2024 is an extremely harsh year for coaches in La Liga, when many strategists have lost their jobs, including famous figures.
Ruben Baraja (left) is the latest coach to be fired
When a team is not successful, the first person to hear criticism is the head coach. And when it comes to finding a reason to explain failures, club leaders often decide to change generals. That is the reason why in 2024, coaches in La Liga are continuously fired.
Ruben Baraja is the latest victim in the trend of firing coaches. In the final days of 2024, Valencia announced their farewell to the 49-year-old coach, to be replaced by Mr. Carlos Corberan. The reason comes from the poor performance of Valencia – the team ranked penultimate in the La Liga rankings.
Coach Sergio Gonzalez “opens” a lot of customers
According to statistics, Sergio Gonzalez is the first coach to be fired in 2024. His contract was canceled on January 20, just 4 months after being appointed to lead Cadiz. Gonzalez left without a single victory. His gloomy career in Cadiz seems to have created an unpleasant atmosphere in the coaching community in the country of gaur.
Needless to say, Mr. Gonzalez’s predecessor also became a victim in the “coach mill”. Appointed to take over Cadiz’s coaching bench in January, after the departure of coach Gonzalez, Mr. Mauricio Pellegrino has made great efforts to revive the team. But he was helpless. Less than 6 months later, Cadiz was relegated to Segunda and the team’s head coach position changed hands.
There is a very notable statistic among coaches in the country of gaur as follows: In 2024, up to 56.5% of teams in La Liga decide to replace generals. Specifically, 13/23 clubs sought to improve their home team’s performance by changing coaches. This shows the extremely unstable situation of the teams that have been participating in the highest tournament of the country.
As famous as Rafa Benitez was, he was still fired by Celta Vigo
According to observations, most of the general replacements in 2024 will fall on low-ranking teams. Vallecano “broke the chair” of Mr. Francisco Rodriguez to replace him with coach Inigo Perez in February. Celta Vigo said goodbye to experienced coach Rafa Benitez to appoint Mr. Claudio Giraldez. As for Mr. Gaizka Garitano, he had to cede the leadership position of Almeria Club to Pepe Mel…
‘s case Among the coaches in La Liga who will lose their jobs in 2024, coach Xavi Hernandez is the most controversial. The talented former football midfielder of the country of gaur led Barca to win La Liga in the 2022/23 season and win the Spanish Super Cup that season. Thanks to that, in September 2023, the Catalan team announced a contract extension with Xavi until the summer of 2025.
Coach Xavi lost his job not for professional reasons
However, just a few months later, specifically on January 27, Xavi announced that he would leave the Catalan team after the 2023/24 season ended. The reason for the Spanish football legend’s departure was not necessarily related to professional issues, but stemmed from the former midfielder’s negative statements about president Joan Laporta’s poor club management.
After Xavi left Barca, Mr. Hansi Flick was appointed to replace him. The German coach had a rather smooth start with Barca when the team won like splitting bamboo. But recently, the Catalan team began to decline and continuously failed. Huge pressure is on Flick, even though his future is still guaranteed by President Laporta.
Surely entering the new year 2025, during the stressful period of the second leg of La Liga 2024/25, there may be many other coaches who will lose their jobs!