Marcelino García Toral is one of the leading coaches in Spanish and European football, currently Athletic Bilbao coach. Marcelino has worked as a coach with Lealtad, Sporting Gijón (where he made his debut in the Top Flight as a player), Recreativo, Racing, Zaragoza, Sevilla, Villarreal, Valencia and Athletic Club.
On 23 June 2023, Olympique de Marseille announced the signing of MGT and his coaching staff for the 23-24 season. The historic French club, Champions League winners in 1993, was the first experience away from Spain for MGT. After three months, Marcelino decided to end his stage at OM: “It was not possible to work under those conditions.”
In November 2023, he decided to return to Spain to begin another spell at Villarreal, one of the most important clubs of his career. After a magnificent second half of the season, he is on the verge of qualifying for Europe. One year later, the team hits 70 points and returns to Champions League.
Career as a coach
- 1997-98. Lealtad
- Promotion to Segunda B
- 2001-05. Sporting de Gijón
- 2005-07. Recreativo de Huelva
- Promotion to Primera División (2006)
- Miguel Muñoz for Best Spanish Coach (2007)
- 2007-08. Racing de Santander
- Qualification for the UEFA Cup
- Semifinalist of Copa del Rey
- 2008-09. Real Zaragoza
- Promotion to Primera División
- Copa del Rey Semifinalist
- 2011. Racing de Santander
- 2011-12. Sevilla
- 2013-16. Villarreal
- Promotion to Primera División (2013)
- Qualification for the Europa League (2014)
- Qualification for the Europa League (2015)
- Qualification for the Champions League (2016)
- Semifinalist of Europa League (2016)
- 2017-20. Valencia
- Qualification for the Champions League (2018)
- Qualification for the Champions League (2019)
- Copa del Rey Champion (2019)
- 2021-22. Athletic Club
- Supercopa de España Champion (2021)
- Supercopa de España Champion (2021)
- Supercopa de España finalist (2022)
- Semifinalista Copa del Rey (2022)
- 2023. Olympique de Marsella
- 2023-now Villarreal
