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Espanyol

Spain · LaLiga · Manager: Jon Lopez since Nov 2026

#113 World rank · club rating

1,857 Club rating

14th in LaLiga

Espanyol have had 16 managers since 2015/16. Vicente Moreno (Sep 2020 – May 2022) had the best points per game of them (1.56 in 85 matches), while the club rating fell from 1,899 to 1,892.

Espanyol managers

36 spells since 1995 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Jon Lopez Nov 2026 – present · PPG 1.00 current Nov 2026 – present 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,861 → 1,857 −5 −0.9 −0.15

Sergio García Oct 2026 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Oct 2026 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,863 → 1,904 +41 +8.3 +0.79

Manolo Gonzalez #516 now Mar 2024 – Oct 2026 · PPG 1.20 Mar 2024 – Oct 2026 103 32-28-43 1.20 1,852 → 1,849 −3 +15.4 +0.03

Luis Blanco (stand-in) 21 Apr 2024 – 27 Apr 2024 21 Apr 2024 – 27 Apr 2024 2 0-2-0 −2.3

Luis Miguel Ramis #281 now Nov 2023 – Mar 2024 · PPG 1.56 Nov 2023 – Mar 2024 18 7-7-4 1.56 1,865 → 1,848 −17 −4.3 −0.01

Luis García Fernández #467 now Apr 2023 – Nov 2023 · PPG 1.42 Apr 2023 – Nov 2023 26 10-7-9 1.42 1,776 → 1,860 +84 +1.5 +0.03

Diego Martinez Aug 2022 – Apr 2023 · PPG 1.10 Aug 2022 – Apr 2023 31 8-10-13 1.10 1,962 → 1,805 −156 −13.4 +0.04

Luis Blanco May 2022 · PPG 1.00 caretaker May 2022 2 0-2-0 1.00 1,855 → 1,868 +13 +2.6 +0.09

Vicente Moreno Sep 2020 – May 2022 · PPG 1.56 Sep 2020 – May 2022 85 37-22-26 1.56 1,899 → 1,892 −7 +11.4 +0.02

Francisco Rufete Jun 2020 – Jul 2020 · PPG 0.14 caretaker Jun 2020 – Jul 2020 7 0-1-6 0.14 1,864 → 1,756 −107 −21.4 −0.40

Abelardo Fernández Jan 2020 – Jun 2020 · PPG 1.18 Jan 2020 – Jun 2020 17 5-5-7 1.18 1,869 → 1,848 −21 +6.0 +0.02

Pablo Machin Oct 2019 – Dec 2019 · PPG 1.00 Oct 2019 – Dec 2019 15 4-3-8 1.00 1,953 → 1,822 −131 −22.8 −0.19

David Gallego Sep 2019 – Oct 2019 · PPG 1.14 caretaker Sep 2019 – Oct 2019 7 2-2-3 1.14 1,962 → 1,895 −68 −13.7 −0.14

Rubi #265 now Aug 2018 – May 2019 · PPG 1.41 Aug 2018 – May 2019 44 16-14-14 1.41 1,984 → 2,088 +104 +24.4 +0.13

David Gallego Apr 2018 – May 2018 · PPG 2.50 caretaker Apr 2018 – May 2018 4 3-1-0 2.50 1,894 → 2,005 +111 +18.6 +0.34

Quique Sánchez Flores #350 now Aug 2016 – Apr 2018 · PPG 1.34 Aug 2016 – Apr 2018 80 27-26-27 1.34 1,969 → 1,898 −70 +2.0 +0.12

Constantin Galca #633 now Dec 2015 – May 2016 · PPG 0.96 Dec 2015 – May 2016 24 6-5-13 0.96 1,854 → 1,915 +61 −6.6 −0.12

Sergio #945 now Aug 2014 – Dec 2015 · PPG 1.34 Aug 2014 – Dec 2015 64 24-14-26 1.34 1,900 → 1,848 −52 +10.1 +0.12

Before 2015/16 · 19 spells, Sep 1995 – May 2014

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Javier Aguirre #209 now Dec 2012 – May 2014 · PPG 1.22 Dec 2012 – May 2014 69 22-18-29 1.22 1,800 → 1,854 +54 −4.0 +0.06

