replacement for Pedro Medina; he would manage the team for three seasons between 1998 and 2001, achieving a third-place finish and losing in the 1999 final series to loss to rivals Santiago de Cuba.[2][3] Carmona's first tenure with Industriales included players such as Lázaro Vargas, Germán Mesa, Juan Padilla, and Javier Mendez.[4] In the 2000-2001 season, his last as manager, Industriales finished in eighth place.[5]
He spent several years coaching in the Italian Baseball League, taking the reins of Novara in the 2009 season.[6] He returned to Cuba in 2017 and was approached to return to the helm of Industriales after the departure of manager Javier Méndez due to personal issues; however, he was ultimately passed over for the position in favor of Víctor Mesa.[5] Carmona returned to manage Industriales in the 2020 season.[7][8]
After Carmona led Industriales to a title in the summer-time Cuban Elite League, he was named the head coach of the Cuba national under-23 baseball team set to play at the U-23 Baseball World Cup.[9]
References
- ↑ "EN DEFENSA DE GUILLERMO CARMONA". El Vigia de Cuba. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Industriales-Santiago: ¿un Clásico en horas bajas?". On Cuba News. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Guillermo Carmona: "Quiero sacarme la espinita de 1999"". CiberCuba. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "GUILLERMO CARMONA: YO VINE A GANAR". Pelota Cubana USA. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Guillermo Carmona: "Me engañaron y no vuelvo a dirigir en La Habana"". Cubadebate. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "AL REDIPUGLIA IL COMPITO DI PROVARE A FERMARE IL PATERNO'. ANZIO IMPEGNATO AD AREZZO". FIBS. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Guillermo Carmona, ¡nuevo director de Industriales!". Play Off Magazine. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Guillermo Carmona: "Mi sueño es quedar campeón"". Play Off Magazine. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Industriales conquista la Liga Élite y eligen a su 'manager' para dirigir a Cuba en la Copa Mundial Sub-23". 14yMedio. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)