Pablo Machín

Born in Soria, Machín was a Numancia youth graduate. Despite making five first team appearances during the 1993–94 season in Segunda División B, his spell at the club was mainly associated with the reserves until 1998, when a severe knee injury forced his retirement at the age of just 23.

In 2000, he returned to Numancia, being assigned to its youth setup, and was promoted to the B-side in Tercera División in 2006; after leading the club to the play-offs, he was appointed as the main squad's assistant in the summer of 2007. On 30 May 2011, Machín was appointed as first-team coach in Segunda División, replacing the fired Juan Carlos Unzué. After keeping them in the league for the following two seasons, he left the Rojillos. Machín replaced fired Javi López at the helm of Girona on 9 March 2014. After an impressive 2014–15 campaign, which his side finished third but failed to gain promotion, he signed a two-year contract extension until 2018. On 17 August 2017, after achieving promotion to La Liga, Machín extended his contract until 2019. He led the club to an impressive tenth position, only seven points shy of a European competition spot; highlights included a 6–0 home routing of Las Palmas. Machín was appointed as Sevilla coach on 28 May 2018, signing a two-year contract with the club. The following 15 March, he was sacked after being knocked out of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 by Slavia Prague the previous day. On 7 October 2019, Machín was appointed as manager of Espanyol in the top tier for two years, replacing fired David Gallego. He himself was sacked on 22 December, with the team in last place. On 22 July 2020, Machín was appointed as manager of Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai, but left the club eight days after his appointment, for…