Sergio Pellicer

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

Sergio Pellicer García (born 9 September 1973) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back, and is the current manager of Málaga CF.

Sergio Pellicer

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Pellicer García
Date of birth	(1973-09-09) 9 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Nules, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Málaga (manager)
Youth career
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1996	Valencia B	58	(6)
1995	→ Hércules (loan)	5	(0)
1996–1997	Málaga	47	(0)
1997–1999	Cádiz	31	(0)
1999–2000	Jaén	34	(0)
2000–2001	Gramenet	22	(0)
2001–2003	Hércules	36	(0)
2003–2004	Onda
2004–2005	Alcalá	34	(3)
2005–2008	Villajoyosa	91	(2)
2008–2009	Eldense	0	(0)
Total		358	(11)
International career
1993	Spain U20	3	(0)
Managerial career
2009	Campello
2009–2010	Alicante (assistant)
2010–2011	Logroñés (assistant)
2011–2013	Valencia (youth)
2014	Elche (youth)
2014–2015	San Félix (youth)
2015–2016	Málaga (youth)
2016–2017	Málaga (assistant)
2018–2019	Deportivo B
2019–2020	Málaga B
2020–2021	Málaga
2021–2022	Fuenlabrada
2023–	Málaga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Nules, Province of Castellón, most of Pellicer's playing career was spent in Segunda División B, where he made 353 appearances across 16 seasons. His sole professional output was five Segunda División games on loan at Hércules CF in 1995, in his native Valencian Community.

Coaching career

Pellicer worked as a youth or assistant coach at several teams upon retiring. On 29 December 2016 he was appointed as assistant to Marcelo Romero at La Liga club Málaga CF, where he had previously played.^[1]

On 23 October 2018, Pellicer was confirmed as manager of Deportivo Fabril, the reserve team of Deportivo de La Coruña who were second from bottom in their third-tier group.^[2] He left the following 4 February, with them now dead last and 13 points from safety.^[3]

Pellicer returned to Málaga on 1 July 2019, taking over their second team in the Tercera División.^[4] Six months later, he was thrust into the first team following the ousting of Víctor Sánchez.^[5] On his professional managerial debut on 14 January, his team won 1–0 at home to SD Ponferradina with a second-minute goal by Antoñín.^[6]

On 18 May 2021, Pellicer announced his departure from Málaga at the end of the campaign, after keeping the club two consecutive seasons in the second level despite their economic problems.^[7] On 15 December, he replaced sacked José Luis Oltra at the helm of fellow second tier side CF Fuenlabrada,^[8] but was himself dismissed on 6 March 2022.^[9]

After ten months without a club, Pellicer returned to Málaga on 25 January 2023, signing a contract until 2024; he replaced the sacked Pepe Mel.^[10]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Deportivo B		23 October 2018	4 February 2019	14	2	4	8	11	23	−12	014.29	[11]
Málaga B		3 July 2019	11 January 2020	19	8	4	7	30	23	+7	042.11	[12]
Málaga		11 January 2020	31 May 2021	65	23	20	22	60	62	−2	035.38	[13]
Fuenlabrada		15 December 2021	6 March 2022	11	1	4	6	9	17	−8	009.09	[14]
Málaga		25 January 2023	Present	77	32	29	16	92	61	+31	041.56	[15]
Total				186	66	61	59	202	186	+16	035.48	—

References

1. "El club confirma a Pellicer como segundo de Romero" [The club confirms Pellicer as Romero's number two] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
2. "Sergio Pellicer, nuevo técnico del Fabril" [Sergio Pellicer, new manager of Fabril]. La Opinión (in Spanish). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
3. "Sergio Pellicer deja el banquillo del Fabril" [Sergio Pellicer leaves the Fabril dugout]. La Opinión (in Spanish). 4 February 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
4. "Pellicer será el nuevo entrenador del Malagueño" [Pellicer will be the new manager of Malagueño]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
5. Fernández, Juanje (11 January 2020). "Pellicer, técnico del filial, dirigirá temporalmente al Málaga" [Pellicer, reserve manager, will temporarily lead Málaga]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2020.
6. Marín, Dani (14 January 2020). "El resumen del Málaga-Ponferradina: Rey Gitano" [Málaga-Ponferradina report: Gypsy King] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
7. "Pellicer deja el Málaga" [Pellicer leaves Málaga] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
8. "Sergio Pellicer nuevo entrenador del CF Fuenlabrada" [Sergio Pellicer new manager of CF Fuenlabrada] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
9. "Comunicado oficial: El Fuenla destituye a Sergio Pellicer" [Official announcement: Fuenla sack Sergio Pellicer] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
10. "Pellicer regresa a su hogar" [Pellicer returns home] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
11. "Matches Sergio Pellicer, 2018–19 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
12. "2019–20 At. Malagueño Fixtures and Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
13. "Matches Sergio Pellicer, 2019–20 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
    "Matches Sergio Pellicer, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
14. "Matches Sergio Pellicer, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
15. "Matches Sergio Pellicer, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
    "Matches Sergio Pellicer, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

External links

• Sergio Pellicer at BDFutbol
• CiberChe biography and stats (in Spanish)
• Stats and bio at Cadistas1910 (in Spanish)