Sporting Gijón

Spain · LaLiga 2015/16 – 2016/17 · LaLiga 2 now · Manager: Nicolas Larcamon since Aug 2026

#203 World rank · club rating

1,771 Club rating

10th in LaLiga 2

Sporting Gijón played 2 LaLiga seasons (2015/16 – 2016/17) and are in LaLiga 2 now. Ruben Baraja (Dec 2017 – Nov 2018) had the best points per game of them (1.60 in 43 matches) and took the club rating from 1,734 to 1,811.

Sporting Gijón managers

25 spells since 1995 · newest first

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

Nicolas Larcamon Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.79 current Aug 2026 – present 14 8-1-5 1.79 1,751 → 1,767 +16 +2.4 +0.04

Borja Jiménez #204 now Oct 2025 – May 2026 · PPG 1.58 Oct 2025 – May 2026 36 17-6-13 1.58 1,783 → 1,819 +36 +4.2 +0.01

Álex Martínez (stand-in) 15 Feb 2026 15 Feb 2026 1 0-1-0 +1.5

Asier Garitano Apr 2025 – Oct 2025 · PPG 1.50 Apr 2025 – Oct 2025 16 8-0-8 1.50 1,704 → 1,689 −16 −0.7 −0.05

Ruben Albes #974 now Aug 2024 – Apr 2025 · PPG 1.22 Aug 2024 – Apr 2025 36 10-14-12 1.22 1,756 → 1,662 −95 −14.9 +0.03

Miguel Angel Ramirez #953 now Jan 2023 – Jun 2024 · PPG 1.38 Jan 2023 – Jun 2024 66 24-19-23 1.38 1,749 → 1,770 +21 +2.9 +0.04

Abelardo Fernández May 2022 – Jan 2023 · PPG 1.33 May 2022 – Jan 2023 30 9-13-8 1.33 1,694 → 1,767 +73 +15.5 +0.02

Jose Lluis Marti Feb 2022 – May 2022 · PPG 0.60 caretaker Feb 2022 – May 2022 10 1-3-6 0.60 1,747 → 1,668 −78 −15.7 −0.31

David Gallego Sep 2020 – Feb 2022 · PPG 1.48 Sep 2020 – Feb 2022 77 30-24-23 1.48 1,845 → 1,719 −125 −9.0 +0.01

Miroslav Đukić Jan 2020 – Jul 2020 · PPG 1.38 Jan 2020 – Jul 2020 21 8-5-8 1.38 1,772 → 1,816 +43 +4.0 −0.01

José Alberto López #351 now Nov 2018 – Dec 2019 · PPG 1.42 Nov 2018 – Dec 2019 53 20-15-18 1.42 1,828 → 1,741 −87 −17.7 −0.07

Ruben Baraja Dec 2017 – Nov 2018 · PPG 1.60 Dec 2017 – Nov 2018 43 20-9-14 1.60 1,734 → 1,811 +77 +9.1 +0.01

Paco Herrera Aug 2017 – Dec 2017 · PPG 1.40 Aug 2017 – Dec 2017 20 7-7-6 1.40 1,870 → 1,719 −151 −30.9 −0.08

Rubi #265 now Jan 2017 – May 2017 · PPG 0.95 Jan 2017 – May 2017 20 4-7-9 0.95 1,751 → 1,815 +63 +10.9 −0.01

Abelardo Fernández Aug 2015 – Jan 2017 · PPG 0.87 Aug 2015 – Jan 2017 60 13-13-34 0.87 1,837 → 1,702 −134 −16.5 +0.04

Before 2015/16 · 11 spells, Sep 1995 – Mar 2014

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

Jose Ramon Sandoval Mar 2014 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Mar 2014 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,801 → 1,772 −29 −5.9 −0.53

Javier Clemente Feb 2012 – May 2012 · PPG 1.06 Feb 2012 – May 2012 17 5-3-9 1.06 1,757 → 1,863 +106 +8.7 +0.03

