Coach World Ranking · Managers · LaLiga managers

Villarreal

Spain · LaLiga · Manager: Iñigo Pérez (#352 in the world) since Aug 2026

#66 World rank · club rating

1,933 Club rating

6th in LaLiga

Villarreal have had 8 managers since 2015/16. Unai Emery (Sep 2020 – Oct 2022) had the best points per game of them (1.79 in 126 matches) and took the club rating from 2,104 to 2,117.

Villarreal managers

21 spells since 1998 · newest first

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

Iñigo Pérez #352 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.24 current Aug 2026 – present 17 6-3-8 1.24 2,002 → 1,964 −38 −5.0 −0.09

Marcelino #88 now Nov 2023 – May 2026 · PPG 1.70 Nov 2023 – May 2026 115 56-27-32 1.70 2,062 → 2,040 −22 +17.1 +0.20

Rubén Uría (stand-in) 23 Apr 2025 23 Apr 2025 1 0-0-1 −7.1

Rubén Uría (stand-in) 25 May 2024 – 23 Aug 2024 25 May 2024 – 23 Aug 2024 3 1-2-0 +7.5

Miguel Ángel Tena Nov 2023 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2023 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,992 → 1,983 −8 −1.7 −0.10

Pacheta #424 now Sep 2023 – Nov 2023 · PPG 1.50 Sep 2023 – Nov 2023 12 5-3-4 1.50 2,026 → 1,984 −42 −16.7 −0.12

Quique Setién Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 · PPG 1.49 Oct 2022 – Sep 2023 39 17-7-15 1.49 1,961 → 1,993 +33 −4.7 −0.08

Unai Emery #4 now Sep 2020 – Oct 2022 · PPG 1.79 Sep 2020 – Oct 2022 126 64-34-28 1.79 2,104 → 2,117 +13 +37.8 +0.11

Imanol Idiakez (stand-in) 21 Feb 2021 – 28 Feb 2021 21 Feb 2021 – 28 Feb 2021 2 0-1-1 −4.0

Javier Calleja #691 now Sep 2017 – Jul 2020 · PPG 1.52 Sep 2017 – Jul 2020 129 55-31-43 1.52 2,010 → 2,035 +25 +17.4 0.00

Quique Álvarez (stand-in) 8 Mar 2020 – 13 Jun 2020 8 Mar 2020 – 13 Jun 2020 2 1-0-1 −0.8

Luis Garcia (stand-in) 13 Dec 2018 – 26 Jan 2019 13 Dec 2018 – 26 Jan 2019 9 1-5-3 −10.2

Francisco Escribá Segura #728 now Aug 2016 – Sep 2017 · PPG 1.59 Aug 2016 – Sep 2017 59 26-16-17 1.59 2,042 → 2,019 −23 −2.9 +0.06

Marcelino #88 now Aug 2013 – May 2016 · PPG 1.67 Aug 2013 – May 2016 156 74-38-44 1.67 1,880 → 2,017 +137 +21.4 +0.13

Before 2015/16 · 12 spells, Aug 1998 – May 2012

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

Miguel Angel Lotina Mar 2012 – May 2012 · PPG 1.27 Mar 2012 – May 2012 11 3-5-3 1.27 1,890 → 1,897 +7 +3.1 +0.08

Jose Francisco Molina Jan 2012 – Mar 2012 · PPG 1.09 Jan 2012 – Mar 2012 11 3-3-5 1.09 1,806 → 1,834 +28 −10.8 −0.16

Miguel Angel Lotina Dec 2011 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Dec 2011 1 0-0-1 0.00 0.0

Juan Carlos Garrido #798 now Feb 2010 – Dec 2011 · PPG 1.50 Feb 2010 – Dec 2011 105 45-23-37 1.50 1,768 → 1,751 −17 −15.4 +0.03

Ernesto Valverde #71 now Aug 2009 – Jan 2010 · PPG 1.33 Aug 2009 – Jan 2010 30 11-7-12 1.33 1,862 → 1,732 −131 −13.8 −0.07

Manuel Pellegrini #17 now Aug 2004 – May 2009 · PPG 1.68 Aug 2004 – May 2009 216 100-63-53 1.68 1,735 → 1,879 +144 +51.4 +0.14

Paquito García Feb 2004 – May 2004 · PPG 1.64 Feb 2004 – May 2004 11 5-3-3 1.64 1,736 → 1,745 +10 +1.9 +0.07

Benito Floro Sanz Oct 2002 – Mar 2004 · PPG 1.23 Oct 2002 – Mar 2004 53 17-14-22 1.23 1,675 → 1,694 +19 +5.3 +0.06

Victor Munoz (stand-in) 11 May 2003 11 May 2003 1 1-0-0 +7.3

Victor Munoz (stand-in) 14 Dec 2002 14 Dec 2002 1 0-0-1 −5.2

Paquito García Sep 2002 – Dec 2002 · PPG 1.33 caretaker Sep 2002 – Dec 2002 9 3-3-3 1.33 1,693 → 1,763 +70 +6.5 +0.03

Victor Munoz Sep 2000 – Sep 2002 · PPG 1.31 Sep 2000 – Sep 2002 77 27-20-30 1.31 1,606 → 1,673 +67 +11.3 +0.28

Paquito García Jun 1999 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Jun 1999 2 1-1-0 2.00 1,437 → 1,495 +58 +11.7 +0.35

José Antonio Irulegui Aug 1998 – May 1999 · PPG 0.89 Aug 1998 – May 1999 36 7-11-18 0.89 1,414 → 1,410 −4 −0.6

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

Manuel Pellegrini is the longest-serving: 216 matches over 4 years (Aug 2004 – May 2009), and the most coach rating added (+51.4).

