| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Antonio Cabello Rubio | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-07-20)20 July 1974 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Dallas (assistant) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000–2004 | Cieza | ||
| 2010–2011 | Cieza | ||
| 2011–2012 | Castellón | ||
| 2014–2015 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| 2017–2021 | Alavés (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Alavés (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Alavés (interim) | ||
| 2021– | FC Dallas (assistant) | ||
Javier Antonio Cabello Rubio (born 20 July 1974) is a Spanishfootballmanager, currently an assistant forFC Dallas.
Born inValencia, Cabello started his career withVillarreal CF in 1999, working in their youth setup as a coordinator. He was subsequently appointed manager ofCD Cieza in the following year, and remained in charge for four seasons.[1]
In 2004 Cabello returned to Villarreal, again working in the youth categories; in 2006, he started working as ascout for the first team. In 2008, he was named director ofValencia CF's youth setup.[1]
On 18 July 2010, Cabello returned to managerial duties, being again appointed at the helm of Cieza.[2] In August of the following year, he was named manager ofCD Castellón.[3]
Cabello left Castellón in January 2012, following the departure of owner Fernando Miralles.[4] He remained without a club until June 2014, as he was appointedCultural y Deportiva Leonesa manager.[5]
On 4 July 2015, Cabello was named general manager atElche CF,[6] but left his post nearly a month later.[7] In June 2017, he was one of the four assistant managers who joinedLuis Zubeldía's staff atDeportivo Alavés.[8]
On 17 September 2017, after Zubeldía's dismissal, Cabello was namedinterim of theBasque side.[9] His first professional match occurred three days later, a 0–1 away loss againstDeportivo de La Coruña.
In December 2021, Cabello moved to the United States and joinedFC Dallas ofMajor League Soccer as an assistant toNico Estévez.[10]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Castellón |  | 13 August 2011 | 16 January 2012 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 047.83 | — |
| Cultural Leonesa | | 18 June 2014 | 11 July 2015 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 039.47 | [11] |
| Alavés (interim) | | 18 September 2017 | 23 September 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 | [12] |
| Alavés (interim) | | 27 November 2017 | 1 December 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | — |
| Total | 64 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 85 | 69 | +16 | 042.19 | — | |||