Iñaki Tejada Feb 2012 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Feb 2012 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,746 → 1,745 −1 −0.2 −0.04

Manolo Preciado Aug 2008 – Jan 2012 · PPG 1.12 Aug 2008 – Jan 2012 146 43-35-68 1.12 1,530 → 1,725 +195 +14.9 +0.27

José Antonio Redondo Apr 1998 – May 1998 · PPG 0.57 caretaker Apr 1998 – May 1998 7 1-1-5 0.57 1,423 → 1,374 −49 −10.1 −0.09

José Novoa Dec 1997 – Mar 1998 · PPG 0.44 Dec 1997 – Mar 1998 16 1-4-11 0.44 1,402 → 1,348 −54 −16.3 −0.24

Antonio Maceda Oct 1997 – Dec 1997 · PPG 0.18 Oct 1997 – Dec 1997 11 0-2-9 0.18 1,499 → 1,320 −179 −24.6 −0.27

Miguel Ángel Montes Apr 1997 – Sep 1997 · PPG 1.25 Apr 1997 – Sep 1997 12 4-3-5 1.25 1,487 → 1,461 −26 −4.5 +0.08

Benito Floro Sanz Sep 1996 – Apr 1997 · PPG 1.03 Sep 1996 – Apr 1997 34 9-8-17 1.03 1,459 → 1,435 −24 −10.2 −0.03

José Novoa Jan 1996 – May 1996 · PPG 1.05 Jan 1996 – May 1996 22 6-5-11 1.05 1,486 → 1,445 −41 −8.1

Ricardo Rezza Sep 1995 – Jan 1996 · PPG 1.05 Sep 1995 – Jan 1996 19 6-2-11 1.05 1,500 → 1,419 −81 −20.7

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

Manolo Preciado is the longest-serving: 146 matches over 3 years (Aug 2008 – Jan 2012). Abelardo Fernández added the most coach rating: +15.5 over 30 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

1,771Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#203World rankof 943 active clubs

#10LaLiga 2of 33 clubs

1,978Peak since 2015/16Apr 2018 · low 1,689, Mar 2023

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

Sporting Gijón's club rating peaked at 1,978 in April 2018, under Ruben Baraja, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,689 in March 2023, under Miguel Angel Ramirez.

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

Sporting Gijón play in LaLiga 2 now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2016/17 38 3.21 2.13 2.73 66% 4.63 4.95 4.74

2015/16 38 3.00 2.82 2.94 63% 4.34 4.53 5.06

Sporting Gijón picked up 3.21 cards a game in 2016/17, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 18% 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

76 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 912% 23% 34%

HT drawHT D 79% 1418% 1520%

HT lossHT L 11% 34% 2229%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 26 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 14 matches

1st half · W 14 · D 36 · L 26 GD −24

2nd half · W 17 · D 28 · L 31 GD −28

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

Referees at Sporting Gijón

7 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

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

Javier Estrada Fernandez 7 2-1-4 1.00 3.71 3.11 +20%

Alberto Undiano 5 2-2-1 1.60 2.20 3.11 −29%

Carlos Clos Gomez 5 2-1-2 1.40 3.80 3.11 +22%

Carlos Del Cerro Grande 5 0-0-5 0.00 3.00 3.11 −3%

Inaki Vicandi Garrido 5 1-2-2 1.00 2.20 3.11 −29%

Jesus Gil Manzano 5 1-1-3 0.80 5.00 3.11 +61%

Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea 5 1-1-3 0.80 3.20 3.11 +3%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (76). Cards = Sporting Gijón'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 Sporting Gijón's manager?

Nicolas Larcamon, since August 2026 - 14 matches, 8 won (1.79 points per game).

How many managers has Sporting Gijón had since 2015?

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

Who is Sporting Gijón's longest-serving manager?

Manolo Preciado: 146 matches from August 2008 to January 2012.

How many cards a game do Sporting Gijón get?

3.21 a game in LaLiga in 2016/17, against 2.73 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.