Valencia sack Corberan and chief executive after winless start

Valencia sit bottom of La Liga with one point from five games, and the axe has fallen on both the coach and the chief executive.

Carlos Corberan

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Sacked

Carlos Corberan (head coach) and Ron Gourlay (chief executive)

League

La Liga

Position

Bottom

Points

1 from 5 matches

Interim

Oscar Sanchez

What happened. Valencia sacked head coach Carlos Corberan and football chief executive Ron Gourlay after a winless start to the season left the club bottom of La Liga with one point from five matches. Valencia B coach Oscar Sanchez takes over as interim boss.

Corberan was appointed in December 2024 after leaving Championship side West Bromwich Albion.
Valencia lost 5-0 to Barcelona last week and finished ninth in La Liga last season.
Gourlay joined in December 2024 and his team of four will also leave.

“This decision reflects the club's intention to begin a new phase for the running of the sporting structure and football operations.”
— Valencia club statement

Valencia's next fixture is on Tuesday against Deportivo Alaves, with the club set to announce a new football operations structure shortly.

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