Never have so many Spanish technicians directed the same season in Premier League. In the appointment of Bruno Saltor in front of Chelsea There are already seven coaches from Spanish football on the bench of clubs in the highest category of this sport in England. Most of them, five, came in full competition this season, with the barrage of layoffs the season with the most layoffs in its history. And two remarkable facts: they are more than English and in total technicians born outside the islands.
In total, there are 7 coaches from Spain leading Premier League clubs for 6 English ones. They are followed, numerically, by 2 Italians and then a German, a Dane, a Scotsman, a Portuguese, a Welshman and a Dutchman. That is, there are fewer from outside Great Britain than the Spanish.
All Spanish Premier coaches, their clubs and how long they have been in office
1
City of Manchester
Pep Guardiola (52 years old)
Hailing from Bayern Munich, the man from Santpedor (Barcelona) has been in the Premier League for 6 years and 9 months. Only Jürgen Klopp, at Liverpool, has been in charge of an English team longer than him.
2
Arsenal
Mikel Arteta (41 years old)
He arrived from Manchester City, where he was Guardiola’s assistant, 3 years and 3 months ago, as the second longest-serving Spaniard at the helm of a Premier team and the fourth among all nationalities.
3
astonville
Unai Emery (51 years old)
With a past on the Arsenal bench, he arrived from Villarreal just 5 months ago.
4
wolverhampton
Julen Lopetegui (56 years old)
After leaving Sevilla, he found a new project at Wolves almost 5 months ago.
5
southampton
Rubén Sellés (39 years old)
The Valencian rose through the Saints’ organizational chart from second to Nathan Jones, who was with him in Copenhagen, to manage the team, first as an interim and then definitively more than a month ago.
6
leeds united
Javi Gracia (52 years old)
After leaving Al-Sadd, he was without a team until he returned to the Premier a month ago with the endorsement of his experience at Watford.
7
Chelsea
Bruno Saltor (42 years old)
After hanging up his boots with Brighton and becoming part of the coaching staff, Graham Potter hired him as second manager. With the approval of his mentor, who was dismissed yesterday, he has taken the reins of the team.
Source: La Verdad
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