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Valencia CF
has had a total of 45 coaches in its history. In their beginnings the players of the team received so much counsels of friends as of players and former players of other teams that responded to play Algirós, like were the cases of Juan Armet "Kinke" and Augustine Sancho, while the own players of the team decided who they played and their position.
The first coach was the Czechoslovakian Antonin Fivebr
, who he was at the club from 1923 until 1927, and in a second stint at the club from 1929 until 1931.
The majority of coaches Valencia have had have been Spaniards. Of the 45 coaches to have managed Valencia, 25 have been Spaniards and 20 foreigners. In some cases, the Spanish coaches have been former players of the club that agreed to take charge after the sacking of the regular coach that season, as were the cases of Eduardo Cubells, Pasieguito or Manolo Mestre.
The main nationalities of the coaches of Valencia barring Spaniards have been Argentina (5 coaches), English (3) and Yugoslavian (3). The club has also had two Uruguayan coaches, two Brazilians, two Dutch an Italian, a Paraguayan, a French, and a Czechoslovakian. While the origin of the majority of the Spanish coaches have been Valencian (7) and Basque (6).
(25):
: 303 games.
Jacinto Quincoces
: 229 games.
Rafael Benítez
: 163 games. "Mundo"
: 159 games.
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...
has had a total of 45 coaches in its history. In their beginnings the players of the team received so much counsels of friends as of players and former players of other teams that responded to play Algirós, like were the cases of Juan Armet "Kinke" and Augustine Sancho, while the own players of the team decided who they played and their position.
The first coach was the Czechoslovakian Antonin Fivebr
Antonín Fivébr
Antonín Fivébr was a Czech footballer and manager of clubs such as Valencia, Spartak Moscow, and Brescia.-Career:...
, who he was at the club from 1923 until 1927, and in a second stint at the club from 1929 until 1931.
The majority of coaches Valencia have had have been Spaniards. Of the 45 coaches to have managed Valencia, 25 have been Spaniards and 20 foreigners. In some cases, the Spanish coaches have been former players of the club that agreed to take charge after the sacking of the regular coach that season, as were the cases of Eduardo Cubells, Pasieguito or Manolo Mestre.
The main nationalities of the coaches of Valencia barring Spaniards have been Argentina (5 coaches), English (3) and Yugoslavian (3). The club has also had two Uruguayan coaches, two Brazilians, two Dutch an Italian, a Paraguayan, a French, and a Czechoslovakian. While the origin of the majority of the Spanish coaches have been Valencian (7) and Basque (6).
Valencia's coaches
Information correct as of match played July. 18th, 2010. Only competitive matches are counted.| Name | Nationality | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% | Honours |
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| Antonin Fivebr Antonín Fivébr Antonín Fivébr was a Czech footballer and manager of clubs such as Valencia, Spartak Moscow, and Brescia.-Career:... |
1923 | 1927 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| James Herriot James Herriot James Herriot was the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS also known as Alf Wight , an English veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinarian to write a series of books of stories about animals and their owners... |
1927 | 1929 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Antonin Fivebr Antonín Fivébr Antonín Fivébr was a Czech footballer and manager of clubs such as Valencia, Spartak Moscow, and Brescia.-Career:... |
1929 | 1931 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Rodolfo Galloway | 14 August 1931 | 30 June 1933 | 49 | 15 | 10 | 24 | % | ||
| Jack Greenwell | 1 July 1933 | 28 November 1934 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | % | ||
| Antonin Fivebr Antonín Fivébr Antonín Fivébr was a Czech footballer and manager of clubs such as Valencia, Spartak Moscow, and Brescia.-Career:... |
1934 | 8 November 1935 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | % | ||
| Andrés Balsa | 8 November 1935 | 1936 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | % | ||
| Ramón Encinas Dios | 1939 | 30 June 1942 | 93 | 52 | 13 | 28 | % | 1 La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... 1 Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
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| Leopoldo Costa "Rino" | 11 July 1942 | 11 April 1943 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | % | ||
