Sevilla sack head coach Garcia Pimienta after fourth successive defeat
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.
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The defeat at Valencia was Sevilla's fourth successive league loss, a run which included their first league defeat to city rivals Real Betis since September 2018, a run which has seen them slip into the bottom half of the standings.
Sevilla were also eliminated from the Copa del Rey in January after a 4-1 defeat against second division side Almeria.
Last season's 12th-place finish was Sevilla's lowest in La Liga since their relegation in 2000.
Sevilla return to action on April 20 when they host Alaves.
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