Marcelino García Toral (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾθeˈlino ɣaɾˈθi.a toˈɾal];[a] 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.
![]() Marcelino in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelino García Toral[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 14 August 1965||
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.
Playing career
editBorn in Villaviciosa, Asturias, Marcelino was irregularly used in his first four professional seasons, at Sporting de Gijón.[3] He did appear in a career-best 33 matches in the 1986–87 campaign, as the club finished fourth in La Liga.[4] His top-flight debut was on 22 December 1985, in a 1–1 away draw against Celta.[5]
After two Segunda División spells, with Racing Santander and Levante, both ended in relegation, Marcelino moved to the lower leagues with Elche. He retired in 1994 at only 28, due to injury.[6]
Coaching career
editMarcelino started coaching at 32 with lowly Lealtad, also in Asturias.[7] In the early 2000s he worked in the Segunda División B, with Sporting's reserves.[3]
From 2003 to 2005, Marcelino was in charge of the first team, finishing fifth and tenth in the second division, then signed with Recreativo de Huelva in the same league, which he led to promotion in his first season[8] and a comfortable mid-table position in the top tier in the following, which made him the recipient of his first Miguel Muñoz Trophy.[9]
Marcelino resigned at the end of the season and took over at former club Santander, leading the Cantabrians to a best-ever sixth-place finish, with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Cup.[10] However, on 29 May 2008, he again moved teams, returning to division two and joining Real Zaragoza with the objective of a promotion,[11] which was finally achieved;[12] in the process of signing, he had rejected Valencia, and became the country's best paid manager at €2.4 million per year following the departure of Real Madrid's Bernd Schuster.[13]
On 13 December 2009, following a string of poor results (the last a 1–2 home defeat to Athletic Bilbao), Marcelino was fired by Zaragoza, with the Aragonese side nonetheless still above the relegation zone.[14] In early February 2011 he returned to Racing Santander, replacing Miguel Ángel Portugal.[15]
Marcelino was appointed at Sevilla for 2011–12.[16] On 6 February 2012, following seven games without a win – the last being a 1–2 home loss against Villarreal – and with the Andalusians ranking 11th, he was relieved of his duties.[17]
Marcelino signed with Villarreal on 14 January 2013,[18] returning the team to the top flight at the end of the campaign[19] and going on to subsequently achieve three top-six finishes,[20] which included a fourth place and a semi-final run in the UEFA Europa League in 2015–16.[21]
On 10 August 2016, a few days before the first official match of the season, Marcelino was sacked for differences with the board of directors, particularly over the removal of Mateo Musacchio from club captaincy.[22] On 11 May of the following year, he was named at the helm of Valencia for the upcoming campaign after penning a two-year deal.[23]
Marcelino won the Copa del Rey in his second season at the Mestalla Stadium, defeating Barcelona 2–1 in the final held in Seville.[24] On 11 September 2019, however, he was dismissed.[25]
On 4 January 2021, Marcelino was appointed as head coach of Athletic Bilbao on a contract until 30 June 2022.[26] In his first three games in charge, he lost against Barcelona in the domestic league[27] and defeated the same adversary and Real Madrid to win the Supercopa de España.[28][29] He was also on the bench for two Spanish Cup finals in two weeks (the first having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic),[30] losing both.[31]
On 24 May 2022, Marcelino announced he would be stepping down on 30 June.[32] In June 2023, after one year of inactivity, he agreed to a deal at Ligue 1 club Marseille.[33][34] He resigned on 20 September, alleging personal reasons, seven matches into his tenure.[35]
Marcelino returned to Villarreal on 13 November 2023, signing a three-year contract;[36] he was their third manager of the campaign after Quique Setién and Pacheta, with Miguel Ángel Tena also having acted as interim for one game.[37][38] The following 7 March, on his return to the Stade Vélodrome, his side lost 4–0 in the first leg of the Europa League last 16.[39]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 26 August 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Lealtad | 17 February 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 63 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 107 | 65 | +42 | 57.14 | [40] | |
Sporting Gijón B | 15 January 2001 | 19 July 2003 | 99 | 41 | 26 | 32 | 139 | 110 | +29 | 41.41 | [41] | |
Sporting Gijón | 19 July 2003 | 12 July 2005 | 86 | 35 | 22 | 29 | 100 | 82 | +18 | 40.70 | [42] | |
Recreativo | 12 July 2005 | 26 June 2007 | 84 | 38 | 22 | 24 | 124 | 90 | +34 | 45.24 | [43] | |
Racing Santander | 26 June 2007 | 28 May 2008 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 43.48 | [44] | |
Zaragoza | 28 May 2008 | 13 December 2009 | 59 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 97 | 73 | +24 | 44.07 | [45] | |
Racing Santander | 9 February 2011 | 7 June 2011 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 43.75 | [46] | |
Sevilla | 7 June 2011 | 6 February 2012 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 33.33 | [47] | |
Villarreal | 14 January 2013 | 10 August 2016 | 177 | 87 | 44 | 46 | 268 | 181 | +87 | 49.15 | [48] | |
Valencia | 23 May 2017 | 11 September 2019 | 110 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 168 | 107 | +61 | 50.00 | [49] | |
