Valencia has had 63 managers in its history.

The first manager was the Czechoslovak Antonin Fivebr, who was at the club from 1923 until 1927, and in a second stint at the club from 1929 until 1931.

Of the 63 people to have managed Valencia, 37 have been Spaniards and 26 foreigners. In some cases, the Spaniards have been former Valencia players that agreed to take charge after the sacking of the regular manager that season, as were the cases of Eduardo Cubells, Pasieguito, Manolo Mestre or Carlos Corberán.

The main nationalities barring Spaniards have been Argentinian (6 managers), English (4), Italian and Yugoslav (3). The club has also had two Uruguayan managers, two Brazilians, two Dutch, a Paraguayan, a Frenchman, a Serb, a Portuguese, a Czechoslovak and a Mexican. While the origin of the majority of the Spanish managers has been Valencian (11) and Basque (8).

List Information correct as of 23 September 2026. Only competitive matches are counted.

NameNationalityFromToMatchesWonDrawnLostWin (%)HonoursKinké19211922 - - - - -Agustín Sancho19221923 - - - - -Antonin Fivebr19231927 - - - - -Jimmy Elliott19271929 - - - - -Antonin Fivebr19291931 - - - - -Rodolfo Galloway14 August 193130 June 1933 49 15 10 24 Jack Greenwell1 July 193328 November 1934 27 12 4 11 Antonin Fivebr19348 November 1935 28 12 3 13 Andrés Balsa8 November 19351936 25 8 5 12 Ramón Encinas Dios193930 June 1942 93 52 13 28 1 La Liga1 Copa del ReyLeopoldo Costa "Rino"11 July 194211 April 1943 26 10 7 9 Eduardo Cubells15 April 19431946 113 59 24 30 1 La LigaLuis Casas Pasarín19461948 63 35 9 19 1 La LigaJacinto Quincoces24 June 194830 June 1954 204 111 34 59 2 Copa del Rey1 Copa Eva DuarteCarlos Iturraspe195430 June 1956 67 31 10 26 Luis Miró1 July 195630 December 1958 85 32 25 28 Jacinto Quincoces30 December 195815 September 1959 25 13 3 9 Pedro Otto Bumbel15 September 195930 June 1960 35 14 6 15 Domingo Balmanya17 July 196030 June 1962 82 36 26 20 Alejandro Scopelli1 July 196230 June 1963 52 25 8 19 %2 Fairs CupBernardino Pérez "Pasieguito"1 July 196315 January 1964 20 8 2 10 "Mundo"15 January 196430 June 1965 65 36 8 21 Sabino Barinaga1 July 196514 May 1966 41 17 7 17 "Mundo"14 May 196615 October 1968 94 47 14 33 1 Copa del ReyJosé Iglesias Fernández15 October 196815 October 1969 36 10 14 12 Enrique Buqué/Salvador Artigas15 October 196930 June 1970 34 19 5 10 Alfredo Di Stéfano1 July 197018 June 1974 170 81 41 48 1 La LigaMilovan Ćirić13 July 19748 April 1975 31 11 9 11 Dragoljub Milošević11 April 197521 September 1975 10 4 0 6 Manolo Mestre21 September 197530 June 1976 35 13 9 13 Heriberto Herrera1 July 197622 February 1977 27 13 6 8 Manolo Mestre22 February 197730 June 1977 15 5 5 5 Marcel Domingo1 July 197727 March 1979 82 38 16 28 Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito"27 March 197930 June 1979 15 9 2 4 1 Copa del ReyAlfredo Di Stéfano1 July 197930 June 1980 45 20 10 15 1 UEFA Cup Winners' CupBernardino Pérez "Pasieguito"1 July 19804 January 1982 68 34 12 22 1 UEFA Super CupManolo Mestre4 January 19821 November 1982 32 12 7 13 Miljan Miljanić1 November 19829 March 1983 24 6 6 12 Koldo Aguirre9 March 198330 June 1983 10 3 3 4 Paquito García1 July 198310 February 1984 30 10 7 13 Roberto Gil 10 February 198427 May 1985 60 22 20 18 Óscar Rubén Valdez27 May 198528 January 1986 30 10 8 12 Alfredo Di Stéfano29 January 198622 March 1988 88 35 23 30 Roberto Gil (es)22 March 198830 June 1988 9 2 5 2 Víctor Espárrago1 July 198830 June 1991 134 61 42 31 Guus Hiddink1 July 199115 November 1993 109 55 24 30 Paco Real15 November 199315 December 1993 4 1 1 2 Héctor Núñez15 December 199310 March 1994 14 3 5 6 José Manuel Rielo10 March 199424 March 1994 2 2 0 0 Guus Hiddink24 March 199430 June 1994 9 3 4 2 Carlos Alberto Parreira1 August 19945 June 1995 45 17 13 15 José Manuel Rielo5 June 199530 June 1995 4 2 1 1 Luis Aragonés3 July 199514 November 1996 68 37 12 19 José Manuel Rielo14 November 199622 November 1996 2 1 1 0 Jorge Valdano22 November 199615 September 1997 37 11 11 15 Claudio Ranieri 20 September 199730 June 1999 96 50 18 28 1 Copa del Rey1 UEFA Intertoto CupHéctor Cúper1 July 199930 June 2001 120 59 30 31 1 Supercopa de EspañaRafael Benítez1 July 200130 June 2004 163 87 43 33 2 La Liga1 UEFA CupClaudio Ranieri 8 July 200425 February 2005 36 15 12 9 1 UEFA Super CupAntonio López25 February 200530 June 2005 14 4 8 2 Quique Sánchez Flores1 July 200529 October 2007 110 57 24 29 Óscar Fernández29 October 20072 November 2007 1 0 0 1 Ronald Koeman 2 November 200721 April 2008 34 11 9 14 1 Copa del ReySalvador González "Voro"21 April 200830 June 2008 5 4 0 1 Unai Emery1 July 200830 June 2012 218 106 58 54 Mauricio Pellegrino1 July 20121 December 2012 21 10 4 7 Ernesto Valverde3 December 20121 June 2013 31 17 7 7 Miroslav Dukic4 June 201316 December 2013 23 11 3 9 Juan Antonio Pizzi26 December 20132 July 2014 31 12 10 9 Nuno Espírito Santo4 July 201429 November 2015Nuno Espírito Santo resigns as Valencia coach after Sevilla defeat, The Guardian, 29 November 2015 63Nuno leaves Valencia, Diario AS, 29 November 2015 32 16 14 Salvador González "Voro"30 November 2015 5 December 2015 2 1 1 0 Gary Neville2 December 201530 March 2016 28 10 7 11 Pako Ayestarán30 March 201620 September 2016 12 3 1 8 Salvador González "Voro"20 September 201628 September 2016 3 2 0 1 Cesare Prandelli 28 September 201630 December 2016 10 3 3 4 Salvador González "Voro"30 December 201630 June 2017 25 10 4 11 Marcelino1 July 201711 September 2019 110 55 29 26 1 Copa del ReyAlbert Celades11 September 201929 June 2020 41 15 12 14 Salvador González "Voro"29 June 202019 July 2020 6 2 1 3 Javi Gracia27 July 20203 May 2021 38 11 12 15 Salvador González "Voro"3 May 202125 May 2021 4 2 1 1 José Bordalás25 May 20213 June 2022 46 17 17 12 Gennaro Gattuso9 June 202230 January 2023 22 7 6 9 Salvador González "Voro"30 January 202314 February 2023 3 0 0 3 Rubén Baraja14 February 202323 December 2024 78 26 20 32 Carlos Corberán25 December 202413 September 2026 72 28 18 25 Óscar Sánchez13 September 202623 September 2026 2 1 0 1 Javier Aguirre23 September 2026 0 0 0 0

