Real Oviedo sacks Julián Calero, Raúl González new coach

Real Oviedo have dismissed Julián Calero as head coach, along with his whole staff, and Raúl González Blanco is set to replace him. According to Relevo, which cites El Comercio, the decision came on 9 November, two days after a 2-1 win at Cádiz that ended a bad run but did not convince the club's ownership. Mundo Deportivo still treats Raúl as a name being linked.

The order came from Jesús Martínez, president of Grupo Pachuca and the club's main shareholder. The numbers did not help: 18 points from 12 league games, with 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. In the Copa del Rey, the side lost to Numancia of Segunda Federación on penalties after a 3-3 draw, and then lost 2-3 at home to Las Palmas. Calero had a contract until June 2027 and had already been at the club in 2016-2017 as Fernando Hierro's assistant.

Raúl, 49, will take his first professional head coaching job outside Real Madrid, where his whole coaching career has been. He led Castilla between 2019 and 2025 and won the UEFA Youth League with the Juvenil A in 2020. He will be Oviedo's eighth coach since Grupo Pachuca arrived four seasons ago, and his son Héctor plays for Vetusta.