Mauricio Pochettino Jan 2009 – Nov 2012 · PPG 1.22 Jan 2009 – Nov 2012 161 53-38-70 1.22 1,709 → 1,717 +8 −17.4 +0.04

Mané Dec 2008 – Jan 2009 · PPG 0.75 caretaker Dec 2008 – Jan 2009 8 1-3-4 0.75 1,734 → 1,675 −58 −5.5 −0.06

Tintín Márquez Aug 2008 – Nov 2008 · PPG 1.07 Aug 2008 – Nov 2008 15 4-4-7 1.07 1,691 → 1,670 −22 −12.9 −0.09

Ernesto Valverde #71 now Aug 2006 – May 2008 · PPG 1.28 Aug 2006 – May 2008 76 25-22-29 1.28 1,680 → 1,579 −101 −27.5 +0.03

Miguel Angel Lotina Aug 2004 – May 2006 · PPG 1.34 Aug 2004 – May 2006 76 27-21-28 1.34 1,714 → 1,663 −51 +0.5 +0.05

Luis Fernandez Nov 2003 – May 2004 · PPG 1.36 Nov 2003 – May 2004 28 12-2-14 1.36 1,697 → 1,790 +93 +21.1 0.00

Javier Clemente Dec 2002 – Nov 2003 · PPG 1.12 Dec 2002 – Nov 2003 34 8-14-12 1.12 1,664 → 1,595 −70 −14.2 +0.01

Ramón Moya Oct 2002 – Dec 2002 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Oct 2002 – Dec 2002 9 3-0-6 1.00 1,723 → 1,649 −74 −10.4 −0.07

Juande Ramos Sep 2002 – Oct 2002 · PPG 0.33 caretaker Sep 2002 – Oct 2002 3 0-1-2 0.33 1,751 → 1,700 −51 −8.6 −0.16

Javier Clemente Sep 2002 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Sep 2002 2 0-0-2 0.00 1,702 → 1,644 −58 −11.6 −0.40

Paco Flores Jan 2000 – May 2002 · PPG 1.29 Jan 2000 – May 2002 94 33-22-39 1.29 1,723 → 1,682 −41 −7.7 +0.04

Miguel Ángel Brindisi Oct 1998 – Jan 2000 · PPG 1.52 Oct 1998 – Jan 2000 52 21-16-15 1.52 1,603 → 1,690 +87 +3.8 +0.06

Marcelo Bielsa Aug 1998 – Oct 1998 · PPG 0.83 caretaker Aug 1998 – Oct 1998 6 1-2-3 0.83 1,630 → 1,568 −62 −12.3 −0.15

Jose Antonio Camacho Aug 1997 – May 1998 · PPG 1.39 Aug 1997 – May 1998 38 12-17-9 1.39 1,590 → 1,648 +58 +12.7 +0.08

Paco Flores Mar 1997 – Jun 1997 · PPG 1.71 Mar 1997 – Jun 1997 14 7-3-4 1.71 1,555 → 1,595 +41 +8.2 +0.06

Vicente Miera Jan 1997 – Mar 1997 · PPG 0.89 caretaker Jan 1997 – Mar 1997 9 2-2-5 0.89 1,540 → 1,486 −54 −11.4 −0.15

Pepe Carcelén Sep 1996 – Jan 1997 · PPG 1.00 Sep 1996 – Jan 1997 19 5-4-10 1.00 1,603 → 1,442 −161 −37.0 −0.23

Jose Antonio Camacho Sep 1995 – May 1996 · PPG 1.76 Sep 1995 – May 1996 42 20-14-8 1.76 1,500 → 1,635 +135 +22.6

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

Mauricio Pochettino is the longest-serving: 161 matches over 3 years (Jan 2009 – Nov 2012). Rubi added the most coach rating: +24.4 over 44 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. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,857Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#113World rankof 943 active clubs

#14LaLigaof 20 clubs

2,050Peak since 2015/16Oct 2018 · low 1,754, Dec 2022

Colour changes with each manager (17 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Espanyol's club rating peaked at 2,050 in October 2018, under Rubi, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,754 in December 2022, under Diego Martinez.

