{"id":35291,"date":"2026-06-01T14:30:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/villarreal-sign-rayo-coach-inigo-perez-to-a-three-year-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:30:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:30:24","slug":"villarreal-sign-rayo-coach-inigo-perez-to-a-three-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/villarreal-sign-rayo-coach-inigo-perez-to-a-three-year-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Villarreal sign Rayo coach I\u00f1igo P\u00e9rez to a three-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; Villarreal announced Monday that they have reached an agreement to hire coach I\u00f1igo Perez, who led fellow Spanish club Rayo Vallecano to a league title. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">conference league finals<\/span> This season.<\/p>\n<p>Perez will sign a three-year contract with Villarreal, who finished third in the Spanish league and will play in the Champions League for the second consecutive season. <\/p>\n<p>Villarreal lost in the Champions League last season, but this is their first in Europe&#8217;s top club competition since reaching the semi-finals in the 2021-22 season. This will be the first time Villarreal will play consecutive seasons in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Perez, 38, is a former midfielder who will retire in 2022. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Successor to Marcelino<\/span>announced late last season that he would no longer coach the team.<\/p>\n<p>Perez&#8217;s Rayo lost to Crystal Palace 0-1 in the Third Division Conference League final. <\/p>\n<p>Perez was an assistant at Rayo, but due to work permit issues he was unable to accompany then-manager Andoni Iraola when he moved to England&#8217;s Bournemouth, so he took over in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Villarreal&#8217;s new manager is expected to officially take over on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/inigo-perez-villarreal-coach-rayo-vallecano-3676bba79653c5a6a6c5c60187ad8050\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; Villarreal announced Monday that they have reached an agreement to hire coach I\u00f1igo Perez, who led fellow Spanish club Rayo Vallecano to a league title. conference league finals This season. 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