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Real Sociedad

Spain · LaLiga · Manager: Pellegrino Matarazzo (#152 in the world) since Jan 2026
#51 World rank · club rating
1,954 Club rating
5th in LaLiga

Real Sociedad have had 7 managers since 2015/16. Pellegrino Matarazzo, in charge since January 2026, has the best points per game of them (1.67 in 39 matches) and took the club rating from 1,899 to 2,010.

Real Sociedad managers

24 spells since 1995 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Pellegrino Matarazzo #152 now Jan 2026 – present · PPG 1.67 current Jan 2026 – present 39 18-11-10 1.67 1,899 → 2,010 +112 +29.1 +0.13
John Maisano (stand-in) 3 Sep 2026 3 Sep 2026 1 0-1-0 −2.0
Jon Ansotegi #571 now Dec 2025 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Dec 2025 2 1-1-0 2.00 1,902 → 1,899 −3 +1.7 +0.11
Sergio Francisco Aug 2025 – Dec 2025 · PPG 1.22 Aug 2025 – Dec 2025 18 6-4-8 1.22 1,899 → 1,862 −37 −1.5 −0.11
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea #169 now Jan 2019 – May 2025 · PPG 1.65 Jan 2019 – May 2025 330 153-85-92 1.65 1,963 → 1,910 −53 +27.0 +0.21
Asier Garitano Aug 2018 – Dec 2018 · PPG 1.21 Aug 2018 – Dec 2018 19 6-5-8 1.21 2,013 → 1,967 −46 −9.7 +0.02
Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea #169 now Apr 2018 – May 2018 · PPG 1.88 caretaker Apr 2018 – May 2018 8 5-0-3 1.88 1,936 → 1,992 +56 +15.6 +0.17
Eusebio Dec 2015 – Apr 2018 · PPG 1.43 Dec 2015 – Apr 2018 111 45-24-42 1.43 1,865 → 1,894 +29 −3.0 −0.01
David Moyes #33 now Nov 2014 – Nov 2015 · PPG 1.23 Nov 2014 – Nov 2015 44 13-15-16 1.23 2,008 → 1,897 −111 −23.1 −0.09
Before 2015/16 · 16 spells, Sep 1995 – Nov 2014
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Jagoba Arrasate #371 now Aug 2013 – Nov 2014 · PPG 1.39 Aug 2013 – Nov 2014 67 25-18-24 1.39 1,895 → 1,845 −51 −31.4 +0.01
Philippe Montanier #139 now Aug 2011 – Jun 2013 · PPG 1.46 Aug 2011 – Jun 2013 82 32-24-26 1.46 1,878 → 2,064 +186 +43.9 +0.25
Martín Lasarte Sep 2009 – May 2011 · PPG 1.10 Sep 2009 – May 2011 41 14-3-24 1.10 1,639 → 1,777 +138 −10.6 −0.16
Juanma Lillo Sep 2008 – Oct 2008 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Sep 2008 – Oct 2008 2 1-0-1 1.50 1,652 → 1,628 −24 +0.3 +0.11
Miguel Angel Lotina Oct 2006 – Jun 2007 · PPG 1.06 Oct 2006 – Jun 2007 31 8-9-14 1.06 1,625 → 1,689 +64 +12.4 0.00
Jose Mari Bakero Escudero Mar 2006 – Oct 2006 · PPG 0.88 Mar 2006 – Oct 2006 16 3-5-8 0.88 1,623 → 1,592 −31 −11.0 −0.04
Gonzalo Arconada Feb 2006 – Mar 2006 · PPG 0.75 caretaker Feb 2006 – Mar 2006 8 2-0-6 0.75 1,647 → 1,582 −65 −9.7 −0.07
José Mari Amorrortu Aug 2004 – Jan 2006 · PPG 1.14 Aug 2004 – Jan 2006 58 18-12-28 1.14 1,777 → 1,589 −188 −38.8 −0.12
Raynald Denoueix (stand-in) 11 Sep 2005 11 Sep 2005 1 1-0-0 +3.1
Raynald Denoueix Sep 2002 – May 2004 · PPG 1.56 Sep 2002 – May 2004 84 35-26-23 1.56 1,715 → 1,753 +38 +12.9 +0.17
Roberto Olabe Mar 2002 – May 2002 · PPG 1.89 caretaker Mar 2002 – May 2002 9 5-2-2 1.89 1,692 → 1,790 +98 +29.2 +0.36
John Benjamin Toshack Jan 2001 – Mar 2002 · PPG 1.20 Jan 2001 – Mar 2002 51 16-13-22 1.20 1,681 → 1,686 +5 −0.9 0.00
Periko Alonso Oct 2000 – Dec 2000 · PPG 0.70 caretaker Oct 2000 – Dec 2000 10 2-1-7 0.70 1,684 → 1,587 −97 −20.9 −0.18
Javier Clemente Oct 1999 – Oct 2000 · PPG 1.23 Oct 1999 – Oct 2000 35 10-13-12 1.23 1,657 → 1,662 +6 −3.3 +0.06
Bernd Krauss Aug 1997 – Oct 1999 · PPG 1.48 Aug 1997 – Oct 1999 85 32-30-23 1.48 1,600 → 1,584 −15 −7.9 +0.07
Javier Irureta Dec 1995 – Jun 1997 · PPG 1.59 Dec 1995 – Jun 1997 70 31-18-21 1.59 1,470 → 1,604 +134 +21.7
Salva Iriarte Sep 1995 – Nov 1995 · PPG 1.07 Sep 1995 – Nov 1995 14 4-3-7 1.07 1,500 → 1,452 −48 −11.4

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

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea is the longest-serving: 330 matches over 6 years (Jan 2019 – May 2025). Philippe Montanier added the most coach rating: +43.9 over 82 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
1,954Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#51World rankof 943 active clubs
#5LaLigaof 20 clubs
2,135Peak since 2015/16Oct 2023 · low 1,795, Jan 2016
1,8002,0002,200201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Pellegrino Matarazzo1,944 club rating1,8002,0002,200201620202024Nov 2026 · Pellegrino Matarazzo1,944 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (7 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Real Sociedad's club rating peaked at 2,135 in October 2023, under Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,795 in January 2016, under Eusebio.

