Guillermo "Guille" Abascal Pérez (born 13 April 1989) is a Spanish professional football

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and former player who currently manages Russian club

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. Having ended his professional career at 19 after being on the books of

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and

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, he began managing aged 28 with

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in the

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, and leading

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and

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in the

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. He also managed

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in the

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and

in the

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Abascal joined

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in 2001, from hometown amateurs AD Heliópolis CF. He left the club in 2004, and finished his formation with

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. Abascal retired from professional football at the age of 18, and started studying at the

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in his hometown, while still representing amateurs UDE Abre and CD Aboño. He also spent a year at the

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, and returned to Sevilla in 2013 as a youth

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. His first managerial experience came in 2016, when he took over Sevilla's ''Infantil B'' squad.

FC Chiasso

On 12 June 2017, Abascal moved abroad, being appointed manager of

side

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. He made his professional debut ten days later in a 2–2 draw at Servette FC on the opening day of the

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. Abascal was sacked on 4 April 2018, after suffering six defeats in his last eight matches. Six days later, he was named at the helm of

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neighbours

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in the

until the end of the season; he drew 1–1 at home to

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in his first top-flight game. From being placed ninth and threatened with relegation, he led the club to eighth position, three points shy of the European qualification places.

Ascoli

In July 2019, Abascal was hired as manager for the Primavera squad (U19) of Italian club Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC. The following 27 January,

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was dismissed as the head coach of the senior squad, and Abascal was appointed as caretaker manager. He won 3–0 in

in his only game away to

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on 1 February. The next day,

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was hired and Abascal returned to his previous role; he came back to the first team on 16 April, after Stellone was dismissed. Following two defeats in two games in charge by the time the league season was resumed after the COVID-19 forced break, he was dismissed on 22 June.

Volos

In June 2021, Abascal was appointed at

club

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. He won four of his first five games, but was dismissed in December after six consecutive defeats.

FC Basel

Abascal came back to Switzerland's top flight at

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on 21 February 2022, following the termination of

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's contract. Despite coming second to

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in his interim spell, he was replaced by club icon

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in May.

Spartak Moscow

On 10 June 2022, Abascal signed with

club

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. He beat eight other candidates to the two-year contract. The current Russian Cup holders were due to play in the

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but were barred due to the FIFA and

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response to the

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. His debut was on 9 July in a 4–0 Super Cup loss to

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. His first

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game was a 1–1 away draw against

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on 16 July. Abascal won his first match next week, on 23 July, in a 1–4 victory over

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. Spartak won their next three games and took the league lead after 5 games played on 14 August 2022. By the season's winter break in November, Spartak was second in the league table.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

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SFL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abascal, Guille 1989 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Seville Association football forwards Spanish football managers FC Chiasso managers FC Lugano managers Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. managers Volos FC managers FC Basel managers FC Spartak Moscow managers Swiss Challenge League managers Swiss Super League managers Serie B managers Super League Greece managers Russian Premier League managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Switzerland Expatriate football managers in Italy Expatriate football managers in Greece Expatriate football managers in Russia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Russia