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

Fri 20 Nov · 20:00 LaLiga A at Athletic Club

Preview Athletic Club v Espanyol ›

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 3.25 3.00 2.41 67% 3.08 5.83 4.86

2025/26 36 2.58 2.61 2.40 71% 4.81 4.72 4.85

2024/25 38 2.34 1.76 2.35 73% 3.79 5.97 4.76

2022/23 38 2.87 3.11 2.70 61% 4.71 5.21 4.76

2021/22 38 2.79 3.37 2.72 72% 4.53 5.87 4.71

5 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2019/20

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2019/20 38 3.05 2.13 2.68 66% 4.11 4.45 4.62

2018/19 38 2.42 3.08 2.67 70% 4.61 5.21 4.79

2017/18 38 2.34 3.08 2.58 69% 4.21 5.16 4.90

2016/17 38 2.26 2.47 2.73 71% 3.61 5.63 4.74

2015/16 38 3.58 3.18 2.94 62% 4.68 4.92 5.06

Espanyol won 3.08 corners a game in 2026/27, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 37% below LaLiga's average side (4.86).

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 4613% 226% 123%

HT drawHT D 5014% 5415% 5415%

HT lossHT L 51% 226% 8725%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 114 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 80 matches

1st half · W 80 · D 158 · L 114 GD −68

2nd half · W 101 · D 121 · L 130 GD −61

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

Referees at Espanyol

29 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Alejandro Hernandez 22 3-6-13 0.68 2.91 2.67 +9%

Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea 20 8-4-8 1.40 2.60 2.69 −3%

Juan Martinez Munuera 18 6-3-9 1.17 2.56 2.69 −5%

Mario Melero Lopez 17 7-3-7 1.41 2.29 2.71 −15%

Jesus Gil Manzano 16 2-6-8 0.75 3.25 2.76 +18%

José Luis Munuera Montero 16 4-5-7 1.06 2.44 2.58 −6%

Carlos Del Cerro Grande 15 3-3-9 0.80 2.07 2.83 −27%

Javier Alberola Rojas 15 4-5-6 1.13 2.93 2.63 +12%

José María Sánchez Martínez 15 6-3-6 1.40 3.20 2.71 +18%

Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez 14 1-5-8 0.57 2.79 2.68 +4%

19 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes 14 5-5-4 1.43 2.79 2.64 +6%

Adrian Cordero Vega 13 4-6-3 1.38 3.23 2.64 +22%

Antonio Mateu Lahoz 13 7-1-5 1.69 2.69 2.62 +3%

Santiago Jaime Latre 10 1-4-5 0.70 2.20 2.82 −22%

Alberto Undiano 9 1-2-6 0.56 2.89 2.65 +9%

Eduardo Prieto Iglesias 9 4-2-3 1.56 2.67 3.02 −12%

Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz 8 3-2-3 1.38 2.88 2.65 +9%

César Soto Grado 7 0-3-4 0.43 3.00 2.73 +10%

David Fernandez Borbalan 7 2-3-2 1.29 2.86 2.73 +5%

Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 7 3-2-2 1.57 3.43 2.65 +29%

Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 7 2-2-3 1.14 2.29 2.80 −18%

Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 7 2-2-3 1.14 2.57 2.65 −3%

Mateo Busquets Ferrer 7 4-1-2 1.86 3.00 2.46 +22%

Carlos Clos Gomez 6 4-0-2 2.00 1.67 2.92 −43%

Jorge Figueroa Vazquez 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.83 2.83 0%

Valentin Pizarro Gomez 6 1-1-4 0.67 2.50 2.90 −14%

Francisco Hernandez Maeso 5 2-2-1 1.60 1.60 2.57 −38%

Inaki Vicandi Garrido 5 2-0-3 1.20 2.40 2.92 −18%

Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias 5 0-3-2 0.60 2.40 2.67 −10%

Under Carlos Del Cerro Grande, Espanyol picked up 2.07 cards a game, 27% below their own average in the same seasons (15 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (351). Cards = Espanyol'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 Espanyol's manager?

Jon Lopez, since November 2026 - 1 match, 0 won (1.00 points per game).

How many managers has Espanyol had since 2015?

16, counting 4 caretakers. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Espanyol's longest-serving manager?

Mauricio Pochettino: 161 matches from January 2009 to November 2012.

How many cards a game do Espanyol get?

3.25 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.