Joan Esteva Pomares (born 24 September 1973) is a former Spanish footballer and currently a football coach.[1] He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Resources Capital.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joan Esteva Pomares | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-09-24) 24 September 1973 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Resources Capital (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PB Anguera | |||
| 1987–1990 | Europa | ||
| 1991–1992 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992 | Cerdanyola Mataró | ||
| 1992 | Sant Andreu | ||
| 1992–1994 | L'Hospitalet | 34 | (3) |
| Alella | |||
| Sant Cugat | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| Alella | |||
| 2006–2008 | Sant Cugat | ||
| 2008–2011 | Sporting Mahonés | ||
| 2012–2014 | Constància | ||
| 2014 | Castellón | ||
| 2015 | Ferreries | ||
| 2015–2016 | Sant Andreu | ||
| 2016–2018 | Europa | ||
| 2018–2019 | Figueres | ||
| 2019–2022 | Resources Capital | ||
| 2022 | United City (Director of football) | ||
| 2022– | Resources Capital | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, Esteva played for the youth teams of PB Anguera, Europa and Espanyol, before spending two seasons with third-tier L'Hospitalet.[2][3] He also played for Cerdanyola Mataró and Sant Andreu.[2]
Esteva became player-manager of CF Alella, before taking up a similar position at Sant Cugat.[4] He went on to manage Sporting Mahonés, Constància and Castellón, before joining Ferreries in June 2015.[5] After a short spell, he joined his former club Sant Andreu in October of the same year.[6]
In August 2019, Esteva became the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Resources Capital. On 3 June 2022, it was announced that Esteva had left the club after 3 years.[7]
On 19 September 2022, Esteva was appointed as the Director of Football for Philippines Football League club United City.
On 4 November 2022, Esteva returned to Resources Capital as the head coach of the club once again.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| L'Hospitalet | 1992–93 | Segunda División B | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 1993–94 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Sporting Mahonés | 2009 | 2011 | 77 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 028.6 |
| Constància | 2012 | 2014 | 80 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 025.0 |
| Figueres | 2018 | 2019 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 025.9 |
| Resources Capital | 2019 | 2022 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 030.6 |
| Total | 233 | 64 | 63 | 106 | 027.5 | ||
Resources Capital FC – current squad | |
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