The club and the Manager have come to an agreement to work together for another season
Villarreal CF and Javi Calleja have come to an agreement for the renewal of the Villarreal Manager’s contract for the 2018/19 season. This Monday there will be a press conference at the Villarreal CF Training Ground (Ciudad Deportiva) at 12:30pm CEST with Javi Calleja and a member of the Villarreal CF Board of Directors to further explain the deal as well as analyse the Yellows’ current situation. The Manager will continue to work with his current members of coaching staff.
Javi Calleja, a coach formed at the Villarreal Academy
Javier Calleja Revilla (Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, 12th May 1978) was promoted to lead the Villarreal CF first team at the end of September 2017 and has managed to qualify his side directly for next season’s UEFA Europa League after finishing LaLIga in a commendable fifth place.
Calleja has always coached Yellows Academy teams, arriving at the club six seasons ago to manage the Villarreal U16. From then on, his progression through the ranks has been quick, winning the last three league competitions with the Villarreal U19, as well as a ‘Copa de Campeones de España’ title. At the start of this season he was moved up to the Villarreal B team, where he was undefeated after six league games in Group III of the Second Division B.
As a profesional footballer, Calleja played for the Villarreal CF First Team in one of the most significant moments in the club’s history, as the Yellows got to the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. He also played for CD Onda, Real Madrid C, RSD Alcalá, Málaga CF and CA Osasuna.
