Valencia has had 61 managers in its history.

The first manager was the Czechoslovak Antonin Fivebr, who was at the club from 1923 until 1927, and in a second stint at the club from 1929 until 1931.

Of the 61 people to have managed Valencia, 36 have been Spaniards and 25 foreigners. In some cases, the Spaniards have been former Valencia players that agreed to take charge after the sacking of the regular manager that season, as were the cases of Eduardo Cubells, Pasieguito, Manolo Mestre or Carlos Corberán.

The main nationalities barring Spaniards have been Argentinian (6 managers), English (4), Italian and Yugoslav (3). The club has also had two Uruguayan managers, two Brazilians, two Dutch, a Paraguayan, a Frenchman, a Serb, a Portuguese and a Czechoslovak. While the origin of the majority of the Spanish managers has been Valencian (9) and Basque (8).

List

Information correct as of 24 May 2026. Only competitive matches are counted.

NameNationalityFromToMatchesWonDrawnLostWin (%)Honours
KinkéSpain19211922-----
Agustín SanchoSpain19221923-----
Antonin Fivebr19231927-----
Jimmy Elliott19271929-----
Antonin Fivebr19291931-----
Rodolfo Galloway14 August 193130 June 19334915102430.61
Jack Greenwell1 July 1933[1]28 November 1934[2]271241144.44
Antonin Fivebr19348 November 1935281231342.86
Andrés BalsaSpain8 November 1935193625851232
Ramón Encinas DiosSpain193930 June 19429352132855.911 La Liga
1 Copa del Rey
Leopoldo Costa "Rino"Spain11 July 194211 April 194326107938.46
Eduardo CubellsSpain15 April 1943194611359243052.211 La Liga
Luis Casas PasarínSpain19461948633591955.561 La Liga
Jacinto QuincocesSpain24 June 1948[3]30 June 1954204111345954.412 Copa del Rey
1 Copa Eva Duarte
Carlos IturraspeSpain195430 June 19566731102646.27
Luis MiróSpain1 July 1956[4]30 December 19588532252837.65
Jacinto QuincocesSpain30 December 1958[5]15 September 195925133952
Pedro Otto BumbelBrazil15 September 1959[6]30 June 1960351461540
Domingo BalmanyaSpain17 July 1960[7]30 June 19628236262043.9
Alejandro Scopelli1 July 1962[8]30 June 1963522581948.08%2 Fairs Cup
Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito"Spain1 July 1963[9]15 January 196420821040
"Mundo"Spain15 January 1964[10]30 June 1965653682155.38
Sabino BarinagaSpain1 July 1965[11]14 May 1966411771741.46
"Mundo"Spain14 May 1966[12]15 October 196894471433501 Copa del Rey
José Iglesias FernándezSpain15 October 1968[13]15 October 19693610141227.78
Enrique Buqué/Salvador ArtigasSpain15 October 1969[14]30 June 1970341951055.88
Alfredo Di Stéfano1 July 1970[15]18 June 1974[16]17081414847.651 La Liga
Milovan Ćirić13 July 1974[17]8 April 1975[18]311191135.48
Dragoljub Milošević11 April 1975[19]21 September 19751040640
Manolo MestreSpain21 September 1975[20]30 June 1976351391337.14
Heriberto HerreraParaguay1 July 1976[21]22 February 1977[22]27136848.15
Manolo MestreSpain22 February 1977[23]30 June 19771555533.33
Marcel DomingoFrance1 July 1977[24]27 March 19798238162846.34
Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito"Spain27 March 1979[25]30 June 197915924601 Copa del Rey
Alfredo Di Stéfano1 July 1979[26]30 June 19804520101544.441 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito"Spain1 July 1980[27]4 January 198268341222501 UEFA Super Cup
Manolo Mestre4 January 1982[28]1 November 1982321271337.5
Miljan Miljanić1 November 1982[29]9 March 198324661225
Koldo Aguirre9 March 1983[30]30 June 19831033430
Paquito García1 July 1983[31]10 February 1984301071333.33
Roberto Gil10 February 1984[32]27 May 19856022201836.67
Óscar Rubén Valdez27 May 1985[33]28 January 1986301081233.33
Alfredo Di Stéfano29 January 1986[34]22 March 19888835233039.77
Roberto Gil (es)22 March 1988[35]30 June 1988925222.22
Víctor Espárrago1 July 1988[36]30 June 199113461423145.52
Guus Hiddink1 July 1991[37]15 November 199310955243050.46
Paco Real15 November 1993[38]15 December 1993411225
Héctor Núñez15 December 1993[39]10 March 19941435621.43
José Manuel Rielo10 March 1994[40]24 March 19942200100
Guus Hiddink24 March 1994[41]30 June 1994934233.33
Carlos Alberto Parreira1 August 1994[42]5 June 19954517131537.78
José Manuel Rielo5 June 1995[43]30 June 1995421150
Luis Aragonés3 July 1995[44]14 November 19966837121954.41
José Manuel Rielo14 November 1996[45]22 November 1996211050
Jorge Valdano22 November 1996[46]15 September 19973711111529.73
Claudio Ranieri20 September 1997[47]30 June 19999650182852.081 Copa del Rey
1 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Héctor Cúper1 July 1999[48]30 June 200112059303149.171 Supercopa de España
Rafael Benítez1 July 2001[49]30 June 200416387433353.372 La Liga
1 UEFA Cup
Claudio Ranieri8 July 2004[50]25 February 2005361512941.671 UEFA Super Cup
Antonio López25 February 2005[51]30 June 20051448228.57
Quique Sánchez Flores1 July 2005[52]29 October 200711057242951.82
Óscar Fernández29 October 2007[53]2 November 200710010
Ronald Koeman2 November 2007[54]21 April 2008341191432.351 Copa del Rey
Salvador González "Voro"21 April 2008[55]30 June 2008540180
Unai Emery1 July 2008[56]30 June 2012218106585448.62
Mauricio Pellegrino1 July 2012[57]1 December 201221104747.62
Ernesto Valverde3 December 2012[58]1 June 201331177754.84
Miroslav Dukic4 June 201316 December 201323113947.83
Juan Antonio Pizzi26 December 20132 July 2014311210938.71
Nuno Espírito Santo4 July 201429 November 2015[59]63[60]32161450.79
Salvador González "Voro"30 November 20155 December 2015[61]211050
Gary Neville2 December 201530 March 2016281071134.62
Pako Ayestarán30 March 201620 September 20161231825
Salvador González "Voro"20 September 201628 September 2016320166.67
Cesare Prandelli28 September 201630 December 2016[62]1033430
Salvador González "Voro"30 December 201630 June 2017251041140
Marcelino1 July 201711 September 2019110552926501 Copa del Rey
Albert Celades11 September 201929 June 20204115121436.59
Salvador González "Voro"29 June 202019 July 2020621333.33
Javi Gracia27 July 20203 May 20213811121528.95
Salvador González "Voro"3 May 202125 May 2021421150
José Bordalás25 May 20213 June 20224617171236.96
Gennaro Gattuso9 June 202230 January 20232276931.82
Salvador González "Voro"30 January 202314 February 202330030
Rubén Baraja14 February 202323 December 20247826203233.33
Carlos Corberán25 December 20246728172241.79