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 · 15:15 LaLiga A at Real Racing Club
Preview Real Racing Club v Real Sociedad ›
Thu 26 Nov · 20:00 UEFA Europa League A at Crystal Palace
No chances for European games · why
Preview Crystal Palace v Real Sociedad ›

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 2.33 2.50 2.41 75% 6.67 4.83 4.86
2025/26 36 2.36 2.67 2.40 64% 5.64 4.61 4.85
2024/25 38 2.34 2.13 2.35 72% 5.68 4.71 4.76
2023/24 38 2.63 2.79 2.51 72% 5.21 3.61 4.67
2022/23 38 2.45 2.87 2.70 68% 4.34 4.05 4.76
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 38 2.16 2.58 2.72 72% 4.89 4.58 4.71
2020/21 38 2.13 2.53 2.32 65% 5.16 3.34 4.37
2019/20 38 2.11 2.84 2.68 64% 4.76 3.87 4.62
2018/19 38 2.26 2.89 2.67 71% 4.68 4.82 4.79
2017/18 38 1.74 2.50 2.58 71% 6.13 4.37 4.90
2016/17 38 2.50 3.16 2.73 69% 5.74 4.21 4.74
2015/16 38 2.97 3.29 2.94 65% 5.24 5.24 5.06

Real Sociedad won 6.67 corners a game in 2026/27, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 37% above 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

428 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 11026% 174% 133%
HT drawHT D 5914% 6916% 5413%
HT lossHT L 82% 184% 8019%
42
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 106 matches
73
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 140 matches
1st half · W 140 · D 182 · L 106 GD +43
2nd half · W 133 · D 173 · L 122 GD +15

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

Referees at Real Sociedad

32 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
José Luis Munuera Montero 26 10-7-9 1.42 2.35 2.27 +3%
Juan Martinez Munuera 26 6-9-11 1.04 2.27 2.33 −3%
José María Sánchez Martínez 22 5-6-11 0.95 2.77 2.33 +19%
Mario Melero Lopez 22 9-7-6 1.55 2.50 2.33 +7%
Antonio Mateu Lahoz 19 9-4-6 1.63 1.42 2.29 −38%
Carlos Del Cerro Grande 18 9-2-7 1.61 2.33 2.29 +2%
Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez 17 7-5-5 1.53 3.00 2.30 +30%
Javier Alberola Rojas 17 10-2-5 1.88 1.53 2.24 −32%
Jesus Gil Manzano 17 3-5-9 0.82 2.88 2.27 +27%
Santiago Jaime Latre 16 7-2-7 1.44 2.19 2.27 −4%
22 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
César Soto Grado 15 7-4-4 1.67 2.47 2.31 +7%
Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes 15 6-4-5 1.47 2.87 2.23 +29%
Adrian Cordero Vega 13 6-2-5 1.54 1.54 2.23 −31%
Alejandro Hernandez 13 5-1-7 1.23 2.77 2.38 +16%
Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 12 4-6-2 1.50 2.25 2.34 −4%
Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias 12 7-2-3 1.92 1.92 2.39 −20%
Javier Estrada Fernandez 11 5-0-6 1.36 2.36 2.29 +3%
Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 10 3-2-5 1.10 3.40 2.37 +44%
Jorge Figueroa Vazquez 10 5-2-3 1.70 2.20 2.34 −6%
Valentin Pizarro Gomez 10 7-3-0 2.40 1.40 2.21 −37%
Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 9 3-2-4 1.22 2.00 2.32 −14%
Mateo Busquets Ferrer 9 1-2-6 0.56 3.56 2.44 +46%
Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz 8 5-3-0 2.25 1.25 2.33 −46%
David Medie Jimenez 7 6-1-0 2.71 1.43 2.04 −30%
Eduardo Prieto Iglesias 7 3-3-1 1.71 1.57 2.45 −36%
Victor Garcia Verdura 7 0-4-3 0.57 3.14 2.44 +29%
Alberto Undiano 6 2-2-2 1.33 3.50 2.40 +46%
Francisco Hernandez Maeso 6 4-1-1 2.17 2.00 2.45 −18%
Juan Luis Pulido Santana 6 2-1-3 1.17 2.17 2.47 −12%
Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo 5 3-1-1 2.00 2.20 2.40 −8%
David Fernandez Borbalan 5 1-2-2 1.00 1.40 2.40 −42%
Javier Iglesias Villanueva 5 2-1-2 1.40 2.40 2.54 −5%

Under Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva, Real Sociedad picked up 3.40 cards a game, 44% above their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (426). Cards = Real Sociedad'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 Real Sociedad's manager?

Pellegrino Matarazzo, #152 in this week's coach world ranking, since January 2026 - 39 matches, 18 won (1.67 points per game).

How many managers has Real Sociedad had since 2015?

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

Who is Real Sociedad's longest-serving manager?

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea: 330 matches from January 2019 to May 2025.

How many cards a game do Real Sociedad get?

2.33 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.