Deportivo Alavés backroom staff
We hold the names of 29 people on Deportivo Alavés's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Quique Sánchez Flores manages the first team, with Antonio Díaz Carlavilla as assistant manager. Deportivo Alavés's is the joint 15th longest staff list of the 20 La Liga clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 10 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quique Sánchez Flores | Manager | First team | 60 | Spain |  |
| Javi González | Manager | Under-19s | 51 | Spain |  |
| Antonio Díaz Carlavilla | Assistant manager | First team | 57 | Spain | |
| Gorka Álvarez de Arcaya | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 28 | Spain | - |
| Christian Moya | Coach | First team | 38 | Spain | - |
| Lluis Codina | Coach | First team | 52 | Spain |  |
| Javi Barbero | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 48 | Spain |  |
| Nenad Njaradi | Fitness coach | First team | 58 | Serbia | - |
| Óscar García Hermo | Fitness coach | First team | 51 | Spain | |
| Miguel Rodrigues | Fitness coach | Under-19s | 30 | Portugal | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto Fernández | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 63 | Spain | |
| Javier Pérez Elorrieta | Head physio | Club-wide | 56 | Spain | Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa |
| Danel Etxeberría | Physio | First team | 34 | Spain |  |
| Eneko Candal | Physio | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| Íñigo Simón | Sports scientist | First team | 41 | Spain | - |
| Josu Díaz de Alda | Sports scientist | First team | 44 | Spain | - |
| Mario Pérez Campillo | Sports scientist | First team | 31 | Spain | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco | Chief scout | Club-wide | 66 | Spain | - |
| Raúl Pérez | Scout | Club-wide | 51 | Spain | - |
| Santi Carpintero | Scout | Club-wide | 48 | Spain | - |
| Urbano Santos | Scout | Club-wide | 50 | Spain | - |
| Abel Ruiz de Arbulo | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 56 | Spain | - |
| Pablo Sanzol | Recruitment analyst | Club-wide | 35 | Spain | - |
| Jon Zubillaga | Head performance analyst | Club-wide | 38 | Spain | - |
| José Luis Gallardo | Performance analyst | First team | 53 | Spain |  |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Manuel Sevillano | Head of youth development | 46 | Spain | |
Owners and directors
Who owns Deportivo Alavés and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every La Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Deportivo Alavés's list is the joint 15th longest of the 20, against a median of 38 across the division. Real Madrid names the most, 59. Elche names the fewest, 22.
Deportivo Alavés against the La Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ALAVÉS | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 10 | 16 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 8 | 16 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 8 | 9 | 19 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 5 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Deportivo Alavés's, in every league
Deportivo Alavés's 29 names make the joint 349th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 328 |  | Ligue 2 | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | Liga MX | 30 |
| 328 |  | Belgian Pro League | 30 |
| 328 |  | League Two | 30 |
| 328 |  | League One | 30 |
| 349 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 29 |
| 349 | Académico de Viseu Futebol Clube | Primeira Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Women's Super League | 29 |
| 349 |  | Liga MX | 29 |
| 349 | Deportivo Alavés Alavés | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 | | La Liga | 29 |
| 349 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 29 |
| 349 | Kyoto Sanga F.C. | J1 League | 29 |
| 349 |  | La Liga 2 | 29 |
| 349 | Neom Sports Club | Saudi Pro League | 29 |
| 349 | NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | Croatian First League | 29 |
| 349 | OL Lyonnes Women | Division 1 Féminine | 29 |
| 349 |  | Ekstraklasa | 29 |
| 349 |  | J1 League | 29 |
Where Deportivo Alavés's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 29 staff whose nationality we hold
Spain supplies 27 of the 29, 93%. The median age is 50. The oldest is Coco, chief scout, at 66, and the youngest Gorka Álvarez de Arcaya, assistant manager, at 28. 12 members of staff came from another club, most often Athletic Bilbao (2).
Where Deportivo Alavés's former staff work now
On Deportivo Alavés's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 12 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| José Luis Mendilibar | Manager |  |
| Mauricio Pellegrino | Manager |  |
| Carlos Compagnucci | Assistant manager | |
| Sendoa Agirre | Coach | |
| Xavi Tamarit | Coach |  |
| Jesús Unanua | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Juanan | Chief scout |  |
| Andrés Fernández | Scout |  |
| Toni Lima | Scout |  |
| Rami | Performance analyst | |
| Ibon Etxeazarra | Performance analyst |  |
| Mikel González | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Deportivo Alavés's manager?
Quique Sánchez Flores is the Deportivo Alavés first-team manager, aged 60. Antonio Díaz Carlavilla is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Deportivo Alavés?
Javi Barbero coaches the Deportivo Alavés first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Deportivo Alavés's head physio?
Javier Pérez Elorrieta is head physio at Deportivo Alavés.
Who is Deportivo Alavés's chief scout?
Coco is chief scout at Deportivo Alavés.
How many backroom staff do Deportivo Alavés have?
We hold the names of 29 people on Deportivo Alavés's staff for 2025/26: 10 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 8 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the joint 15th longest list of the 20 La Liga clubs we hold, against a median of 38. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 349th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Deportivo Alavés pays its squad, see Deportivo Alavés player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Quique Sánchez Flores. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga wages.