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.
After an interesting experience at the helm of Olympique de Marseille in 2023, Marcelino and his coaching staff returned to Villarreal at the end of that year, one of the most important clubs of his career. After a magnificent second half of the season, he came within a whisker of qualifying the Yellow Submarine for Europe, which he achieved in 2025, returning the team to the Champions League. Two years after his arrival, he became the coach with the most matches and victories in the history of the ‘yellow submarine’, surpassing Pellegrini.
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 (2006)
- Semifinalist of Copa del Rey
- 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
- 2023-2026. Villarreal
