Elche backroom staff
We hold the names of 22 people on Elche's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Eder Sarabia manages the first team, with Jon López as assistant manager. Elche's is the 20th 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, 8 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eder Sarabia | Manager | First team | 44 | Spain |  |
| Enrique Navarro | Manager | Under-19s | 42 | Spain | - |
| Jon López | Assistant manager | First team | 44 | Spain | |
| Nino | Coach | Under-19s | 45 | Spain | - |
| Javi Roda | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 44 | Spain |  |
| Jon Pascua | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 52 | Spain |  |
| Daniel López | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 25 | Spain | - |
| Xavi Moñino | Fitness coach | First team | 31 | Spain |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 7 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paco Martínez | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 57 | Spain |
| Paulino Vázquez | Chief doctor | Club-wide | 64 | Spain |
| Álex Vázquez | Physio | First team | 35 | Spain |
| Carles Valero | Physio | First team | 28 | Spain |
| Sergio Tur | Physio | First team | 34 | Spain |
| Daniel Serra | Physio | Under-19s | 38 | Spain |
| Aitor Soler | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 45 | Spain |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrés Paz | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | Spain |
Owners and directors
Who owns Elche and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Bragarnik | Owner | 53 | Argentina |
| Joaquín Buitrago | Chair | 61 | Spain |
| Alejandro Martínez | Director | 35 | Spain |
| Julio Giner | Director | 54 | Spain |
| Omar Luis Floro | Director | 66 | Argentina |
| Pepe Contreras | Director | 31 | Spain |
Backroom staff at every La Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Elche's list is the 20th longest of the 20, against a median of 38 across the division. Real Madrid names the most, 59.
Elche against the La Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | ELCHE | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 8 | 16 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 7 | 8 | 16 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 1 | 9 | 19 |  |
| Football management | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 6 | 5 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Elche's, in every league
Elche's 22 names make the joint 512th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 483 |  | League One | 23 |
| 483 |  | - | 23 |
| 512 |  | League One | 22 |
| 512 |  | La Liga 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Ligue 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 22 |
| 512 |  | Super Liga | 22 |
| 512 |  | League Two | 22 |
| 512 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 22 |
| 512 | Dinamo Makhachkala | Russian Premier League | 22 |
| 512 | | La Liga | 22 |
| 512 | FC Annecy | Ligue 2 | 22 |
| 512 |  | Major League Soccer | 22 |
| 512 | FC Energie Cottbus | 2. Bundesliga | 22 |
| 512 | FK Jablonec | Czech First League | 22 |
| 512 |  | Süper Lig | 22 |
| 512 | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | Eliteserien | 22 |
| 512 |  | - | 22 |
| 512 | Mito Hollyhock | J1 League | 22 |
| 512 |  | Major League Soccer | 22 |
| 512 |  | League Two | 22 |
Where Elche's former staff work now
On Elche's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 20 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Fran Escribà | Manager |  |
| Francisco | Manager |  |
| Pacheta | Manager |  |
| Chema Monzón | Assistant manager | |
| David Generelo | Assistant manager | |
| Maximiliano Velázquez | Assistant manager |  |
| Jaime Ramos | Coach | |
| Jesús Unanua | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Marcos Abad | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Javier Caballero | Fitness coach |  |
| Miguel Ángel Fernández | Fitness coach |  |
| Miguel Villagrasa | Fitness coach |  |
| Sergio Pardo | Fitness coach | |
| Ángel Torres | Sports scientist |  |
| Luis González | Chief scout | |
| Jorge Cordero | Scout |  |
| Iván Madroño | Head performance analyst | |
| Guillem Galmés | Performance analyst | |
| Óscar Suárez | Performance analyst | Córdoba |
| Jorge Raffo | Head of youth development | Club Deportivo Riestra |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Elche's manager?
Eder Sarabia is the Elche first-team manager, aged 44. Jon López is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Elche?
Javi Roda and Jon Pascua coach the Elche first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do Elche have?
We hold the names of 22 people on Elche's staff for 2025/26: 8 in coaching, 7 in medical and sports science, 1 in scouting and analysis and 6 owners and directors. That is the 20th 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 512th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Elche pays its squad, see Elche player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Eder Sarabia. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga wages.