Julio Velázquez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velázquez and the second or maternal family name is Santiago.

Julio Velázquez Santiago (born 5 October 1981) is a Spanish football manager.

Julio Velázquez

Personal information
Full name	Julio Velázquez Santiago
Date of birth	(1981-10-05) 5 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Salamanca, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Managerial career
Years	Team
1997–2000	San Nicolás (youth)
2000–2002	Sur (youth)
2002–2003	Betis Valladolid (youth)
2003–2004	Laguna (youth)
2004–2005	Peña Respuela
2006–2007	Arandina
2007–2008	Atlético Villacarlos
2008–2009	Poli Ejido (youth)
2009–2010	Valladolid (youth)
2010	Valladolid B
2010–2011	Poli Ejido
2011	Villarreal C
2011–2012	Villarreal B
2012–2013	Villarreal
2013–2014	Murcia
2014	Betis
2015–2016	Belenenses
2016–2018	Alcorcón
2018	Udinese
2019–2020	Vitória Setúbal
2021	Marítimo
2022	Alavés
2022–2023	Fortuna Sittard
2023–2024	Zaragoza

He began coaching at 15, and was the youngest ever Segunda División manager with Villarreal B at 30. He managed four other teams in that league, and Alavés in La Liga.

Abroad, Velázquez spent several years in Portugal's Primeira Liga with Belenenses, Vitória de Setúbal and Marítimo. He also had a brief spell in the Italian Serie A at Udinese, and the Dutch Eredivisie with Fortuna Sittard.

Football career

Early years

Velázquez started training at the age of only 15, being in charge of youth teams in his hometown of Salamanca.^[1] His first job as a senior came in 2004, with AD Peña Respuela in the regional leagues.^[2]

Velázquez made his debut in the national leagues in 2010–11, being appointed at Polideportivo Ejido in the Segunda División B. He resigned in March, days after sporting director Enrique Burgos,^[3] and the Andalusians eventually finished 14th.

Villarreal

Velázquez then joined Villarreal CF's setup, first being in charge of the C side. On 24 December 2011, as José Francisco Molina left the reserves for the main squad, he was appointed his successor, thus becoming the youngest person ever to coach a club in the Segunda División, aged 30 years and two months.^[4]

On 13 June 2012, following the Yellow Submarine's top-flight relegation – which meant the B's also had to drop down a tier even though they finished in 12th position in division two – Velázquez was named first-team manager.^[5] On 13 January of the following year, following a 1–1 away draw against UD Almería, he was relieved of his duties.^[6]

Segunda División

In the following years, Velázquez continued to work in the second division, being relegated with Real Murcia even though the side finished in fourth position and qualified to the play-offs,^[7] and being sacked by Real Betis after only five months in charge.^[8][9] During roughly ten months and starting in December 2015, he was in charge of C.F. Os Belenenses in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.^[10][11]

Velázquez returned to his country and its second tier on 13 October 2016, signing with AD Alcorcón.^[12] He eventually managed to steer them out of the relegation zone and also ousted RCD Espanyol in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, renewing his contract a two further years after the latter achievement.^[13]

Italy and Portugal

On 4 June 2018, after narrowly avoiding relegation, Velázquez left Alcorcón.^[14] From June–November of the same year he was in charge of Udinese Calcio of the Italian Serie A, being dismissed after only two league wins.^[15]

Velázquez returned to the Portuguese top flight in November 2019, being appointed at Vitória F.C. until the end of the season.^[16] He left by mutual consent the following 2 July, with the team three points above the relegation zone having not won any of the five games since the resumption of play following the COVID-19 break.^[17]

On 11 March 2021, Velázquez became C.S. Marítimo's third manager of the campaign at the last-placed side.^[18][19] His first match in charge was the following day, a 2–1 away win over C.D. Nacional in the Madeira derby.^[20]

Velázquez was relieved of his duties on 11 November 2021, with his team second-bottom after 11 rounds.^[21]

Alavés

Velázquez first reached his country's La Liga in April 2022, when he became Deportivo Alavés' third coach of the season after Javier Calleja and José Luis Mendilibar.^[22] One month later, after relegation as last, he left.^[23]

Fortuna Sittard

On 9 September 2022, Velázquez signed a one-year deal with Fortuna Sittard, bottom in the Dutch Eredivisie.^[24] He led them to their first victory of the campaign eight days later, 1–0 against Excelsior Rotterdam in spite of playing 15 minutes with one player less.^[25] He was released at the end of his contract, having finished 13th.^[26]

Zaragoza

On 20 November 2023, Velázquez replaced sacked Fran Escribá at the helm of Real Zaragoza, back in his country's second division.^[27] He was dismissed the following 11 March.^[28]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 March 2024^[29]