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

1,933Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#66World rankof 943 active clubs

#6LaLigaof 20 clubs

2,102Peak since 2015/16Aug 2022 · low 1,836, Nov 2022

Colour changes with each manager (7 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Villarreal's club rating peaked at 2,102 in August 2022, under Unai Emery, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,836 in November 2022, under Quique Setién.

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 · 13:00 LaLiga A at FC Barcelona

Preview FC Barcelona v Villarreal ›

Wed 25 Nov · 17:45 UEFA Champions League A at SK Slavia Praha

No chances for European games · why

Preview SK Slavia Praha v Villarreal ›

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 2.17 3.17 2.41 81% 7.42 4.42 4.86

2025/26 36 2.25 2.22 2.40 68% 4.03 4.89 4.85

2024/25 38 2.58 2.76 2.35 65% 4.82 4.74 4.76

2023/24 38 3.11 2.45 2.51 69% 4.58 5.26 4.67

2022/23 38 2.45 2.89 2.70 65% 5.53 4.79 4.76

7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2021/22 38 2.13 2.71 2.72 67% 5.26 5.21 4.71

2020/21 38 1.84 2.16 2.32 63% 4.21 3.87 4.37

2019/20 38 2.08 2.37 2.68 66% 3.89 5.95 4.62

2018/19 38 3.16 2.26 2.67 63% 4.42 5.63 4.79

2017/18 38 3.24 2.34 2.58 60% 4.71 5.89 4.90

2016/17 38 2.50 2.71 2.73 68% 4.45 5.58 4.74

2015/16 38 2.76 2.87 2.94 67% 4.61 5.89 5.06

Villarreal won 7.42 corners a game in 2026/27, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 53% 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 11326% 215% 123%

HT drawHT D 6515% 6415% 4410%

HT lossHT L 143% 235% 7217%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 109 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 146 matches

1st half · W 146 · D 173 · L 109 GD +69

2nd half · W 163 · D 151 · L 114 GD +88

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

Referees at Villarreal

34 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

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

Jesus Gil Manzano 25 9-8-8 1.40 3.16 2.54 +24%

Alejandro Hernandez 24 8-12-4 1.50 2.50 2.54 −2%

José Luis Munuera Montero 23 9-4-10 1.35 2.57 2.53 +1%

Carlos Del Cerro Grande 22 11-5-6 1.73 2.41 2.52 −4%

Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea 22 10-5-7 1.59 1.95 2.56 −24%

Javier Estrada Fernandez 20 10-5-5 1.75 2.25 2.60 −13%

José María Sánchez Martínez 19 7-6-6 1.42 3.53 2.65 +33%

César Soto Grado 16 7-1-8 1.38 2.94 2.35 +25%

Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez 16 3-4-9 0.81 2.69 2.45 +10%

Javier Alberola Rojas 16 7-5-4 1.63 1.88 2.46 −24%

24 more referees with 5+ matches

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

Mario Melero Lopez 16 6-6-4 1.50 2.38 2.58 −8%

Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes 16 9-4-3 1.94 2.63 2.57 +2%

Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 13 8-2-3 2.00 2.46 2.37 +4%

Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias 13 6-3-4 1.62 1.85 2.49 −26%

David Medie Jimenez 12 6-4-2 1.83 2.92 2.58 +13%

Alberto Undiano 11 4-4-3 1.45 2.27 2.91 −22%

Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 11 5-3-3 1.64 2.45 2.75 −11%

Santiago Jaime Latre 10 5-5-0 2.00 2.40 2.53 −5%

Jorge Figueroa Vazquez 9 5-3-1 2.00 3.00 2.38 +26%

Adrian Cordero Vega 8 3-1-4 1.25 2.13 2.29 −7%

Alejandro Quintero Gonzalez 8 6-2-0 2.50 2.25 2.38 −6%

David Fernandez Borbalan 8 5-1-2 2.00 3.00 2.83 +6%

Valentin Pizarro Gomez 8 4-2-2 1.75 1.88 2.13 −12%

Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz 7 5-0-2 2.14 2.00 2.51 −20%

Javier Iglesias Villanueva 7 3-1-3 1.43 3.14 2.78 +13%

Victor Garcia Verdura 7 2-3-2 1.29 2.14 2.38 −10%

Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo 6 2-0-4 1.00 3.33 2.83 +18%

Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 6 1-1-4 0.67 4.33 2.91 +49%

Inaki Vicandi Garrido 6 3-2-1 1.83 1.50 2.63 −43%

Carlos Clos Gomez 5 2-0-3 1.20 2.20 2.63 −16%

Eduardo Prieto Iglesias 5 2-2-1 1.60 2.40 2.96 −19%

Francisco Hernandez Maeso 5 3-0-2 1.80 2.00 2.75 −27%

Juan Luis Pulido Santana 5 3-0-2 1.80 2.60 2.71 −4%

Mateo Busquets Ferrer 5 2-1-2 1.40 3.20 2.60 +23%

Under José María Sánchez Martínez, Villarreal picked up 3.53 cards a game, 33% above their own average in the same seasons (19 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (427). Cards = Villarreal'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 Villarreal's manager?

Iñigo Pérez, #352 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 17 matches, 6 won (1.24 points per game).

How many managers has Villarreal had since 2015?

8, counting 1 caretaker. Plus 5 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Villarreal's longest-serving manager?

Manuel Pellegrini: 216 matches from August 2004 to May 2009.

How many cards a game do Villarreal get?

2.17 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.