 Bordalás coachingValencia in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Bordalás Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-03-05)5 March 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Getafe (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SCD San Blas | |||
| 1976–1980 | Hércules | ||
| 1977–1978 | → Contestano (loan) | ||
| 1979–1980 | →Español San Vicente [es] (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1987 | Hércules | 0 | (0) |
| 1979–1981 | →Español San Vicente [es] (loan) | ||
| 1981–1982 | →Orihuela Deportiva (loan) | 19 | (7) |
| 1982–1983 | →Villajoyosa (loan) | ||
| 1983–1984 | →Rayo Ibense (loan) | ||
| 1984–1987 | →Benidorm (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 | |||
José "Pepe" Bordalás Jiménez (born 5 March 1964) is a Spanish professionalfootball manager and former player who played as astriker. He is currently manager ofLa Liga clubGetafe.
His playing career ended due to injury without a first-team appearance forHércules, and he made his professional managerial debut for the same team inSegunda División in 2006. He won promotion from that division withAlavés andGetafe in successive seasons, also leading the latter to a best-everLa Liga finish offifth in 2019.
Bordalás was born inAlicante,Valencian Community. During his career, he never played higher than theTercera División and theregional championships; he was under contract withHércules CF for seven years but never appeared officially for the club, being loaned five times which included a three-season spell with neighbouringBenidorm CF.
Released in 1988, Bordalás subsequently representedCD Dénia,FC Torrevieja, UD Petrelense CF,UD Español San Vicente [es] andUD Altea, retiring from football at only 28 due to injury.
Bordalás worked exclusively in his region of birth for 19 years,[1] his first job being atAlicante CF'sreserves 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 toSegunda División B in only three seasons. His first experience in theSegunda División arrived with former club Hércules, replacing firedJuan Carlos Mandiá midway through2005–06 and being sacked himself only seven games intothe following campaign.
Bordalás returned to division three in2007–08 withCD Alcoyano, leading the side to the first position inthe following season and the subsequent failure in the promotion playoffs. In early October 2009 he terminated his contract amicably, signing withElche CF of the second tier.[2]
After two spells atAD Alcorcón,[3][4] Bordalás was namedDeportivo Alavés manager on 11 June 2015.[5] He led the team back toLa Liga after ten years in hisfirst season, as champions,[6] but was still relieved of his duties on 21 June 2016.[7]
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Bordalás was hired byGetafe CF in September 2016, replacing the dismissedJuan Esnáider on a deal until the end ofthe campaign.[8] He again won promotion to the top flight, this time by a 3–2 aggregate victory overCD Tenerife in theplayoff final the following June.[9] Following an eighth-place finish in hisfirst season at that level, he led theCommunity of Madrid team to abest-ever fifth position and only missedqualification for theUEFA Champions League on the last matchday in May 2019; he earned theMiguel Muñoz Trophy for best coach for this feat.[10]
Bordalás was appointed head coach ofValencia 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 hisfirst season, the teamreached thefinal of theCopa del Rey, where they lost onpenalties toReal Betis.[13]
On 3 June 2022, days after the sacking of chairman Anil Murthy, Valencia's ownerPeter Lim announced that manager Bordalás would also be released, with ItalianGennaro Gattuso being brought in as replacement.[14]
On 29 April 2023, Bordalás returned to Getafe for the final seven games ofthe season, with the side in the relegation zone and having dismissedQuique Sánchez Flores.[15] The following day, he oversaw a 1–0 loss atRCD Espanyol.[16] After successfully guiding them to safety, he signed a new two-year contract on 23 June.[17]
Bordalás was both well known and frequently criticised for using highly defensive and aggressive tactics, often against bigger teams. This style of play was known colloquially asHaramball.[18][19][20]
Bordalás' cousin,Juan Ignacio Martínez, was also a football coach.[21]
| 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 | [22] |
| Alicante | 30 June 1994 | 1 July 1995 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 034.21 | [23] |
| Benidorm | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 1996 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 026.19 | [24] |
| Eldense | 30 June 1996 | 19 May 1997 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 042.50 | [25] |
| Mutxavista | 2 June 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 102 | 17 | +85 | 088.46 | [26] |
| Alicante | 30 June 1998 | 1 July 2002 | 164 | 113 | 31 | 20 | 368 | 105 | +263 | 068.90 | [27] |
| Novelda | 23 December 2002 | 30 June 2003 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 028.57 | [28] |
| Alicante | 15 March 2004 | 13 February 2006 | 78 | 42 | 20 | 16 | 122 | 58 | +64 | 053.85 | [29] |
| Hércules | 13 February 2006 | 11 October 2006 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 040.74 | [30] |
| Alcoyano | 15 October 2007 | 16 July 2009 | 74 | 33 | 24 | 17 | 100 | 70 | +30 | 044.59 | [31] |
| Elche | 5 October 2009 | 8 April 2012 | 118 | 52 | 30 | 36 | 170 | 130 | +40 | 044.07 | [32] |
| Alcorcón | 26 June 2012 | 19 June 2013 | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 63 | +0 | 047.83 | [33] |
| Alcorcón | 5 February 2014 | 8 June 2015 | 61 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 67 | 67 | +0 | 034.43 | [34] |
| Alavés | 11 June 2015 | 21 June 2016 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 050.00 | [35] |
| Getafe | 27 September 2016 | 26 May 2021 | 212 | 83 | 60 | 69 | 246 | 208 | +38 | 039.15 | [36] |
| Valencia | 27 May 2021 | 3 June 2022 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 62 | 58 | +4 | 036.96 | [37] |
| Getafe | 29 April 2023 | Present | 106 | 36 | 27 | 43 | 125 | 121 | +4 | 033.96 | [38] |
| Total | 1,181 | 548 | 312 | 321 | 1,761 | 1,126 | +635 | 046.40 | — | ||
Alavés
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