Villarreal backroom staff
We hold the names of 52 people on Villarreal's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Marcelino manages the first team, with Rubén Uría as assistant manager. Villarreal's is the 4th 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, 22 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelino | Manager | First team | 59 | Spain |  |
| Pepe Reina | Manager | Under-19s | 42 | Spain | - |
| Rubén Uría | Assistant manager | First team | 57 | Spain | |
| Héctor Font | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 41 | Spain | - |
| Kristopher O'Hare | Coach | First team | 36 | England | - |
| Xisco Nadal | Coach | First team | 39 | Spain |  |
| Ivan Medall | Coach | Under-19s | 41 | Spain |  |
| Joselu Moreno | Coach | Under-19s | 34 | Spain | - |
| Kike | Coach | Under-19s | 36 | Spain | - |
| Marcos Gullón | Coach | Under-19s | 36 | Spain | - |
| Pablo Íñiguez | Coach | Under-19s | 31 | Spain | - |
| Paula Roig | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | - | - |
| Saúl | Coach | Under-19s | 40 | Spain | - |
| Tomás Pina | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | Spain | - |
| Xavi Annunziata | Coach | Under-19s | 37 | Spain |  |
| Borja Fernández | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 38 | Spain |  |
| Joel Garzón | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 30 | Spain | - |
| Marc Ramírez | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 49 | Spain | |
| Richi Paz | Goalkeeping coach | Under-19s | 32 | Spain | - |
| Ismael Fernández | Fitness coach | First team | 48 | Spain | |
| Mario Segarra | Fitness coach | First team | 41 | Spain | |
| Sergio García | Fitness coach | First team | 33 | Spain | |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 11 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simón Bueno | Club doctor | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| Igor Saavedra | Head physio | Club-wide | 39 | Spain |  |
| Ferrán Romero | Physio | First team | 32 | Spain | - |
| Josep Rochera | Physio | First team | 34 | Spain | - |
| Nacho Fornás | Physio | First team | 45 | Spain | - |
| Salvador Bertomeu | Physio | First team | 28 | Spain | - |
| Jaume Cases | Physio | Under-19s | 41 | Spain | - |
| Adrián Beltrán | Head of sports science | Club-wide | 31 | Spain | - |
| Alberto Torres | Sports scientist | First team | 41 | Spain | - |
| Ángel Torres | Sports scientist | First team | 44 | Spain |  |
| Jordi Vives | Sports scientist | First team | 29 | Spain | - |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 15 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Seguí | Chief scout | Club-wide | 51 | Spain | - |
| Adrià Adán | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | Spain | - |
| Alberto Marrama | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | Spain | - |
| Andrés Serrano | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Spain | - |
| David Karg | Scout | Club-wide | 32 | Spain | - |
| Diego Peláez | Scout | Club-wide | 36 | Spain |  |
| Javier Broch | Scout | Club-wide | 39 | Spain | Inter Kashi |
| Joan Pere Sánchez | Scout | Club-wide | 49 | Spain |  |
| Jorge Rodríguez de Cózar | Scout | Club-wide | 42 | Spain |  |
| Milucho | Scout | Club-wide | 67 | Spain | - |
| Bruno Uría | Performance analyst | First team | 27 | Spain | |
| César Arzo | Performance analyst | First team | 39 | Spain | - |
| Miguel Ángel Muñoz | Performance analyst | First team | 36 | Spain |  |
| Pablo Manzanet | Performance analyst | First team | 43 | Spain | |
| Pepe Alcaide | Performance analyst | First team | 46 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Arnau | Head of youth development | 43 | Spain | |
Owners and directors
Who owns Villarreal and sits on its board
Backroom staff at every La Liga club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
Villarreal's list is the 4th longest of the 20, against a median of 38 across the division. Real Madrid names the most, 59. Elche names the fewest, 22.
Villarreal against the La Liga, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | VILLARREAL | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 22 | 16 | 26 |  |
| Medical and sports science | 11 | 8 | 16 |  |
| Scouting and analysis | 15 | 9 | 19 |  |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Owners and directors | 3 | 5 | 10 |  |
Backrooms the size of Villarreal's, in every league
Villarreal's 52 names make the joint 71st longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 |  | Brasileirão Série A | 53 |
| 64 |  | Ligue 1 | 53 |
| 64 | | La Liga | 53 |
| 71 |  | Serie A | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Russian Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Süper Lig | 52 |
| 71 |  | Premier League | 52 |
| 71 |  | Serie B | 52 |
| 71 | | La Liga | 52 |
| 79 | Calcio Padova | Serie B | 51 |
| 79 |  | Primeira Liga | 51 |
| 79 | HNK Hajduk Split | Croatian First League | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ekstraklasa | 51 |
| 79 |  | La Liga | 51 |
| 79 |  | Ligue 1 | 51 |
| 79 |  | Serie A | 51 |
| 86 |  | Belgian Pro League | 50 |
| 86 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 50 |
| 86 |  | Premier League | 50 |
Where Villarreal's former staff work now
On Villarreal's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 18 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Fran Escribà | Manager |  |
| Unai Emery | Manager |  |
| Pablo Villa | Assistant manager | |
| Adolfo Abad | Coach | Yunnan Yukun |
| Josep Alcácer | Coach | |
| Rodri | Coach | |
| Javier García | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Jesús Unanua | Goalkeeping coach |  |
| Moisés Del Hoyo | Fitness coach | |
| Adolfo Muñoz | Chief doctor |  |
| Rodrigo Herrero | Physio | |
| Álvaro Peris | Scout | |
| Rafa Juanes | Scout | |
| Carlos Mulet | Performance analyst | |
| Pablo Rodríguez | Performance analyst | |
| Víctor Mañas | Performance analyst | |
| Raúl Herrera | Head of youth development |  |
| Pablo Ortells | Director | |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Villarreal's manager?
Marcelino is the Villarreal first-team manager, aged 59. Rubén Uría is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at Villarreal?
Borja Fernández and Joel Garzón coach the Villarreal first-team goalkeepers.
Who is Villarreal's head physio?
Igor Saavedra is head physio at Villarreal.
Who is Villarreal's chief scout?
Fernando Seguí is chief scout at Villarreal.
How many backroom staff do Villarreal have?
We hold the names of 52 people on Villarreal's staff for 2025/26: 22 in coaching, 11 in medical and sports science, 15 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 3 owners and directors. That is the 4th 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 71st longest of 815.
Where to next
For what Villarreal pays its squad, see Villarreal player wages. The first-team manager has a page of their own: Marcelino. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on La Liga wages.