Carlos Cuesta

Carlos Cuesta García (born 29 July 1995) is a Spanish professional football manager who is the head coach of club Parma.

Career Playing and early career Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Cuesta played for Santa Catalina as a youth, and made his first team debut during the 2011–12 season in the Primera Regional Preferente; at that time, he was already a manager of the club's prebenjamín squads.

Cuesta later managed the youth academy of Spanish side Atlético Madrid. In 2018, he was appointed assistant manager of the youth academy of Juventus in Italy.

Arsenal On 28 August 2020, Cuesta was appointed assistant coach to Mikel Arteta at Premier League club Arsenal. He was part of Arteta's coaching team that guided the Gunners to win the 2020 FA Community Shield on penalties against Liverpool the following day, and win the 2023 FA Community Shield on penalties against Manchester City on 6 August 2023.

Cuesta worked alongside assistant coaches Albert Stuivenberg and Miguel Molina, set-piece coach Nicolas Jover and goalkeeping coach Iñaki Caña. He has previously worked with assistant coach Steve Round and set-piece coach Andreas Georgson at Arsenal.

Parma On 19 June 2025, Cuesta became the head coach of Serie A side Parma, signing a contract until 2027. On his professional debut on 17 August, he led the side to a 2–0 win over Pescara in the Coppa Italia.

Managerial statistics

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