Joaquín Caparrós

Early career

Caparrós was born in Utrera, Province of Seville, Andalusia. After an obscure career as a player, he started coaching in his mid-20s, his first club being amateurs San José Obrero. The first professional spell came at local Recreativo de Huelva, which he helped reach Segunda División in the second of his three years. Caparrós began the 1999–2000 season on Villarreal's bench, lasting only seven games; his successor Paquito guided the Valencians to La Liga in third place. He also co-managed the Andalusia autonomous team with José Enrique Díaz for two friendlies in the late 1990s.

Sevilla

On 25 May 2000, Caparrós was unveiled as the new Sevilla manager. He ended their one-year top-flight exile in his first season at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, winning the second division. With youth products such as Carlos Marchena, José Antonio Reyes and Jesuli – Sergio Ramos soon followed – and the future signings of Júlio Baptista, Adriano, Daniel Alves and Renato, Caparrós set the foundations for future domestic and European success, but was replaced by Juande Ramos before any of the actual conquests.

Deportivo and Athletic

In the summer of 2005, Caparrós moved to Deportivo de La Coruña, being fired after a poor second season. He was appointed at Athletic Bilbao afterwards, beating former club Sevilla in the semi-finals of the 2008–09 edition of the Copa del Rey (4–2 aggregate) and qualifying for the UEFA Europa League as Barcelona won the…

Sevilla

Segunda División: 2000–01 Individual

Armenian Coach of the Year: 2020, 2021