Marcelino García Toral

Marcelino García Toral (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾθeˈlino ɣaɾˈθi.a toˈɾal];[lower-alpha 1] born 14 August 1965), known simply as Marcelino in his playing days, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of Athletic Bilbao.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Toral.

Marcelino
Marcelino as Racing Santander manager in 2008
Personal information
Full name Marcelino García Toral
Date of birth (1965-08-14) 14 August 1965
Place of birth Villaviciosa, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao (manager)
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Sporting Gijón B 59 (9)
1985–1989 Sporting Gijón 74 (2)
1989–1990 Racing Santander 32 (4)
1990–1992 Levante 48 (1)
1992–1994 Elche 49 (1)
Total 262 (17)
National team
1983–1984 Spain U18 6 (0)
1985 Spain U19 1 (0)
1985 Spain U20 6 (1)
1985–1987 Spain U21 7 (0)
Teams managed
1997–1998 Lealtad
2001–2003 Sporting Gijón B
2003–2005 Sporting Gijón
2005–2007 Recreativo
2007–2008 Racing Santander
2008–2009 Zaragoza
2011 Racing Santander
2011–2012 Sevilla
2013–2016 Villarreal
2017–2019 Valencia
2021– Athletic Bilbao
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During a ten-year senior career, he amassed La Liga totals of 74 matches and two goals, all at the service of Sporting de Gijón. He became a manager in 1997, working in the top division with Recreativo, Racing de Santander (two spells), Zaragoza, Sevilla, Villarreal, Valencia and Athletic Bilbao.

Playing career

Born in Villaviciosa, Asturias, Marcelino was irregularly used in his first four professional seasons, at Sporting de Gijón. He did appear in a career-best 33 matches in the 1986–87 campaign, as the club finished fourth in La Liga. His top-flight debut was on 22 December 1985, in a 1–1 away draw against RC Celta de Vigo.[1]

After two Segunda División spells, with Racing de Santander and Levante UD, both ended in relegation, Marcelino moved to the lower leagues with Elche CF. He retired in 1994 at only 28, due to injury.[2]

Coaching career

Marcelino started coaching at 33 with lowly CD Lealtad, also in Asturias. In the early 2000s he worked in Segunda División B, with Sporting's reserves.

From 2003 to 2005, Marcelino was in charge of the first team, finishing fifth and tenth in the second level, then signed with fellow league team Recreativo de Huelva, which he led to promotion in his first season[3] and a comfortable mid-table position in the top tier in the following, which made him the recipient of his first Miguel Muñoz Trophy.

Marcelino resigned at the end of the season and took over at former club Santander, leading the Cantabrians to a best-ever sixth-place finish, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Cup.[4] However, on 29 May 2008, he again moved teams, returning to division two and joining Real Zaragoza with the objective of a promotion,[5] which was finally achieved;[6] in the process of signing, he had rejected Valencia CF, and became the country's best paid manager at €2.4 million per year following the departure of Real Madrid's Bernd Schuster.[7]

On 13 December 2009, following a string of poor results (the last a 1–2 home defeat to Athletic Bilbao), Marcelino was fired by Zaragoza, with the Aragonese club nonetheless still above the relegation zone.[8] In early February 2011 he returned to Racing Santander, replacing the fired Miguel Ángel Portugal.[9]

Marcelino was appointed at Sevilla FC for 2011–12.[10] On 6 February 2012, following seven games without a win – the last being a 1–2 home loss against Villarreal CF – and with the Andalusians ranking 11th, he was relieved of his duties.[11]

Marcelino signed for Villarreal on 14 January 2013,[12] returning the team to the top division at the end of the campaign[13] and going on to subsequently achieve three top-six finishes,[14] which included a fourth place and a semi-final run in the UEFA Europa League in 2015–16.[15]

On 10 August 2016, a few days before the first official match of the season, Marcelino was sacked for differences with the board of directors, particularly over the removal of Mateo Musacchio from club captaincy.[16] On 11 May of the following year, he was named at the helm of Valencia for the upcoming campaign after penning a two-year deal.[17]

Marcelino won the Copa del Rey in his second season at the Mestalla Stadium, defeating FC Barcelona 2–1 in the final held in Seville.[18] On 11 September 2019, however, he was dismissed.[19]

On 4 January 2021, Marcelino was appointed head coach of Athletic Bilbao on a contract until 30 June 2022.[20] In his first three games in charge, he lost against Barcelona in the domestic league[21] and defeated the same adversary and Real Madrid to win the Supercopa de España.[22][23]

Managerial statistics
As of 7 February 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Lealtad 1 July 1997 30 June 1998 44 29 10 5 85 45 +40 065.91 [24]
Sporting Gijón B 15 January 2001 19 July 2003 99 41 26 32 139 110 +29 041.41 [25]
Sporting Gijón 19 July 2003 12 July 2005 86 35 22 29 100 82 +18 040.70 [26]
Recreativo 12 July 2005 26 June 2007 84 38 22 24 124 90 +34 045.24 [27]
Racing Santander 26 June 2007 28 May 2008 46 20 13 13 56 51 +5 043.48 [28]
Zaragoza 28 May 2008 13 December 2009 59 26 17 16 97 73 +24 044.07 [29]
Racing Santander 9 February 2011 7 June 2011 16 7 3 6 24 25 −1 043.75 [30]
Sevilla 7 June 2011 6 February 2012 27 9 9 9 29 30 −1 033.33 [31]
Villarreal 14 January 2013 10 August 2016 177 87 44 46 268 181 +87 049.15 [32]
Valencia 23 May 2017 11 September 2019 110 55 29 26 168 107 +61 050.00 [33]
Athletic Bilbao 4 January 2021 Present 9 5 2 2 19 13 +6 055.56 [34]
Total 756 352 197 207 1,107 804 +303 046.56 —

Honours

Player

Spain U20

Manager

Recreativo

Valencia

Athletic Bilbao

Individual

Notes
  1. In isolation, García is pronounced [ɡaɾˈθi.a].

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