Sergio Pellicer García (born 9 September 1973) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a

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, and is the current

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Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

Playing career

Born in

Nules Nules is a town in eastern Spain, in the province of Castellón (Valencian Community). Located 18 km to the south of the province's capital, at 13 m over sea level, it has 13,750 inhabitants (2010 data), living in Nules Town, Nules Beach and ...

Province of Castellón Castellón (officially in ca-valencia, Castelló) is a province in the northern part of the Valencian Community. It is bordered by the provinces of Valencia to the south, Teruel to the west, Tarragona to the north, and by the Mediterranean Sea ...

, most of Pellicer's playing career was spent in

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

, where he made 353 appearances across 16 seasons. His sole professional output was five

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

games on loan at

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

in 1995, in his native

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Coaching career

Pellicer worked as a youth or assistant coach at several teams upon retiring. On 29 December 2016 he was appointed as assistant to

Marcelo Romero Cléver Marcelo Romero Silva (born 4 July 1976) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager. After emerging at Peñarol he spent seven years of his professional career in Spain, notably at the service ...

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

club

, where he had previously played. On 23 October 2018, Pellicer was confirmed as manager of

Deportivo Fabril Real Club Deportivo Fabril, previously known as ''Deportivo B'', is the reserve team of Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, it is based in A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 1 ...

, the

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Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. They currently p ...

who were second from bottom in their third-tier group. He left the following 4 February, with them now dead last and 13 points from safety. Pellicer returned to Málaga on 1 July 2019, taking over their second team in the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. Six months later, he was thrust into the first team following the ousting of Víctor Sánchez. On his professional managerial debut on 14 January, his team won 1–0 at home to

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

with a second-minute goal by Antoñín. On 18 May 2021, Pellicer announced his departure from Málaga at the end of the campaign, after keeping the club two consecutive seasons in the second level despite their economic problems. On 15 December, he replaced sacked

José Luis Oltra José Luis Oltra Castañer (born 24 March 1969) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently manager of Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC. Playing career Born in Valencia, Oltra spend the vast majority of his 14-year senior ca ...

at the helm of fellow second tier side

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

, but was himself dismissed on 6 March 2022. After ten months without a club, Pellicer returned to Málaga on 25 January 2023, signing a contract until 2024; he replaced the sacked

Pepe Mel José "Pepe" Mel Pérez (born 28 February 1963) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager. He amassed Segunda División totals of 215 matches and 78 goals over eight seasons, for Real Madrid Castilla, Castell ...

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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CiberChe biography and stats

Stats and bio at Cadistas1910
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