Luis García Plaza (Madrid, 53 years old) is the new coach. This has been confirmed by the Andalusian entity, immersed in a serious sporting and institutional crisis and which is looking in García Plaza for the coach to take it away from the fight for relegation in the nine days remaining until the end of the League. García Plaza signs until June 2027 and this Wednesday he will take charge of the Andalusian first team, three points from the red zone.
García Plaza has been chosen for his experience and knowledge of teams in complicated situations. The other candidate who was spoken to was Diego Martínez. In the end, the Sevilla leaders opted for . The negotiations, which have been tough, began on Sunday afternoon and culminated on Monday night. García Plaza is a coach with extensive experience in the League. He has directed 229 matches in the First Division and his last job was at Alavés, where he was fired in the middle of last season. He has coached teams such as Villarreal, Elche, Levante, Getafe and Alavés himself, with whom he managed to climb to Primera in 2023, to later keep it in Primera in 10th position. The coach achieved three promotions to the First Division with Levante, Mallorca and Alavés.
ℹ️ Luis García Plaza, new coach of Sevilla FC.
— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC)
Sevilla decided to do without Matías Almeyda, who went to the sports city to say goodbye to the squad, feeling that the Argentine had lost his competitive ability after the tough defeat against Valencia last Saturday. The arrival of a new coach at Sevilla turns the Andalusian team into a real technical crusher. Since 2022, with the team in the Champions League, winning the Europa League in 2023, Sevilla has had nine coaches in just four years: Jorge Sampaoli, José Luis Mendilibar, Diego Alonso, Quique Sánchez Flores, García Pimienta, Joaquín Caparrós and Matías Almeyda.
Added to Sevilla’s delicate sporting situation is a serious institutional crisis. After several years of fighting between several of its largest shareholders, the club is now in a sale process. He is the main candidate to take over the majority shareholding of a club that was a management model throughout this century and that needs an obvious reinvention. Five Eleven Capital is close to closing the Sevilla audit and in the coming days there should be news regarding negotiations that are moving forward on the right track. Meanwhile, the first team must secure its permanence in the First Division as soon as possible.
