A contract has been signed with the specialist until 2026
Villarreal officially announced his appointment as head coach Marcelino Garcia Torala. The mentor, who had previously worked with the Levantine club, was signed until the summer 2026.
Let us remind you that Villarreal previously parted ways with head coach Pacheta, who worked in this status for only two months.
Submarine started the season with Quique Setien. Marcelino will become the fourth coach of the team in one season, since there is one match between Pacheta and him in the role of and. O. Sports director Miguel Angel Tena managed to hold it.
Marcelino returned to the club, which he headed from January 2013 to August 2016. During his time with Villarreal, he led the team through an upgrade from Segunda to the Champions League.
The 58-year-old specialist, in addition to the Yellow Submarine, achieved success in other Spanish clubs. I brought up Recreativo and Zaragoza to Primera. Led Racing to European competition, taking the highest place in history. He won the Cup (2019) with Valencia, and the Spanish Super Cup (2021) with Athletic.
In June 2023, Marcelino became the head coach of the French Marseille. The first foreign experience in his career ended quickly – already in September, the club and the mentor, who did not work well with the Ukrainian Ruslan Malinovsky, parted ways “for unsportsmanlike reasons.”
On November 12, Villarreal, under the temporary leadership of Tena, was defeated by Atlético Madrid (1:3) and dropped to 14th place in the Spanish Examples table. The team has only three wins in 13 rounds. In addition, Yellow Submarine scored 6 points in three matches of the Europa League group stage.
Villarreal’s first match since Marcelino’s return will be at home against Osasuna on November 26.
Source: Sportarena
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