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Málaga CF

Spain · LaLiga · Manager: Juan Funes (#471 in the world) since Nov 2025

#228 World rank · club rating

1,752 Club rating

20th in LaLiga

Málaga CF have had 13 managers since 2015/16. Juan Funes, in charge since November 2025, has the best points per game of them (1.61 in 46 matches) and took the club rating from 1,736 to 1,770.

Málaga CF managers

27 spells since 1999 · newest first

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

Juan Funes #471 now Nov 2025 – present · PPG 1.61 current Nov 2025 – present 46 20-14-12 1.61 1,736 → 1,770 +34 +18.4 +0.16

Sergio Pellicer #874 now Jan 2023 – Nov 2025 · PPG 1.26 Jan 2023 – Nov 2025 76 23-27-26 1.26 1,630 → 1,709 +79 +13.1 +0.06

Alejandro Acejo (stand-in) 5 Oct 2025 – 19 Oct 2025 5 Oct 2025 – 19 Oct 2025 3 1-0-2 +1.1

Pepe Mel Sep 2022 – Jan 2023 · PPG 1.00 Sep 2022 – Jan 2023 18 3-9-6 1.00 1,665 → 1,657 −7 +4.5 −0.07

Ignacio Perez (stand-in) 7 Jan 2023 – 15 Jan 2023 7 Jan 2023 – 15 Jan 2023 2 0-1-1 −2.0

Pablo Guede Apr 2022 – Sep 2022 · PPG 0.79 Apr 2022 – Sep 2022 14 3-2-9 0.79 1,655 → 1,638 −17 −5.6 −0.16

Natxo Gonzalez Jan 2022 – Mar 2022 · PPG 0.67 caretaker Jan 2022 – Mar 2022 9 1-3-5 0.67 1,720 → 1,608 −112 −22.3 −0.32

José Alberto López #351 now Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · PPG 1.31 Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 26 9-7-10 1.31 1,751 → 1,606 −145 −20.7 −0.11

Sergio Pellicer #874 now Jan 2020 – May 2021 · PPG 1.34 Jan 2020 – May 2021 65 22-21-22 1.34 1,823 → 1,733 −90 −16.1 −0.06

Víctor Sánchez #454 now Apr 2019 – Jan 2020 · PPG 1.27 Apr 2019 – Jan 2020 33 10-12-11 1.27 1,796 → 1,793 −3 +0.7 −0.04

Juan Ramon Muniz Aug 2018 – Apr 2019 · PPG 1.57 Aug 2018 – Apr 2019 35 15-10-10 1.57 1,833 → 1,769 −64 −14.0 −0.04

Jose Gonzalez Jan 2018 – May 2018 · PPG 0.47 Jan 2018 – May 2018 19 2-3-14 0.47 1,845 → 1,754 −91 −20.4 −0.19

Míchel Mar 2017 – Jan 2018 · PPG 0.97 Mar 2017 – Jan 2018 33 9-5-19 0.97 1,863 → 1,760 −103 −17.8 −0.10

Marcelo Romero Jan 2017 – Mar 2017 · PPG 0.50 caretaker Jan 2017 – Mar 2017 10 1-2-7 0.50 1,883 → 1,776 −107 −22.7 −0.28

Juande Ramos Aug 2016 – Dec 2016 · PPG 1.17 Aug 2016 – Dec 2016 18 5-6-7 1.17 1,997 → 1,872 −126 −12.2 −0.02

Javi Gracia #833 now Aug 2014 – May 2016 · PPG 1.26 Aug 2014 – May 2016 84 28-22-34 1.26 1,936 → 2,008 +72 +7.8 +0.11

Before 2015/16 · 13 spells, Aug 1999 – May 2014

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

Bernd Schuster Aug 2013 – May 2014 · PPG 1.18 Aug 2013 – May 2014 40 12-11-17 1.18 1,806 → 1,963 +157 +15.2 −0.04

Manuel Pellegrini #17 now Nov 2010 – Jun 2013 · PPG 1.47 Nov 2010 – Jun 2013 129 53-30-46 1.47 1,789 → 1,885 +96 +10.9 +0.11

Rafa Gil Nov 2010 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2010 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,704 → 1,689 −15 −3.0 −0.33

Jesualdo Ferreira Aug 2010 – Oct 2010 · PPG 0.80 caretaker Aug 2010 – Oct 2010 10 2-2-6 0.80 1,731 → 1,704 −27 −13.0 −0.13

Juan Ramon Muniz Aug 2009 – May 2010 · PPG 1.00 Aug 2009 – May 2010 42 8-18-16 1.00 1,782 → 1,691 −91 +2.1 +0.07

