Raúl González, new Oviedo coach after Calero's sacking
Signs until June 2028 according to AS and makes his debut this Saturday against Girona at the Carlos Tartiere, with Oviedo on 18 points after 12 league matchdays.
Real Oviedo have a new head coach: Raúl González Blanco replaces Julián Calero after Grupo Pachuca, the club's majority shareholder, ordered the change despite the 1-2 win at Cádiz on Saturday 7 November. It was the outcome many expected after the doubts over Calero's future. According to AS, Raúl signs until June 2028.
The numbers had piled up: Oviedo have 18 points from 12 league matchdays, with 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. They had gone out of the Copa del Rey to Numancia, of Segunda Federación, on penalties after a 3-3 draw, and then lost 2-3 at home to Las Palmas. Grupo Pachuca president Jesús Martínez made the call.
Raúl, 49, coached Real Madrid Castilla between 2019 and 2025 and won the UEFA Youth League with the Juvenil A in 2020. Oviedo will be his first professional club outside Real Madrid. He makes his debut this Saturday at 21:00 at the Carlos Tartiere against Girona, and wants a team that fights for every win and makes the fans proud.
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