# List of Valencia CF managers

Valencia has had 61 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 61 people to have managed Valencia, 36 have been Spaniards and 25 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 and a Czechoslovak. While the origin of the majority of the Spanish managers have been Valencian (9) and Basque (8).

## List

Information correct as of 16 March 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.
| Name | Nationality | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win (%) | Honours |
| Kinké | | 1921 | 1922 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Agustín Sancho | | 1922 | 1923 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Antonin Fivebr | Czechoslovakia | 1923 | 1927 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Jimmy Elliott | England | 1927 | 1929 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Antonin Fivebr | Czechoslovakia | 1929 | 1931 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Rodolfo Galloway | England | 14 August 1931 | 30 June 1933 | 49 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 30.61 | |
| Jack Greenwell | England | 1 July 1933 | 28 November 1934 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 44.44 | |
| Antonin Fivebr | Czechoslovakia | 1934 | 8 November 1935 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 42.86 | |
| Andrés Balsa | | 8 November 1935 | 1936 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 32 | |
| Ramón Encinas Dios | | 1939 | 30 June 1942 | 93 | 52 | 13 | 28 | 55.91 | 1 La Liga 1 Copa del Rey |
| Leopoldo Costa "Rino" | | 11 July 1942 | 11 April 1943 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 38.46 | |
| Eduardo Cubells | | 15 April 1943 | 1946 | 113 | 59 | 24 | 30 | 52.21 | 1 La Liga |
| Luis Casas Pasarín | | 1946 | 1948 | 63 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 55.56 | 1 La Liga |
| Jacinto Quincoces | | 24 June 1948 | 30 June 1954 | 204 | 111 | 34 | 59 | 54.41 | 2 Copa del Rey 1 Copa Eva Duarte |
| Carlos Iturraspe | | 1954 | 30 June 1956 | 67 | 31 | 10 | 26 | 46.27 | |
| Luis Miró | | 1 July 1956 | 30 December 1958 | 85 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 37.65 | |
| Jacinto Quincoces | | 30 December 1958 | 15 September 1959 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 52 | |
| Pedro Otto Bumbel | Brazil | 15 September 1959 | 30 June 1960 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 40 | |
| Domingo Balmanya | | 17 July 1960 | 30 June 1962 | 82 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 43.9 | |
| Alejandro Scopelli | Argentina | 1 July 1962 | 30 June 1963 | 52 | 25 | 8 | 19 | 48.08% | 2 Fairs Cup |
| Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito" | | 1 July 1963 | 15 January 1964 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 40 | |
| "Mundo" | | 15 January 1964 | 30 June 1965 | 65 | 36 | 8 | 21 | 55.38 | |
| Sabino Barinaga | | 1 July 1965 | 14 May 1966 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 41.46 | |
| "Mundo" | | 14 May 1966 | 15 October 1968 | 94 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| José Iglesias Fernández | | 15 October 1968 | 15 October 1969 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 27.78 | |
| Enrique Buqué/Salvador Artigas | | 15 October 1969 | 30 June 1970 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 55.88 | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | Argentina | 1 July 1970 | 18 June 1974 | 170 | 81 | 41 | 48 | 47.65 | 1 La Liga |
| Milovan Ćirić | Yugoslavia | 13 July 1974 | 8 April 1975 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 35.48 | |
| Dragoljub Milošević | Yugoslavia | 11 April 1975 | 21 September 1975 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 40 | |
| Manolo Mestre | | 21 September 1975 | 30 June 1976 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 37.14 | |
| Heriberto Herrera | Paraguay | 1 July 1976 | 22 February 1977 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 48.15 | |
| Manolo Mestre | | 22 February 1977 | 30 June 1977 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33.33 | |
| Marcel Domingo | France | 1 July 1977 | 27 March 1979 | 82 | 38 | 16 | 28 | 46.34 | |
| Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito" | | 27 March 1979 | 30 June 1979 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 60 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | Argentina | 1 July 1979 | 30 June 1980 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 44.44 | 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
| Bernardino Pérez "Pasieguito" | | 1 July 1980 | 4 January 1982 | 68 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 1 UEFA Super Cup |
| Manolo Mestre | Spain | 4 January 1982 | 1 November 1982 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 37.5 | |
| Miljan Miljanić | Yugoslavia | 1 November 1982 | 9 March 1983 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |
| Koldo Aguirre | Spain | 9 March 1983 | 30 June 1983 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
| Paquito García | Spain | 1 July 1983 | 10 February 1984 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33.33 | |
| Roberto Gil | Spain | 10 February 1984 | 27 May 1985 | 60 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 36.67 | |
| Óscar Rubén Valdez | Spain | 27 May 1985 | 28 January 1986 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33.33 | |
| Alfredo Di Stéfano | Argentina | 29 January 1986 | 22 March 1988 | 88 | 35 | 23 | 30 | 39.77 | |
