He Villarreal the return of the coach was officially announced this Monday Marcelino Garcia Toral, which will complete his second period on the bench of the Castellón team. After firing the technicians Quique Setién and Pacheta, the Asturian is the third coach of the season for the ‘groguet’ team, which is looking for a reaction after a poor start to the season that has left it five points away from relegation. Marcelino’s first spell at the yellow club lasted from the 2012-13 season to the 2016-17 season, when he was initially fired.
One of the Careñes, 58 years old, He returned to a team in need and at the bottom of the standings, while in his first period he managed Villarreal in Second division which is far from promotion.
Marcellin He is one of the most outstanding technicians in the history of the Castellón club and his previous departure happened more for personal reasons and degradation than for sporting reasons or results. Now he returns to Villarreal with the same team he had in the previous phase, with his second Ruben Uriah and his physical trainer Ismael Fernandez.
In his first spell at Villarreal, Marcelino achieved direct promotion to First in the year of his arrival and in the three following seasons at the head of the team he achieved two consecutive qualifications for European competitions, reaching the semi-final round of European League and of Copa del Rey and the yellow team even qualified for the previous round of Champions after being fourth in the The league. total, Marcellin He managed Villarreal in 177 games.
Throughout his professional career, Marcelino directed Sporting de Gijón, Recreativo de Huelva, Racing de Santander, Real Zaragoza, Sevilla, Valencia, Athletic Club and Olympique de Marseille. His record includes a Third Division championship with Villaviciosa Loyalty (1997-98), another in the Second Division with entertainment (2005-06), a Copa del Rey with Valencia (2018-19) and a Spanish Supercup at the head of Athletic (2020-21).
Source: La Verdad
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