Marcelino García Toral
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Marcelino García Toral (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾθeˈlino ɣaɾˈθi.a toˈɾal];[lower-alpha 1] born 14 August 1965), known simply as Marcelino, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current head coach of La Liga club Villarreal.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelino García Toral[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1965-08-14) 14 August 1965 (age 58)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Villaviciosa, Spain | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Villarreal (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Sporting Gijón | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1986 | Sporting Gijón B | 59 | (9) |
1985–1989 | Sporting Gijón | 74 | (2) |
1989–1990 | Racing Santander | 32 | (4) |
1990–1992 | Levante | 48 | (1) |
1992–1994 | Elche | 49 | (1) |
Total | 262 | (17) | |
International career | |||
1983–1984 | Spain U18 | 6 | (0) |
1985 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
1985 | Spain U20 | 6 | (1) |
1985–1987 | Spain U21 | 7 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1997–1998 | Lealtad | ||
2001–2003 | Sporting Gijón B | ||
2003–2005 | Sporting Gijón | ||
2005–2007 | Recreativo | ||
2007–2008 | Racing Santander | ||
2008–2009 | Zaragoza | ||
2011 | Racing Santander | ||
2011–2012 | Sevilla | ||
2013–2016 | Villarreal | ||
2017–2019 | Valencia | ||
2021–2022 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
2023 | Marseille | ||
2023– | Villarreal | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In a ten-year senior career, he amassed La Liga totals of 74 matches and two goals, all at the service of Sporting de Gijón. He became a manager in 1997, working in the top division with Recreativo, Racing de Santander (two spells), Zaragoza, Sevilla, Villarreal, Valencia and Athletic Bilbao, being named best coach in Spain for the 2006–07 and 2017–18 seasons and winning the 2018–19 Copa del Rey with Valencia and the 2020–21 Supercopa de España with Athletic.[2] After a brief stint in charge of Marseille, he returned to Villarreal in November 2023.