| Eduardo Cubells | 15 April 1943 | 1946 | 113 | 59 | 24 | 30 | % | 1 La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
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| Luis Casas Pasarín | 1946 | 1948 | 63 | 35 | 9 | 19 | % | 1 La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
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| Jacinto Quincoces Jacinto Quincoces Jacinto Francisco Fernández de Quincoces y López de Arbina was a Spanish football player and manager, as well as President of the Valencian Pilota Federation.... |
24 June 1948 | 30 June 1954 | 204 | 111 | 34 | 59 | % | 2 Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... 1 Copa Eva Duarte Copa Eva Duarte The Copa Eva Duarte was a Spanish football tournament organized by the RFEF and contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo. In 1940, it had the name of Copa de Campeones, and was not played again until 1945, when the ambassador of Argentina, due to the good relations with the... |
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| Carlos Iturraspe | 1954 | 30 June 1956 | 67 | 31 | 10 | 26 | % | ||
| Luis Miró | 1 Julio 1956 | 30 December 1958 | 85 | 32 | 25 | 28 | % | ||
| Jacinto Quincoces Jacinto Quincoces Jacinto Francisco Fernández de Quincoces y López de Arbina was a Spanish football player and manager, as well as President of the Valencian Pilota Federation.... |
30 December 1958 | 15 September 1959 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | % | ||
| Pedro Otto Bumbel Otto Bumbel Pedro Otto Bumbel was a Brazilian professional football manager who coached a number of Spanish club sides, including Sabadell, Valencia, Racing de Santander, Elche, Sevilla, Atlético Madrid and Málaga... |
15 September 1959 | 30 June 1960 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | % | ||
| Domingo Balmanya | 17 July 1960 | 30 June 1962 | 82 | 36 | 26 | 20 | % | ||
| Alejandro Scopelli | 1 July 1962 | 30 June 1963 | 52 | 25 | 8 | 19 | % | 2 Fairs Cup | |
| Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito" | 1 July 1963 | 15 January 1964 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | % | ||
| "Mundo" Edmundo Suarez Edmundo Suárez Trabanco was a Spanish footballer and coach. He was born in Baracaldo. He played center-forward for Valencia CF for most of his career except for his last season where he played with CD Alcoyano.... |
15 January 1964 | 30 June 1965 | 65 | 36 | 8 | 21 | % | ||
| Sabino Barinaga | 1 July 1965 | 14 May 1966 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 17 | % | ||
| "Mundo" Edmundo Suarez Edmundo Suárez Trabanco was a Spanish footballer and coach. He was born in Baracaldo. He played center-forward for Valencia CF for most of his career except for his last season where he played with CD Alcoyano.... |
14 May 1966 | 15 October 1968 | 94 | 47 | 14 | 33 | % | 1 Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
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| José Iglesias "Joseíto" | 15 October 1968 | 15 October 1969 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | % | ||
| Enrique Buqué/Salvador Artigas | 15 October 1969 | 30 June 1970 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | % | ||
| Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time... |
1 July 1970 | 18 June 1974 | 170 | 81 | 41 | 48 | % | 1 La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... |
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| Milovan Ćirić Milovan Ciric Milovan Ćirić was a Serbian football coach and olso former player. He was the first captain of Red Star Belgrade but in June 1947. he move to the biggest rivals FK Partizan . With FK Partizan he won Yugoslav cup... |
13 July 1974 | 8 Abril 1975 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | % | ||
| Dragoljub Milošević | 11 Abril 1975 | 21 September 1975 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | % | ||
| Manolo Mestre | 21 September 1975 | 30 June 1976 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | % | ||
| Heriberto Herrera | 1 July 1976 | 22 February 1977 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | % | ||
| Manolo Mestre | 22 February 1977 | 30 June 1977 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | % | ||
| Marcel Domingo Marcel Domingo Marcel Domingo Algara was a former French association football goalkeeper and manager of Spanish origin. He spent part of his career in Spain... |
1 July 1977 | 27 March 1979 | 82 | 38 | 16 | 28 | % | ||
| Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito" | 27 March 1979 | 30 June 1979 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | % | 1 Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
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| Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time... |