| Roberto Gil (es) | Spain | 22 March 1988 | 30 June 1988 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22.22 | |
| Víctor Espárrago | Uruguay | 1 July 1988 | 30 June 1991 | 134 | 61 | 42 | 31 | 45.52 | |
| Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | 1 July 1991 | 15 November 1993 | 109 | 55 | 24 | 30 | 50.46 | |
| Paco Real | Spain | 15 November 1993 | 15 December 1993 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | |
| Héctor Núñez | Uruguay | 15 December 1993 | 10 March 1994 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21.43 | |
| José Manuel Rielo | Spain | 10 March 1994 | 24 March 1994 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | 24 March 1994 | 30 June 1994 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33.33 | |
| Carlos Alberto Parreira | Brazil | 1 August 1994 | 5 June 1995 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 37.78 | |
| José Manuel Rielo | Spain | 5 June 1995 | 30 June 1995 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | |
| Luis Aragonés | Spain | 3 July 1995 | 14 November 1996 | 68 | 37 | 12 | 19 | 54.41 | |
| José Manuel Rielo | Spain | 14 November 1996 | 22 November 1996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Jorge Valdano | Argentina | 22 November 1996 | 15 September 1997 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 29.73 | |
| Claudio Ranieri | Italy | 20 September 1997 | 30 June 1999 | 96 | 50 | 18 | 28 | 52.08 | 1 Copa del Rey 1 UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| Héctor Cúper | Argentina | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2001 | 120 | 59 | 30 | 31 | 49.17 | 1 Supercopa de España |
| Rafael Benítez | Spain | 1 July 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 163 | 87 | 43 | 33 | 53.37 | 2 La Liga 1 UEFA Cup |
| Claudio Ranieri | Italy | 8 July 2004 | 25 February 2005 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 41.67 | 1 UEFA Super Cup |
| Antonio López | Spain | 25 February 2005 | 30 June 2005 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 28.57 | |
| Quique Sánchez Flores | Spain | 1 July 2005 | 29 October 2007 | 110 | 57 | 24 | 29 | 51.82 | |
| Óscar Fernández | Spain | 29 October 2007 | 2 November 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ronald Koeman | Netherlands | 2 November 2007 | 21 April 2008 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32.35 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| Salvador González "Voro" | Spain | 21 April 2008 | 30 June 2008 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80 | |
| Unai Emery | Spain | 1 July 2008 | 30 June 2012 | 218 | 106 | 58 | 54 | 48.62 | |
| Mauricio Pellegrino | Argentina | 1 July 2012 | 1 December 2012 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 47.62 | |
| Ernesto Valverde | Spain | 3 December 2012 | 1 June 2013 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 54.84 | |
| Miroslav Dukic | Serbia | 4 June 2013 | 16 December 2013 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 47.83 | |
| Juan Antonio Pizzi | Spain | 26 December 2013 | 2 July 2014 | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 38.71 | |
| Nuno Espírito Santo | Portugal | 4 July 2014 | 29 November 2015 | 63 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 50.79 | |
| Salvador González "Voro" | Spain | 30 November 2015 | 5 December 2015 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Gary Neville | England | 2 December 2015 | 30 March 2016 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34.62 | |
| Pako Ayestarán | Spain | 30 March 2016 | 20 September 2016 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25 | |
| Salvador González "Voro" | Spain | 20 September 2016 | 28 September 2016 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | |
| Cesare Prandelli | Italy | 28 September 2016 | 30 December 2016 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
| Salvador González "Voro" | Spain | 30 December 2016 | 30 June 2017 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 40 | |
| Marcelino | Spain | 1 July 2017 | 11 September 2019 | 110 | 55 | 29 | 26 | 50 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| Albert Celades | Spain | 11 September 2019 | 29 June 2020 | 41 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 36.59 | |
| Salvador González "Voro" | Spain | 29 June 2020 | 19 July 2020 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33.33 | |
| Javi Gracia | Spain | 27 July 2020 | 3 May 2021 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 28.95 | |
| Salvador González "Voro" | Spain | 3 May 2021 | 25 May 2021 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | |
| José Bordalás | Spain | 25 May 2021 | 3 June 2022 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 36.96 | |
| Gennaro Gattuso | Italy | 9 June 2022 | 30 January 2023 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 31.82 | |
| Salvador González "Voro" | Spain | 30 January 2023 | 14 February 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Rubén Baraja | Spain | 14 February 2023 | 23 December 2024 | 78 | 26 | 20 | 32 | 33.33 | |
| Carlos Corberán | Spain | 25 December 2024 | | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42.86 | |

## Nationalities

* Spain (35):
   * 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.
   * 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.

## Records
### Most games in all official competitions

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