Athletic Bilbao | 4 January 2021 | 24 May 2022 | 75 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 92 | 79 | +13 | 37.33 | [50] | |
Marseille | 23 June 2023 | 20 September 2023 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 42.86 | [51] | |
Villarreal | 13 November 2023 | Present | 35 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 58 | +9 | 48.57 | [52] | |
Total | 884 | 402 | 240 | 242 | 1,280 | 957 | +323 | 45.48 | — |
Honours
editPlayer
editSpain U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 1985[53]
Manager
editLealtad
Recreativo
Valencia
Athletic Bilbao
Individual
edit- Miguel Muñoz Trophy: 2006–07,[9] 2017–18[57][58]
- Miguel Muñoz Trophy (Segunda División): 2008–09[59]
- La Liga Manager of the Month: September 2013,[60] September 2015,[61] March 2024[62]
Notes
edit- ^ In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].
References
edit- ^ a b c Marcelino García Toral at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Martin, Richard (5 January 2021). "Reliable but fiery Marcelino returns to work as Athletic Bilbao coach". Reuters. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b "El fútbol ambicioso de Marcelino" [Marcelino's ambitious football]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 9 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Morilla, Juan (8 October 2011). "Marcelino, aquel futbolista sin suerte" [Marcelino, that luckless footballer]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "1–1: No fue suficiente la entrega celtica" [1–1: Celta's heart was not enough] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 December 1985. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ G. Luque, Xavier (5 January 2021). "García Toral, el nuevo león del Athletic" [García Toral, Athletic's new lion]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Chilet, Alberto (19 October 2017). "Lealtad a Marcelino" [Loyalty ("Lealtad" in Spanish) to Marcelino]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b "El Recreativo se proclamó campeón en el Rico Pérez" [Recreativo crowned champions at the Rico Pérez]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 19 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ a b Damià, Yolanda (18 July 2018). "Marcelino continuarà en el València fins al 2020" [Marcelino will remain at Valencia until 2020] (in Catalan). Valencian Media Corporation. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "El Racing se mete por primera vez en la UEFA al ganar a Osasuna (1–0)" [Racing reach UEFA for the first time after beating Osasuna (1–0)]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 18 May 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Marcelino será el nuevo entrenador del Real Zaragoza" [Marcelino will be new Real Zaragoza coach] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2008.
- ^ "Fiesta en La Romareda para celebrar el ascenso" [Party at La Romareda to celebrate promotion]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 June 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ Quixano, Jordi (14 June 2009). "La burbuja de Marcelino" [Marcelino's bubble]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Marcelino, destituido como técnico del Zaragoza" [Marcelino, dismissed as Zaragoza manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 December 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Racing look to match big boys". ESPN Soccernet. 13 February 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Marcelino installed as Sevilla coach". UEFA. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Míchel por Marcelino" [Míchel for Marcelino]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ Franch, Víctor (14 January 2013). "Marcelino, nuevo técnico del Villarreal" [Marcelino, new Villarreal coach]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ García, Gregorio (8 June 2013). "¡El 'submarino' vuelve a Primera!" [The 'submarine' returns to Primera!]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (18 May 2014). "El Villarreal se gana un descanso" [Villarreal earn a breather]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Los dos caminos que llevan al Villarreal a la fase de grupos de la Champions" [The two paths that take Villarreal to the Champions' group phase]. Sport (in Spanish). 2 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Mata, Javier (10 August 2016). "El Villarreal echa a Marcelino por enfrentarse a sus jugadores" [Villarreal sack Marcelino for facing his players]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Official statement". Valencia CF. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ a b Chowdhury, Saj (25 May 2019). "Barcelona 1–2 Valencia". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Ex Sporting: Marcelino cesado como entrenador del Valencia" [Ex Sporting: Marcelino fired as manager of Valencia]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Marcelino García Toral: Athletic Club's new head coach". Athletic Bilbao. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "2–3. Leo Messi, descomunal, amarga el debut de Marcelino" [2–3. Leo Messi, immense, bitters Marcelino debut] (in Spanish). EFE. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Feehely, Alan (14 January 2021). "Marcelino: "Winning against Real Madrid always leaves you satisfied"". Football España. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b Carnerero, Fernando (17 January 2021). "La Supercopa de Williams" [Williams' Supercup]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Marcelino: "We were patient and consistent"". Athletic Bilbao. