José "Pepe" Bordalás Jiménez (born 5 March 1964) is a Spanish former

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who played as a striker, currently a

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. His playing career ended due to injury without a first-team appearance for Hércules, and he made his professional managerial debut for the same team in Segunda División in 2006. He won promotion from that division with Alavés and

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in successive seasons, also leading the latter to a best-ever

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finish of fifth in 2019.

Playing career

Bordalás was born in

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. During his career, he never played higher than the

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and the regional championships; he was under contract with Hércules CF for seven years but never appeared officially for the club, being loaned five times which included a three-season spell with neighbouring

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. Released in 1988, Bordalás subsequently represented

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, FC Torrevieja, UD Petrelense CF, UD Español San Vicente and UD Altea, retiring from football at only 28 due to injury.

Coaching career

Early years

Bordalás worked exclusively in his region of birth for 19 years, his first job being at Alicante CF's reserves 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 to Segunda División B in only three seasons. His first experience in the Segunda División arrived with former club Hércules, replacing fired

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midway through 2005–06 and being sacked himself only seven games into the following campaign. Bordalás returned to division three in 2007–08 with

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, leading the side to the first position in the following season and the subsequent failure in the promotion playoffs. In early October 2009 he terminated his contract amicably, signing with

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of the second tier.

Alavés

After two spells at

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, Bordalás was named

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manager on 11 June 2015. He led the team back to

after ten years in his first season, as champions, but was still relieved of his duties on 21 June 2016.

Getafe

Bordalás was hired by Getafe CF in September 2016, replacing the dismissed

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on a deal until the end of the campaign. He again won promotion to the top flight, this time by a 3–2 aggregate victory over

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in the

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final the following June. Following an eighth-place finish in his first season at that level, he led the

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team to a best-ever fifth position and only missed

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for the

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on the last matchday in May 2019; he earned the

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for best coach for this feat.

Valencia

Bordalás was appointed head coach of

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in May 2021, signing a two-year contract. On his debut on 13 August, his team won 1–0 against his previous employer. In his first season, the team

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the

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of the

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, where they lost on penalties to

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. On 3 June 2022, days after the sacking of chairman Anil Murthy, Valencia's owner

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announced that manager Bordalás would also be released, with Italian

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being brought in as replacement.

Personal life

Bordalás' cousin, Juan Ignacio Martínez, is also a football coach.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Alavés * Segunda División: 2015–16 Individual *

: 2018–19 *

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La Liga Coach of the Year: 2018–19

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bordalas, Jose 1964 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Alicante (city) Association football forwards Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Hércules CF players Orihuela Deportiva CF footballers Villajoyosa CF footballers Benidorm CF footballers CD Torrevieja players Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Alicante CF managers CD Eldense managers Hércules CF managers CD Alcoyano managers Elche CF managers AD Alcorcón managers Deportivo Alavés managers Getafe CF managers Valencia CF managers