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Deportivo Alavés

Spain · LaLiga · Manager: Quique Sánchez Flores (#350 in the world) since Mar 2026
#103 World rank · club rating
1,867 Club rating
10th in LaLiga

Deportivo Alavés have had 16 managers since 2015/16. José Bordalás (Aug 2015 – Apr 2016) had the best points per game of them (1.65 in 37 matches) and took the club rating from 1,662 to 1,774.

Deportivo Alavés managers

25 spells since 1998 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Quique Sánchez Flores #350 now Mar 2026 – present · PPG 1.26 current Mar 2026 – present 23 7-8-8 1.26 1,864 → 1,897 +34 +10.2 +0.08
Eduardo Coudet #597 now Dec 2024 – Feb 2026 · PPG 1.24 Dec 2024 – Feb 2026 55 17-17-21 1.24 1,869 → 1,831 −38 −4.0 +0.01
Luis Garcia #463 now Aug 2022 – Nov 2024 · PPG 1.46 Aug 2022 – Nov 2024 108 43-29-36 1.46 1,882 → 1,862 −20 +12.6 −0.01
Julio Velazquez #166 now Apr 2022 – May 2022 · PPG 1.13 caretaker Apr 2022 – May 2022 8 3-0-5 1.13 1,886 → 1,838 −48 −2.1 +0.04
Jose Luis Mendilibar #172 now Jan 2022 – Apr 2022 · PPG 0.58 Jan 2022 – Apr 2022 12 1-4-7 0.58 1,827 → 1,843 +16 −3.4 −0.05
Javier Calleja #691 now Apr 2021 – Dec 2021 · PPG 1.14 Apr 2021 – Dec 2021 29 9-6-14 1.14 1,877 → 1,858 −20 +0.2 +0.06
Abelardo Fernández Jan 2021 – Apr 2021 · PPG 0.42 Jan 2021 – Apr 2021 12 1-2-9 0.42 1,871 → 1,789 −82 −23.9 −0.22
Pablo Machin Sep 2020 – Jan 2021 · PPG 1.20 Sep 2020 – Jan 2021 20 6-6-8 1.20 1,893 → 1,872 −21 +1.0 −0.01
Juan Ramon Muniz Jul 2020 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Jul 2020 4 1-1-2 1.00 1,824 → 1,836 +12 +2.5 +0.01
Asier Garitano Aug 2019 – Jul 2020 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2019 – Jul 2020 35 9-8-18 1.00 1,976 → 1,795 −182 −28.8 −0.10
Abelardo Fernández Dec 2017 – May 2019 · PPG 1.46 Dec 2017 – May 2019 69 29-14-26 1.46 1,846 → 1,897 +51 +13.9 +0.17
Giovanni De Biasi Sep 2017 – Nov 2017 · PPG 0.86 caretaker Sep 2017 – Nov 2017 7 2-0-5 0.86 1,817 → 1,808 −9 −7.5 −0.07
Javier Cabello Sep 2017 – Nov 2017 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Sep 2017 – Nov 2017 4 2-0-2 1.50 1,866 → 1,876 +10 +4.7 +0.22
Luis Zubeldia Aug 2017 – Sep 2017 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2017 – Sep 2017 4 0-0-4 0.00 1,916 → 1,839 −77 −17.3 −0.26
Mauricio Pellegrino Aug 2016 – May 2017 · PPG 1.51 Aug 2016 – May 2017 47 18-17-12 1.51 1,795 → 2,014 +219 +61.3 +0.35
Roberto Ochoa Cadinanos Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 · PPG 2.43 caretaker Apr 2016 – Jun 2016 7 5-2-0 2.43 1,740 → 1,856 +116 +23.2 +0.38
José Bordalás #478 now Aug 2015 – Apr 2016 · PPG 1.65 Aug 2015 – Apr 2016 37 17-10-10 1.65 1,662 → 1,774 +112 +19.3 +0.12
Before 2015/16 · 8 spells, Aug 1998 – Oct 2011
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Luis De La Fuente Sep 2011 – Oct 2011 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Sep 2011 – Oct 2011 2 1-0-1 1.50 1,584 → 1,569 −15 −3.0 −0.45
Miguel Angel Alvarez Tome Aug 2010 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2010 1 0-0-1 0.00 0.0
Jose Maria Salmeron Morales Sep 2008 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Sep 2008 1 0-0-1 0.00 0.0
Mario Luna Feb 2006 – May 2006 · PPG 1.13 Feb 2006 – May 2006 15 4-5-6 1.13 1,633 → 1,638 +5 +1.8 +0.02
Juan Carlos Oliva Jan 2006 – Feb 2006 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Jan 2006 – Feb 2006 5 3-1-1 2.00 1,566 → 1,680 +114 +22.8 +0.33
Chuchi Cos Aug 2005 – Jan 2006 · PPG 0.67 Aug 2005 – Jan 2006 18 2-6-10 0.67 1,558 → 1,507 −50 −19.4 −0.23
Txutxi Aranguren May 2003 – Jun 2003 · PPG 0.71 caretaker May 2003 – Jun 2003 7 1-2-4 0.71 1,662 → 1,602 −60 −10.3 −0.12
Mané Aug 1998 – Apr 2003 · PPG 1.28 Aug 1998 – Apr 2003 183 66-36-81 1.28 1,421 → 1,623 +202 +4.4

