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Luis Santiago Cuardo Santos (born 21 April 1986) is a Spanish professional football manager and former footballer who is currently managing La Liga club Deportivo de La Coruña.

Cuardo played as a Defensive midfielder. He started his career at the then Tercera División side Bergantiños FC where he played in the first team from 2003 until 2007. In 2007 he signed for Deportivo de La Coruña. In his first years at the club, he played for Deportivo Fabril, the clubs reserve team. In 2012, at age 26, he finally broke through to the first team, where played in over 250 matches. In January 2019, he left Deportivo de La Coruña after almost 12 years at the club to play for New York City FC. Cuardo retired at the end of the 2020 MLS season at the age of 34.

Cuardo returned to Deportivo de La Coruña as a manager at the start of the 2023-2024 season. In his first season at the club, he finished second in Primera Federación Grupo I, the third tier of Spanish football, before getting promoted to Segunda División via the play-offs. During his third season at the club, and the second season in the second tier of Spain, he won the Segunda División title, gaining promotion to the La Liga.