1 July 1979 | 30 June 1980 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | % | 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
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| Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito" | 1 July 1980 | 4 January 1982 | 68 | 34 | 12 | 22 | % | 1 UEFA Super Cup | |
| Manolo Mestre | 4 January 1982 | 1 November 1982 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | % | ||
| Miljan Miljanić Miljan Miljanic Miljan Miljanić is a retired Yugoslav football player, coach and administrator.... |
1 November 1982 | 9 March 1983 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | % | ||
| Koldo Aguirre | 9 March 1983 | 30 June 1983 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | % | ||
| Francisco García "Paquito" | 1 July 1983 | 10 February 1984 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | % | ||
| Roberto Gil | 10 February 1984 | 27 May 1985 | 60 | 22 | 20 | 18 | % | ||
| Óscar Rubén Valdez | 27 May 1985 | 28 January 1986 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | % | ||
| Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Di Stéfano Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time... |
29 January 1986 | 22 March 1988 | 88 | 35 | 23 | 30 | % | ||
| Roberto Gil | 22 March 1988 | 30 June 1988 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | % | ||
| Víctor Espárrago | 1 July 1988 | 30 June 1991 | 134 | 61 | 42 | 31 | % | ||
| Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009... |
1 July 1991 | 15 November 1993 | 109 | 55 | 24 | 30 | % | ||
| Francisco Real | 15 November 1993 | 15 December 1993 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | % | ||
| Héctor Núñez Héctor Núñez Héctor Núñez Bello is a former Uruguayan footballer and manager. He was manager of the Uruguay squad that won Copa América 1995.-Playing career:Núñez started his playing career at the age of 19 playing for Nacional... |
15 December 1993 | 10 March 1994 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | % | ||
| José Manuel Rielo | 10 March 1994 | 24 March 1994 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
| Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink Guus Hiddink is a Dutch football manager and former player. He was the most recently manager of the Turkish national football team. He is considered to be one of the best managers of his generation and was the best-paid coach in international football in 2009... |
24 March 1994 | 30 June 1994 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | % | ||
| Carlos Alberto Parreira Carlos Alberto Parreira Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager. He managed Brazil to championships at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup... |
1 August 1994 | 5 June 1995 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 15 | % | ||
| José Manuel Rielo | 5 June 1995 | 30 June 1995 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | % | ||
| Luis Aragonés Luis Aragonés José Luis Aragonés Suárez , usually referred to as Luis Aragonés and sometimes simply as Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach.... |
3 July 1995 | 14 November 1996 | 68 | 37 | 12 | 19 | % | ||
| José Manuel Rielo | 14 November 1996 | 22 November 1996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | % | ||
| Jorge Valdano | 22 November 1996 | 15 September 1997 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | % | ||
| Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri, is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Internazionale.He has also managed many other well-known clubs in Europe, including Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus and Roma.-Early life:Ranieri attended St... |
20 September 1997 | 30 June 1999 | 96 | 50 | 18 | 28 | % | 1 Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... 1 UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
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| Héctor Cúper Héctor Cúper Héctor Raúl Cúper is an Argentinean former football defender and a current manager.-Coach:... |
1 July 1999 | 30 June 2001 | 120 | 59 | 30 | 31 | % | 1 Supercopa de España Supercopa de España The Supercopa de España is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey... |
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| Rafael Benítez Rafael Benítez Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010.... |
1 July 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 163 | 87 | 43 | 33 | % | 2 La Liga La Liga The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system... 1 UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