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Mané is the longest-serving: 183 matches over 4 years (Aug 1998 – Apr 2003). Mauricio Pellegrino added the most coach rating: +61.3 over 47 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
1,867Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#103World rankof 943 active clubs
#10LaLigaof 20 clubs
2,081Peak since 2015/16Oct 2018 · low 1,683, Aug 2015
1,6001,8002,0002,200201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Quique Sánchez Flores1,859 club rating1,6001,8002,0002,200201620202024Nov 2026 · Quique Sánchez Flores1,859 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (16 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Deportivo Alavés's club rating peaked at 2,081 in October 2018, under Abelardo Fernández, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,683 in August 2015, under José Bordalás.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Sat 21 Nov · 13:00 LaLiga H v Deportivo de A Coruña
Preview Deportivo Alavés v Deportivo de A Coruña ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 12 2.08 2.17 2.41 60% 4.00 4.67 4.86
2025/26 36 2.69 2.19 2.40 68% 5.00 5.00 4.85
2024/25 38 2.92 2.95 2.35 77% 4.79 4.66 4.76
2023/24 38 2.24 2.89 2.51 65% 4.92 4.39 4.67
2021/22 38 2.53 2.18 2.72 60% 3.66 6.08 4.71
5 earlier seasons, 2016/17 – 2020/21
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2020/21 38 2.74 2.18 2.32 67% 3.74 5.32 4.37
2019/20 38 3.08 2.37 2.68 60% 3.58 4.63 4.62
2018/19 38 2.68 2.50 2.67 63% 3.82 6.08 4.79
2017/18 38 2.97 2.34 2.58 63% 3.63 6.18 4.90
2016/17 38 3.32 2.87 2.73 68% 3.63 6.21 4.74

Deportivo Alavés won 3.58 corners a game in 2019/20, their fewest in any season since 2016/17 and 23% below LaLiga's average side (4.62).

League matches only (LaLiga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. LaLiga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

352 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 4814% 175% 103%
HT drawHT D 5014% 5716% 6117%
HT lossHT L 62% 154% 8825%
33
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 109 matches
64
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 75 matches
1st half · W 75 · D 168 · L 109 GD −60
2nd half · W 90 · D 123 · L 139 GD −77

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Deportivo Alavés

29 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
José Luis Munuera Montero 26 6-6-14 0.92 2.15 2.78 −23%
Mario Melero Lopez 25 7-4-14 1.00 2.72 2.81 −3%
Javier Alberola Rojas 17 6-4-7 1.29 1.94 2.66 −27%
José María Sánchez Martínez 17 7-3-7 1.41 2.65 2.80 −6%
Juan Martinez Munuera 17 3-3-11 0.71 2.06 2.80 −26%
Carlos Del Cerro Grande 14 4-5-5 1.21 2.50 2.89 −13%
Santiago Jaime Latre 14 4-5-5 1.21 2.71 2.89 −6%
Adrian Cordero Vega 12 5-1-6 1.33 2.67 2.77 −4%
César Soto Grado 12 2-6-4 1.00 3.08 2.70 +14%
Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez 12 4-2-6 1.17 3.17 2.70 +17%
19 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Jesus Gil Manzano 12 4-4-4 1.33 3.50 2.80 +25%
Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes 12 4-3-5 1.25 4.00 2.74 +46%
Alejandro Hernandez 11 3-3-5 1.09 3.73 2.79 +34%
Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 11 2-3-6 0.82 3.00 2.58 +16%
Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias 11 5-1-5 1.45 2.91 2.59 +12%
Victor Garcia Verdura 11 1-5-5 0.73 2.45 2.56 −4%
Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz 10 2-1-7 0.70 2.30 2.59 −11%
Antonio Mateu Lahoz 9 3-4-2 1.44 3.78 2.87 +32%
Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 8 2-2-4 1.00 3.63 2.99 +21%
Jorge Figueroa Vazquez 8 1-2-5 0.63 2.00 2.50 −20%
David Medie Jimenez 7 3-0-4 1.29 3.00 2.87 +5%
Mateo Busquets Ferrer 7 1-3-3 0.86 2.29 2.62 −13%
Alberto Undiano 6 5-0-1 2.50 3.17 2.99 +6%
Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez 6 0-2-4 0.33 3.00 2.71 +11%
Daniel Jesus Trujillo Suarez 6 1-4-1 1.17 2.83 3.14 −10%
Javier Estrada Fernandez 6 2-2-2 1.33 3.17 3.01 +5%
Eduardo Prieto Iglesias 5 1-2-2 1.00 3.20 2.88 +11%
Francisco Hernandez Maeso 5 0-2-3 0.40 2.60 2.62 −1%
Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 5 3-1-1 2.00 3.00 3.12 −4%

Under Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes, Deportivo Alavés picked up 4.00 cards a game, 46% above their own average in the same seasons (12 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (350). Cards = Deportivo Alavés's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Deportivo Alavés's manager?

Quique Sánchez Flores, #350 in this week's coach world ranking, since March 2026 - 23 matches, 7 won (1.26 points per game).

How many managers has Deportivo Alavés had since 2015?

16, counting 6 caretakers.

Who is Deportivo Alavés's longest-serving manager?

Mané: 183 matches from August 1998 to April 2003.

How many cards a game do Deportivo Alavés get?

2.08 a game in LaLiga in 2026/27, against 2.41 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.