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Valladolid B		1 February 2010	25 May 2010	18	11	2	5	42	22	+20	061.11
Poli Ejido		25 May 2010	15 March 2011	33	11	9	13	36	44	−8	033.33
Villarreal C		1 July 2011	22 December 2011	21	9	5	7	36	31	+5	042.86
Villarreal B		22 December 2011	13 June 2012	24	10	4	10	28	32	−4	041.67
Villarreal		13 June 2012	13 January 2013	22	8	8	6	25	21	+4	036.36
Murcia		10 July 2013	16 June 2014	45	16	18	11	56	48	+8	035.56
Betis		16 June 2014	24 November 2014	16	7	4	5	22	19	+3	043.75
Belenenses		17 December 2015	6 October 2016	31	10	11	10	41	47	−6	032.26
Alcorcón		13 October 2016	4 June 2018	82	24	28	30	71	85	−14	029.27
Udinese		7 June 2018	13 November 2018	13	2	3	8	12	20	−8	015.38
Vitória Setúbal		11 November 2019	2 July 2020	21	4	7	10	21	38	−17	019.05
Marítimo		11 March 2021	11 November 2021	25	6	7	12	20	35	−15	024.00
Alavés		5 April 2022	23 May 2022	8	3	0	5	7	13	−6	037.50
Fortuna Sittard		12 September 2022	28 May 2023	28	10	5	13	31	44	−13	035.71
Zaragoza		20 November 2023	11 March 2024	14	3	6	5	14	12	+2	021.43
Total				401	134	117	150	460	511	−51	033.42

References

1. Gelo, José Manuel (20 July 2014). "Así es Julio Velázquez" [Meet Julio Velázquez] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
2. Mata, Javier (26 October 2012). ""Presión tenía cuando no llegaba a fin de mes"" ["Pressure was when I could not make ends meet"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2012.
3. Navarro, Javier (19 March 2011). "Poli Ejido: Julio Velázquez también dimitió y ya no es entrenador del Poli Ejido" [Poli Ejido: Julio Velázquez also resigned and is no longer manager of Poli Ejido]. Ideal (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
4. Franch, Víctor (24 December 2011). "Julio Velázquez se convierte en el técnico más joven de Segunda" [Julio Velázquez becomes youngest coach in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2012.
5. "Julio Velázquez coge el timón del Villarreal para ascender" [Julio Velázquez takes reins of Villarreal with promotion in sight]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
6. "Julio Velázquez deja de ser entrenador del Villarreal CF" [Julio Velázquez is no longer Villarreal CF coach]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
7. "1–0. El Murcia luchará por el ascenso y el Castilla baja a Segunda B" [1–0. Murcia will fight for promotion and Castilla drop to Segunda B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
8. Mérida, Javier (17 June 2014). "Velázquez coge el timón" [Velázquez takes the reins]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2015.
9. Espina, José A. (25 November 2014). "El Betis echa a Velázquez y le suple Merino a la espera de Mel" [Betis sack Velázquez and replace him with Merino waiting on Mel]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2015.
10. "Julio Velázquez, nuevo técnico de Os Belenenses" [Julio Velázquez, new manager of Os Belenenses]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
11. "Julio Velázquez deixa o comando do Belenenses" [Julio Velázquez no longer at the helm of Belenenses]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
12. "Julio Velázquez, nuevo entrenador del Alcorcón" [Julio Velázquez, new manager of Alcorcón]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
13. "Julio Velázquez renueva por dos temporada [sic] más con el Alcorcón" [Julio Velázquez renews with Alcorcón for two more seasons] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
14. "Gracias Julio" [Thanks Julio] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
15. "Serie A Udinese, ufficiale: esonerato Velazquez. Nicola nuovo allenatore" [Serie A Udinese, official: Velazquez sacked. Nicola new manager]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
16. Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (11 November 2019). "José Mourinho e Jorge Jesus atraem Velázquez" [José Mourinho and Jorge Jesus attract Velázquez]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
17. "Julio Velázquez deja de dirigir al Vitoria [sic] de Setúbal" [Julio Velázquez no longer managing Vitória de Setúbal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
18. Rosa, Emanuel (9 March 2021). "Julio Velázquez é o escolhido para render Milton Mendes" [Julio Velázquez is chosen to replace Milton Mendes]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
19. Pereira, Nuno (11 March 2021). "Julio Velázquez é o novo treinador" [Julio Velázquez is the new manager] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
20. "Rodrigo Pinho resolve dérbi e Julio Velázquez estreia-se no Marítimo com vitória" [Rodrigo Pinho decides derby and Julio Velázquez makes Marítimo debut with win]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
21. "Marítimo rescinde com treinador Julio Velázquez" [Marítimo rescind with manager Julio Velázquez]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
22. Lekuona, Javier (4 April 2022). "Mendilibar, destituido; Velázquez, nuevo entrenador del Alavés" [Mendilibar, dismissed; Velázquez, new manager of Alavés]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
23. Suárez, Gari (23 May 2022). "Julio Velázquez deja de ser entrenador del Alavés" [Julio Velázquez is no longer manager of Alavés]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2022.
24. Habets, Guy (9 September 2022). "De voorzitter krijgt zijn zin: Fortuna Sittard presenteert nieuwe trainer" [President gets his way: Fortuna Sittard present new manager] (in Dutch). Voetbal Zone. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
25. "Fortuna van laatste plaats af, na winst met tien man bij debuut trainer Velázquez" [Fortuna leave last place, following win with ten men by debutant coach Velázquez] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
26. "Wegen Julio Velázquez en Fortuna Sittard scheiden zich" [Julio Velázquez and Fortuna Sittard go separate ways] (in Dutch). Sittard-Geleen. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
27. "¡Bienvenido, Julio Velázquez!" [Welcome, Julio Velázquez!] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
28. "El Real Zaragoza y Julio Velázquez finalizan su relación contractual" [Real Zaragoza and Julio Velázquez end their contractual relationship] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
29. Julio Velázquez coach profile at Soccerway

External links

• Julio Velázquez manager profile at BDFutbol
• Julio Velázquez manager stats at ForaDeJogo (archived)