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Oviedo, who were relegated from La Liga last season, dismissed coach Julian Calero earlier Monday with the team ninth in the table.
Real Oviedo appoint Raul as new head coach. (Picture Credit: X/@RealOviedo)
Former Real Madrid striker Raul Gonzalez was appointed as coach of Spanish second-division side Real Oviedo on Monday.
“Oviedo have reached an agreement to hire Raul… as the new first-team coach until June 2028,” said the Asturian side in a statement.
Oviedo, who were relegated from La Liga last season, dismissed coach Julian Calero earlier Monday with the team ninth in the table.
“My way of understanding football is with respecting the talent (in the squad) but asking for unconditional effort,” said Raul in a video published by the club on social media platform X.
“The team has to fight from the first minute to the last for victory so the fans are proud of them.”
Raul, 49, previously coached Real Madrid’s reserve side from 2019 to 2025.
As a player, Raul won six La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues with Real Madrid, before joining Schalke, Al Sadd and the New York Cosmos.
The striker was also a regular for Spain, making 102 appearances and netting 44 goals with La Roja.
Sassuolo sack coach Aquilani
Sassuolo sacked Alberto Aquilani on Monday, becoming the sixth Serie A club already this season to dismiss their head coach following a difficult start to the campaign.
Aquilani only lasted 13 matches in charge having been appointed in the close-season, after a run of five straight defeats left Sassuolo 17th in the Italian top-flight table and just one point above the relegation zone.
“Sassuolo Calcio announce that Alberto Aquilani has been relieved of his duties as (the) first team’s coach, along with his staff,” the club said in a brief statement, two days after a 3-0 loss at Roma.
Former Liverpool, Roma and Italy midfielder Aquilani was given the job after leading Catanzaro to the Serie B play-offs last season.
He follows in the footsteps of a slew of Serie A coaches to lose their jobs this term, kicked off by Fabio Grosso’s sacking by Fiorentina just three games into the campaign.
Carlos Vicens appointed Lyon coach
Spaniard Carlos Vicens has been appointed coach of French club Lyon on an 18-month deal, the Ligue 1 outfit announced on Monday.
The 43-year-old, a former assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City, replaces Portuguese Paulo Fonseca who left for Sporting Lisbon.
Fonseca’s assistant Jorge Maciel had stepped in on an interim basis guiding the club to a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in the Europa League but losing Sunday’s Ligue 1 trip to Brest 2-0.
(With inputs from AFP)
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