Sevilla have sacked their head coach Javier Garcia Pimienta after Friday’s 1-0 defeat at Valencia.

Garcia Pimienta leaves Sevilla 13th in La Liga, with only nine wins from 31 league matches this season and seven points above the relegation zone.

The 50-year-old signed a two-year-deal with Sevilla in June 2024 after two-and-a-half seasons with Las Palmas, whom he led to promotion in 2022-23 before keeping the side in La Liga the following season. He also previously managed Barcelona’s reserve side in the third tier.