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| Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri Claudio Ranieri, is an Italian football manager, currently in charge as head coach of Internazionale.He has also managed many other well-known clubs in Europe, including Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Parma, Juventus and Roma.-Early life:Ranieri attended St... |
8 July 2004 | 25 February 2005 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | % | 1 UEFA Super Cup | |
| Antonio López Antonio Lopez Antonio Lopez is the name of:* Antonio López de Santa Anna, Mexican general, famous for leading Mexican forces to victory at the Battle of the Alamo* Antonio Lopez , American fashion illustrator* Antonio López Álvarez, Spanish football player... |
25 February 2005 | 30 June 2005 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | % | ||
| Quique Sánchez Flores Quique Sanchez Flores Enrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a right defender, and a current manager.... |
1 July 2005 | 29 October 2007 | 110 | 57 | 24 | 29 | % | ||
| Óscar Fernández | 29 October 2007 | 2 November 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | % | ||
| Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman Ronald Koeman is a former Dutch footballer, and the current manager of Feyenoord. He is the younger brother of former Feyenoord coach Erwin Koeman and the son of former Dutch international Martin Koeman... |
2 November 2007 | 21 April 2008 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | % | 1 Copa del Rey Copa del Rey The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol .... |
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| Salvador González "Voro" | 21 April 2008 | 30 June 2008 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | % | ||
| Unai Emery | 1 July 2008 | 110 | 54 | 31 | 25 | % |
Nationality of the coaches
SpanishSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
(25):
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ValencianosValencian CommunityThe Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
(7): Leopoldo Costa Rino, Eduardo Cubells, Manolo Mestre, Roberto Gil, Paco Real, Jose Manuel Rielo and Óscar Fernandez. - Vascos (7): Jacinto Quincoces, Carlos Iturraspe, Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito", Edmundo Suárez "Mundo", Sabino Barinaga, "Koldo" Aguirre and Unai Emery.
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Catalanes (4): Luis Miró, Domingo Balmanya, Salvador Artigas and Enrique Buqué. - Madrileños (3): Luis Aragonés, Rafael Benítez and Quique Sánchez Flores.
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Gallegos (3): Andrés Balsa, Ramón Encinas Dios and Luis Casas Pasarín. -
Andaluces (1): Antonio López. -
Castellano leonés (1): José Iglesias Joseíto. -
Asturianos (1): Francisco García "Paquito". ArgentineArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
(5) Alejandro Scapelli, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Óscar Rubén Valdez, Jorge Valdano and Héctor Cúper. EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(3): James Herriot, Rodolfo Galloway and Jack Greenwell. YugoslavYugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
(3): Milovan Ciric, Dragoljub Milosevic and Miljan Miljanic. Brazilian (2): Pedro Otto Bumbel and Carlos Alberto Parreira. UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
an (2): Víctor Espárrago and Héctor Nuñez. DutchNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
(2): Guus Hiddink and Ronald Koeman. ParaguayParaguayParaguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
an (1): Heriberto Herrea. CzechCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
(1): Anton Fivber. FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
(1): Marcel Domingo. ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(1): Claudio Ranieri.
Most games in all official competitions
Alfredo Di StéfanoAlfredo Di Stéfano
Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé, born into a family of Italian immigrants from Capri, is a former Argentinian footballer and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time...
: 303 games.
Jacinto QuincocesJacinto Quincoces
Jacinto Francisco Fernández de Quincoces y López de Arbina was a Spanish football player and manager, as well as President of the Valencian Pilota Federation....
: 229 games.
Rafael BenítezRafael Benítez
Rafael "Rafa" Benítez Maudes is a football manager, and former player. He is currently unemployed, after leaving as manager of Internazionale in December 2010....
: 163 games.
"Mundo"Edmundo Suarez
Edmundo Suárez Trabanco was a Spanish footballer and coach. He was born in Baracaldo. He played center-forward for Valencia CF for most of his career except for his last season where he played with CD Alcoyano....
: 159 games.