Sevilla have sacked their head coach Javier Garcia Pimienta after Friday’s 1-0 defeat at Valencia.
Garcia Pimienta leaves Sevilla 13th in La Liga, with only nine wins from 31 league matches this season and seven points above the relegation zone.
The 50-year-old signed a two-year-deal with Sevilla in June 2024 after two-and-a-half seasons with Las Palmas, whom he led to promotion in 2022-23 before keeping the side in La Liga the following season. He also previously managed Barcelona’s reserve side in the third tier.
The defeat at Valencia was Sevilla’s fourth successive league loss, a run which included their first league defeat to city rivals Real Betis since September 2018, a run which has seen them slip into the bottom half of the standings.
Sevilla were also eliminated from the Copa del Rey in January after a 4-1 defeat against second division side Almeria.
Last season’s 12th-place finish was Sevilla’s lowest in La Liga since their relegation in 2000.
Sevilla return to action on April 20 when they host Alaves.
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