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BACKROOM STAFF · 2025/26

Sporting Gijón backroom staff

We hold the names of 32 people on Sporting Gijón's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Borja Jiménez manages the first team, with Álex Martínez as assistant manager. Sporting Gijón's is the 5th longest staff list of the 26 La Liga 2 clubs we hold.

STAFF NAMED32
COACHING12
MEDICAL7
SCOUTING AND ANALYSIS5
NATIONALITIES3
MEDIAN AGE44

Coaching staff

The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 12 people

Sporting Gijón coaching staff in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
Borja Jiménez Manager First team 40 Spain Leganés before that Deportivo La Coruña, Cartagena and Mirandés
Marcos Landeira Manager Under-19s 38 Spain -
Álex Martínez Assistant manager First team 52 Spain Leganés before that Deportivo La Coruña
David De Dios Coach First team 44 Spain Celta Vigo
Mario Cotelo Coach First team 50 Spain -
Chispi Coach Under-19s 54 Spain -
David Llerandi Coach Under-19s 37 Spain -
Iván Otero Coach Under-19s 48 Spain -
Jorge Sariego Goalkeeping coach First team 41 Spain -
Iván Dongil Goalkeeping coach Under-19s 34 Spain -
Rubén Goalkeeping coach Under-19s 43 Spain -
Carlos Hernández Fitness coach First team 29 Spain -

Medical and sports science

Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people

Sporting Gijón medical and sports science in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY
Carlos Rivera Chief doctor Club-wide 50 Spain
Alberto Argüello Club doctor First team 51 Costa Rica
José Miguel García Club doctor First team 49 Mexico
Diego Lobelle Physio First team 52 Spain
Pablo Del Fueyo Physio First team 37 Spain
Pelayo Merediz Physio First team 36 Spain
Ismael López-Aguado Physio Under-19s 31 Spain

Scouting and analysis

Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 5 people

Sporting Gijón scouting and analysis in 2025/26: name, role, team, age, nationality.
NAME ROLE TEAM AGE NATIONALITY
Fredi Chief scout Club-wide 51 Spain
Gerardo García Scout Club-wide 38 Spain
Emilio Recruitment analyst Club-wide 54 Spain
René Centrón Recruitment analyst Club-wide 28 Spain
Caco Morán Performance analyst First team 52 Spain

Football management

The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person

Sporting Gijón football management in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY
Felipe Vega-Arango Head of youth development 48 Spain

Owners and directors

Who owns Sporting Gijón and sits on its board

Sporting Gijón owners and directors in 2025/26: name, role, age, nationality and previous clubs.
NAME ROLE AGE NATIONALITY PREVIOUSLY AT
José Riestra Managing director 43 Mexico CD Atlas before that CD Santos Laguna
David Guerra Director 41 Spain -
Fer Iturbe Director 35 Spain Eibar
Israel Villaseñor Director 42 Mexico CD Atlas
Jaime Cuesta Director 44 Spain CD Cruz Azul before that Querétaro FC
Joaquín Director 69 Spain -
Pepe Acebal Director 68 Spain -

Backroom staff at every La Liga 2 club

The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26

Cádiz 43 Valladolid 40 Zaragoza 37 Oviedo 34 Sporting 32 Tenerife 31 Las Palmas 29 Granada 25 Almería 23 Mallorca 23 Albacete 22 Córdoba 21 Burgos 20 Huesca 20 Leganés 20 A.D. Ceuta F.C. 19 Castellón 19 Girona 19 Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa 18 F.C. Andorra 17 Eibar 16 Sabadell 15 Mirandés 13 Eldense 12
Real Sociedad B 7
R.C. Celta Fortuna 6

Sporting Gijón's list is the 5th longest of the 26, against a median of 20 across the division. Cádiz names the most, 43. R.C. Celta Fortuna names the fewest, 6.

Sporting Gijón against the La Liga 2, department by department

Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club

Sporting Gijón staff by department against the La Liga 2 average and the largest department in the division, 2025/26.
DEPARTMENT SPORTING AVERAGE MOST AT
Coaching 12 9 19 Zaragoza
Medical and sports science 7 5 13 Valladolid
Scouting and analysis 5 4 12 Cádiz
Football management 1 1 2 Cádiz
Owners and directors 7 3 7 Sporting Gijón Sporting

Backrooms the size of Sporting Gijón's, in every league

Sporting Gijón's 32 names make the joint 292nd longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for

Clubs ranked by the number of staff we hold for 2025/26, from 292nd to 310th, with Sporting Gijón among them.
# CLUB LEAGUE STAFF
292 Estoril Praia Futebol Primeira Liga 32
292 F Marinos J1 League 32
292 FC Nantes Ligue 2 32
292 FK Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien 32
292 Górnik Zabrze Ekstraklasa 32
292 Holstein Kiel 2. Bundesliga 32
292 Leyton Orient League One 32
292 Lommel SK Belgian Pro League 32
292 Portimonense - 32
292 Sagan Tosu - 32
292 Sporting Gijón Sporting La Liga 2 32
292 Stade Brestois 29 Ligue 1 32
292 Stade Malherbe Caen - 32
292 Trapani 1905 FC - 32
292 Vasco da Gama Brasileirão Série A 32
310 Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club Saudi Pro League 31
310 Alliance Club Horsens Danish Superliga 31
310 Crotone - 31
310 DSC Arminia Bielefeld 2. Bundesliga 31
310 Kashima Antlers J1 League 31
310 Korona Kielce Ekstraklasa 31

Where Sporting Gijón's staff come from

3 nationalities across the 32 staff whose nationality we hold

Spain 28
Mexico 3
Costa Rica 1

Spain supplies 28 of the 32, 88%. The median age is 44. The oldest is Joaquín, director, at 69, and the youngest René Centrón, recruitment analyst, at 28. 7 members of staff came from another club, most often CD Atlas (2).

Where Sporting Gijón's former staff work now

On Sporting Gijón's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 10 people

People who worked at Sporting Gijón in an earlier season and the club and job they hold in 2025/26.
NAME ROLE NOW NOW AT
José Alberto Manager Racing Santander Racing
Rubi Manager Almería
Jaume Torras Assistant manager Almería
Luis Piedrahita Assistant manager Botafogo
Pablo Álvarez Coach Racing Santander Racing
Monchi Goalkeeping coach Al-Qadsiah Football Club
Fran Albert Fitness coach Valladolid
Xabi Gil Fitness coach Almería
Gonzalo Revuelta Club doctor Racing Santander Racing
Rodrigo Del Campo Performance analyst Al-Qadsiah Football Club

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sporting Gijón's manager?

Borja Jiménez is the Sporting Gijón first-team manager, aged 40. Álex Martínez is the assistant manager.

Who is the goalkeeping coach at Sporting Gijón?

Jorge Sariego coaches the Sporting Gijón first-team goalkeepers.

Who is Sporting Gijón's chief scout?

Fredi is chief scout at Sporting Gijón.

How many backroom staff do Sporting Gijón have?

We hold the names of 32 people on Sporting Gijón's staff for 2025/26: 12 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 5 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 5th longest list of the 26 La Liga 2 clubs we hold, against a median of 20. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 292nd longest of 815.

Where to next

For what Sporting Gijón pays its squad, see Sporting Gijón player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Borja Jiménez. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga 2 wages.