Antonio Tapia Aug 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 1.40 Aug 2008 – May 2009 40 15-11-14 1.40 1,655 → 1,745 +90 +14.9 +0.18

Manolo Hierro Feb 2006 – May 2006 · PPG 0.54 Feb 2006 – May 2006 13 1-4-8 0.54 1,611 → 1,561 −50 −26.2 −0.13

Paulino Granero (stand-in) 19 Feb 2006 – 3 May 2006 19 Feb 2006 – 3 May 2006 4 0-1-3 −12.6

Antonio Tapia Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 · PPG 1.29 Jan 2005 – Jan 2006 41 15-8-18 1.29 1,516 → 1,553 +37 −4.6 −0.09

Gregorio Manzano Oct 2004 – Jan 2005 · PPG 0.40 Oct 2004 – Jan 2005 10 1-1-8 0.40 1,694 → 1,430 −264 −41.2 −0.40

Gregorio Manzano Aug 2004 – Oct 2004 · PPG 1.38 Aug 2004 – Oct 2004 8 3-2-3 1.38 1,755 → 1,701 −54 −0.4 +0.02

Juande Ramos Aug 2003 – May 2004 · PPG 1.34 Aug 2003 – May 2004 38 15-6-17 1.34 1,709 → 1,732 +23 +6.6 +0.01

Juan Carlos Añón Jun 2003 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Jun 2003 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,714 → 1,699 −14 −2.9 −0.30

Joaquín Peiró Aug 1999 – Jun 2003 · PPG 1.34 Aug 1999 – Jun 2003 151 51-50-50 1.34 1,441 → 1,728 +287 +35.3

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

Joaquín Peiró is the longest-serving: 151 matches over 3 years (Aug 1999 – Jun 2003), and the most coach rating added (+35.3).

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

1,752Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#228World rankof 943 active clubs

#20LaLigaof 20 clubs

1,995Peak since 2015/16Feb 2016 · low 1,620, Feb 2022

Colour changes with each manager (13 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Málaga CF's club rating peaked at 1,995 in February 2016, under Javi Gracia, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,620 in February 2022, under Natxo Gonzalez.

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

Sun 22 Nov · 17:30 LaLiga A at Osasuna

Preview Osasuna v Málaga CF ›

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 2.67 2.25 2.41 56% 5.08 5.33 4.86

2017/18 38 2.84 1.95 2.58 66% 4.03 4.63 4.90

2016/17 38 3.24 3.03 2.73 76% 5.34 4.66 4.74

2015/16 38 3.05 3.34 2.94 63% 5.08 5.18 5.06

Málaga CF picked up 3.24 cards a game in 2016/17, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 19% above LaLiga's average side (2.73).

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

126 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 1713% 54% 32%

HT drawHT D 108% 2117% 2520%

HT lossHT L 22% 65% 3729%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 45 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 25 matches

1st half · W 25 · D 56 · L 45 GD −29

2nd half · W 28 · D 51 · L 47 GD −25

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

Referees at Málaga CF

15 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

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

Juan Martinez Munuera 9 3-1-5 1.11 2.33 3.01 −22%

Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea 9 2-3-4 1.00 2.11 3.04 −31%

Alberto Undiano 8 0-5-3 0.63 2.63 3.04 −14%

Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo 8 1-3-4 0.75 3.38 3.04 +11%

Antonio Mateu Lahoz 8 2-1-5 0.88 2.38 3.04 −22%

Carlos Del Cerro Grande 8 4-1-3 1.63 4.38 3.04 +44%

Javier Estrada Fernandez 8 1-2-5 0.63 4.63 3.04 +52%

José María Sánchez Martínez 7 2-0-5 0.86 3.14 3.04 +3%

Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 6 2-3-1 1.50 2.67 3.04 −12%

Jesus Gil Manzano 6 3-1-2 1.67 3.83 3.04 +26%

5 more referees with 5+ matches

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

Santiago Jaime Latre 6 1-2-3 0.83 2.33 3.04 −23%

Carlos Clos Gomez 5 3-0-2 1.80 2.00 3.14 −36%

Daniel Jesus Trujillo Suarez 5 1-0-4 0.60 2.20 3.04 −28%

Inaki Vicandi Garrido 5 3-1-1 2.00 3.00 3.14 −5%

Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 5 0-1-4 0.20 4.40 3.04 +45%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (124). Cards = Málaga CF'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 Málaga CF's manager?

Juan Funes, #471 in this week's coach world ranking, since November 2025 - 46 matches, 20 won (1.61 points per game).

How many managers has Málaga CF had since 2015?

13, counting 2 caretakers. Plus 2 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Málaga CF's longest-serving manager?

Joaquín Peiró: 151 matches from August 1999 to June 2003.

How many cards a game do Málaga CF get?

2.67 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.