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Gil-Vernet, Pepe (18 April 2021). "Marcelino: "No hemos sabido competir las dos finales"" [Marcelino: "We were unable to compete in both finals"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Feehely, Alan (24 May 2022). "Athletic Club confirm that Marcelino will leave the club this summer". Football España. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Officiel: Marcelino nommé nouvel entraîneur de l'OM" [Official: Marcelino named new OM manager]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Marcelino nommé entraîneur de l'OM" [Marcelino named OM manager] (in French). Olympique Marseille. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "L'OM officialise le départ de son entraîneur Marcelino «pour des raisons extra-sportives»" [OM formalise departure of their coach Marcelino "for non-sporting reasons"]. L'Équipe (in French). 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Welcome, Marcelino!". Villarreal CF. 13 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ Pérez, Juande (13 November 2023). "Miguel Ángel Tena habla del objetivo del Villarreal y evita el 'tema Marcelino'" [Miguel Ángel Tena talks about Villarreal's goals and avoids the 'Marcelino topic']. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ La Casa, Rafa (21 November 2023). "Marcelino, la bala extra de un desconocido Villarreal: "Con él, tienes que tener el culo prieto"" [Marcelino, the extra bullet of an unknown Villarreal: "With him, your ass must be on the line at all times"]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ Max, Adrien (8 March 2024). "OM – Villarreal: «Je suis le seul coupable», la soirée cauchemardesque de Marcelino pour son retour à Marseille" [OM – Villarreal: "I am the only one to blame", Marcelino's nightmarish evening on his return to Marseille]. 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 2) 1996–97" [Tercera División (Group 2) 1996–97] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 1996–97 (Grupo A1)" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 1996–97 (Group A1)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
"Tercera División (Grupo 2) 1997–98" [Tercera División (Group 2) 1997–98] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 1997–98 (Grupo A4)" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 1997–98 (Group A4)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 July 2017. - ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2000–01 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2001–02 season". BDFutbol.
"Tercera División (Grupo 2) 2002–03" [Tercera División (Group 2) 2002–03] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
"Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2002–03 (Grupo A2)" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2002–03 (Group A2)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 July 2017. - ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2003–04 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2004–05 season". BDFutbol. - ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2005–06 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2006–07 season". BDFutbol. - ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2007–08 season". BDFutbol.
- ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2008–09 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2009–10 season". BDFutbol. - ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2010–11 season". BDFutbol.
- ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2011–12 season". BDFutbol.
- ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2012–13 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2013–14 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2014–15 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol. - ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2017–18 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2018–19 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2019–20 season". BDFutbol. - ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol.
"Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. - ^ "Olympique de Marseille: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Matches Marcelino García Toral, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol.
- ^ Díez, Óscar (1 November 2014). "España en los mundiales sub'20: URSS 1985" [Spain in the under’20 World Cups: USSR 1985] (in Spanish). Cuadernos de Fútbol. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Coach". Marcelino García Toral. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ Reidy, Paul (3 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Athletic Bilbao 0–4 Barcelona". BBC Sport. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Díaz, Ángel; French, Oliver (21 May 2018). "Barcelona and Atletico scoop LaLiga Awards". Marca. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Martínez, Ferrán (12 November 2018). "La entrega del premio Pichichi a Messi, en directo" [Messi receives the Pichichi award, live]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Marcelino, galardonado con el Trofeo Miguel Muñoz" [Marcelino, recipient of Miguel Muñoz Trophy] (in Spanish). Pasa en Zaragoza. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Marcelino, mejor entrenador de septiembre en la Liga BBVA" [Marcelino, best September manager in BBVA League] (in Spanish). La Liga. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Marcelino, mejor técnico de la Liga BBVA en septiembre" [Marcelino, best BBVA League manager in September] (in Spanish). La Liga. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Marcelino named LALIGA EA SPORTS Manager of the Month for March". La Liga. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
edit- Marcelino García Toral at BDFutbol
- Marcelino García Toral manager profile at BDFutbol
- Marcelino García Toral – FIFA competition record (archived)