Nationalities

Spain (37): Valencian Community (11): Leopoldo Costa Rino, Eduardo Cubells, Óscar Rubén Valdez, Manolo Mestre, Roberto Gil, Paco Real, Jose Manuel Rielo, Óscar Fernandez, Voro, Jose Bordalas and Carlos Corberán. Basque Country (8): Jacinto Quincoces, Carlos Iturraspe, Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito", Edmundo Suárez "Mundo", Sabino Barinaga, "Koldo" Aguirre, Unai Emery and Pako Ayestarán. Catalonia (5): Luis Miró, Domingo Balmanya, Salvador Artigas, Enrique Buqué and Albert Celades. Madrid (3): Luis Aragonés, Rafael Benítez and Quique Sánchez Flores. Galicia (3): Andrés Balsa, Ramón Encinas Dios and Luis Casas Pasarín. Asturias (2): Francisco García "Paquito" and Marcelino García Toral. Castile and León (2): José Iglesias Fernández and Rubén Baraja. Andalusia (1): Antonio López. Murcia (1): Óscar Sánchez. Navarre (1): Javi Gracia. Argentina (5) Alejandro Scapelli, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Jorge Valdano, Héctor Cúper, Mauricio Pellegrino and Juan Antonio Pizzi. England (4): James Herriot, Rodolfo Galloway, Jack Greenwell and Gary Neville. Italy (3): Claudio Ranieri, Cesare Prandelli and Gennaro Gattuso. Yugoslavia (3): Milovan Ciric, Dragoljub Milosevic and Miljan Miljanic. Brazil (2): Pedro Otto Bumbel and Carlos Alberto Parreira. Uruguay (2): Víctor Espárrago and Héctor Nuñez. Netherlands (2): Guus Hiddink and Ronald Koeman. Paraguay (1): Heriberto Herrea. Czech Republic (1): Anton Fivber. France (1): Marcel Domingo. Serbia (1): Miroslav Dukic. Portugal (1): Nuno Espírito Santo. Mexico (1): Javier Aguirre.

Records

Most games in all official competitions

Alfredo Di Stéfano: 303 Jacinto Quincoces: 229 Unai Emery: 218 Rafael Benítez: 163 Mundo: 159

References