Nationalities

  • Valencian Community (11): Leopoldo Costa Rino, Eduardo Cubells, Óscar Rubén Valdez, Manolo Mestre, Roberto Gil, Paco Real, Jose Manuel Rielo, Óscar Fernandez, Voro, Jose Bordalas and Carlos Corberán.
  • Basque Country (8): Jacinto Quincoces, Carlos Iturraspe, Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito", Edmundo Suárez "Mundo", Sabino Barinaga, "Koldo" Aguirre, Unai Emery and Pako Ayestarán.
  • Catalonia (5): Luis Miró, Domingo Balmanya, Salvador Artigas, Enrique Buqué and Albert Celades.
  • Madrid (3): Luis Aragonés, Rafael Benítez and Quique Sánchez Flores.
  • Galicia (3): Andrés Balsa, Ramón Encinas Dios and Luis Casas Pasarín.
  • Asturias (2): Francisco García "Paquito" and Marcelino García Toral.
  • Castile and León (2): José Iglesias Fernández and Rubén Baraja.
  • Andalusia (1): Antonio López.
  • Navarre (1): Javi Gracia.
  • Argentina (5) Alejandro Scapelli, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Jorge Valdano, Héctor Cúper, Mauricio Pellegrino and Juan Antonio Pizzi.
  • England (4): James Herriot, Rodolfo Galloway, Jack Greenwell and Gary Neville.
  • Italy (3): Claudio Ranieri, Cesare Prandelli and Gennaro Gattuso.
  • Yugoslavia (3): Milovan Ciric, Dragoljub Milosevic and Miljan Miljanic.
  • Brazil (2): Pedro Otto Bumbel and Carlos Alberto Parreira.
  • Uruguay (2): Víctor Espárrago and Héctor Nuñez.
  • Netherlands (2): Guus Hiddink and Ronald Koeman.
  • Paraguay (1): Heriberto Herrea.
  • Czech Republic (1): Anton Fivber.
  • France (1): Marcel Domingo.
  • Serbia (1): Miroslav Dukic.
  • Portugal (1): Nuno Espírito Santo.

Records

Most games in all official competitions

  1. Alfredo Di Stéfano: 303
  2. Jacinto Quincoces: 229
  3. Unai Emery: 218
  4. Rafael Benítez: 163
  5. Mundo: 159

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