José "Pepe" Bordalás Jiménez (born 5 March 1964) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a striker, currently manager of La Liga club Getafe.

José Bordalás
Bordalás coaching Valencia in 2021
Personal information
Full name José Bordalás Jiménez
Date of birth (1964-03-05) 5 March 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Alicante, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Getafe (manager)
Youth career
SCD San Blas
1976–1980 Hércules
1977–1978 → Contestano (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1987 Hércules 0 (0)
1980–1981Español San Vicente [es] (loan)
1981–1982Orihuela Deportiva (loan)
1982–1983Villajoyosa (loan)
1983–1984Rayo Ibense (loan)
1984–1987Benidorm (loan)
1987–1988 Dénia
1988 Torrevieja
1989–1990 Petrelense
1990–1991 Español San Vicente [es]
1991–1992 Altea
Managerial career
1993–1994 Alicante B
1994–1995 Alicante
1995–1996 Benidorm
1996–1997 Eldense
1997–1998 Mutxavista
1998–2002 Alicante
2002–2003 Novelda
2004–2006 Alicante
2006 Hércules
2007–2009 Alcoyano
2009–2012 Elche
2012–2013 Alcorcón
2014–2015 Alcorcón
2015–2016 Alavés
2016–2021 Getafe
2021–2022 Valencia
2023– Getafe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His playing career ended due to injury without a first-team appearance for Hércules, and he made his professional managerial debut for the same team in Segunda División in 2006. He won promotion from that division with Alavés and Getafe in successive seasons, also leading the latter to a best-ever La Liga finish of fifth in 2019.

Playing career edit

Bordalás was born in Alicante, Valencian Community. During his career, he never played higher than the Tercera División and the regional championships; he was under contract with Hércules CF for seven years but never appeared officially for the club, being loaned five times which included a three-season spell with neighbouring Benidorm CF.

Released in 1988, Bordalás subsequently represented CD Dénia, FC Torrevieja, UD Petrelense CF, UD Español San Vicente [es] and UD Altea, retiring from football at only 28 due to injury.

Coaching career edit

Early years edit

Bordalás worked exclusively in his region of birth for 19 years,[1] his first job being at Alicante CF's reserves in 1993. The following year, he was appointed at the main squad.

After three years with as many teams, Bordalás returned to Alicante in 1998, taking them from the regional leagues to Segunda División B in only three seasons. His first experience in the Segunda División arrived with former club Hércules, replacing fired Juan Carlos Mandiá midway through 2005–06 and being sacked himself only seven games into the following campaign.

Bordalás returned to division three in 2007–08 with CD Alcoyano, leading the side to the first position in the following season and the subsequent failure in the promotion playoffs. In early October 2009 he terminated his contract amicably, signing with Elche CF of the second tier.[2]

Alavés edit

After two spells at AD Alcorcón,[3][4] Bordalás was named Deportivo Alavés manager on 11 June 2015.[5] He led the team back to La Liga after ten years in his first season, as champions,[6] but was still relieved of his duties on 21 June 2016.[7]

Getafe edit

 
Bordalás coaching Getafe in 2019

Bordalás was hired by Getafe CF in September 2016, replacing the dismissed Juan Esnáider on a deal until the end of the campaign.[8] He again won promotion to the top flight, this time by a 3–2 aggregate victory over CD Tenerife in the playoff final the following June.[9] Following an eighth-place finish in his first season at that level, he led the Community of Madrid team to a best-ever fifth position and only missed qualification for the UEFA Champions League on the last matchday in May 2019; he earned the Miguel Muñoz Trophy for best coach for this feat.[10]

Valencia edit

Bordalás was appointed head coach of Valencia CF in May 2021, signing a two-year contract.[11] On his debut on 13 August, his team won 1–0 against his previous employer.[12] In his first season, the team reached the final of the Copa del Rey, where they lost on penalties to Real Betis.[13]

On 3 June 2022, days after the sacking of chairman Anil Murthy, Valencia's owner Peter Lim announced that manager Bordalás would also be released, with Italian Gennaro Gattuso being brought in as replacement.[14]

Getafe return edit

On 29 April 2023, Bordalás returned to Getafe for the final seven games of the season, with the team in the relegation zone and having dismissed Quique Sánchez Flores.[15] The following day, he oversaw a 1–0 loss at RCD Espanyol.[16]

Personal life edit

Bordalás' cousin, Juan Ignacio Martínez, is also a football coach.[17]

Managerial statistics edit

As of match played 21 April 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alicante B 1 July 1993 30 June 1994 38 26 9 3 92 21 +71 068.42 [18]
Alicante 30 June 1994 1 July 1995 38 13 13 12 53 45 +8 034.21 [19]
Benidorm 1 July 1995 30 June 1996 42 11 13 18 35 56 −21 026.19 [20]
Eldense 30 June 1996 19 May 1997 40 17 11 12 64 41 +23 042.50 [21]
Mutxavista 2 June 1997 30 June 1998 26 23 2 1 102 17 +85 088.46 [22]
Alicante 30 June 1998 1 July 2002 166 104 33 29 340 137 +203 062.65 [23]
Novelda 23 December 2002 30 June 2003 21 6 9 6 18 21 −3 028.57 [24]
Alicante 15 March 2004 13 February 2006 78 42 20 16 122 58 +64 053.85 [25]
Hércules 13 February 2006 11 October 2006 27 11 4 12 23 28 −5 040.74 [26]
Alcoyano 15 October 2007 16 July 2009 74 33 24 17 100 70 +30 044.59 [27]
Elche 5 October 2009 8 April 2012 118 52 30 36 171 130 +41 044.07 [28]
Alcorcón 26 June 2012 19 June 2013 46 22 7 17 63 63 +0 047.83 [29]
Alcorcón 5 February 2014 8 June 2015 61 21 22 18 67 67 +0 034.43 [30]
Alavés 11 June 2015 21 June 2016 44 22 12 10 51 38 +13 050.00 [31]
Getafe 27 September 2016 26 May 2021 212 83 60 69 246 208 +38 039.15 [32]
Valencia 27 May 2021 3 June 2022 46 17 17 12 62 58 +4 036.96 [33]
Getafe 29 April 2023 Present 43 15 15 13 59 52 +7 034.88 [34]
Total 1,120 518 301 301 1,668 1,110 +558 046.25

Honours edit

Alavés

Individual

References edit

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