Real Oviedo sacks Julián Calero, Raúl González expected as new coach

The decision

Real Oviedo has ended the contract of first-team coach Julián Calero and his coaching staff, the club announced on Monday, 9 November 2026. Calero's contract ran until 30 June 2027, and the club's statement said he leaves the post with immediate effect. The move came one day after Oviedo won 2-1 away at Cádiz in matchday 13 of LaLiga Hypermotion. That result left the side ninth in the table with 21 points, one point short of the promotion play-off places and six behind second place, which goes up directly.

“The club has decided to terminate the contract of Julián Calero as first-team coach.”

Calero's short spell

Calero, 55, arrived in the summer after winning promotion to the top flight with Levante. N-tv reports that in twelve league matches under him, Oviedo won five, drew three and lost four. Europa Press put the last five results at three wins, one draw and one defeat, and said the figures were not poor but had failed to convince the ownership. ABC reported that speculation about his position grew after a home defeat to Las Palmas, and that Rubi and Raúl González were the two main names on the club's list.

Wins5

Draws3

Defeats4

Wins

5

Draws

3

Defeats

4

Data from the article text

Raúl González as successor

Raúl González, a former Real Madrid star who has also coached the club's youth sides and Castilla, is reported to be the replacement. Spanish sports daily Marca reports that an agreement is in place and the official announcement is still outstanding. ABC said the club had passed the name to local reporters before any confirmation. At 49, he would take his first job as head coach of a professional side, according to N-tv, and could sit on the bench as early as the coming weekend. The Mexican ownership group Pachuca made the call for a change, according to N-tv. His son plays for Vetusta, Oviedo's reserve team, after joining last summer following a season at Cádiz.

What happens next

The sequence as reported starts with the 2-1 win at Cádiz on Saturday, 7 November 2026 and runs through the club's statement on Monday, 9 November. The official naming of Raúl González has not yet happened.

The next step is the club's official announcement of its new coach.