Raúl Caneda Pérez is a Spanish football (soccer) coach and is the head coach of Saudi Arabian club Al Ittihad.

Caneda holds both the UEFA Pro and UEFA "A" coaching licenses and has coached a number of professional football teams across the world Including Real Sociedad and UD Almeria.

In 2006 Raul Caneda Perez joined Mexican club Dorados de Sinaloa where he spent a year as a first team coach working alongside fellow Spaniard Juan Manuel Lillo.

In 2008 he moved to San Sebastian club Real Sociedad after colleague Juan Manuel Lillo was appointed manager at the club. Sociedad finished sixth in the league that with Lillo as manager and Caneda as first team coach, but failed to reach a promotion which resulted in the sacking of Lillo at the end of the season.

In late 2009 Caneda was invited to accompany Juan Manuel Lillo yet again when he was offered the managerial role at UD Almeria after the dismissal of Hugo Sanchez . In the first season Lillo and Caneda managed the Andalusians to a 13th place finish even after beginning the job one place above the relegation zone. Success did not continue however and Caneda moved on after the sacking of Lillo at the end of the 2010-11 season .