Gorka Álvarez close to taking Real Sociedad women’s team job | OneFootball

Gorka Álvarez is close to becoming Real Sociedad’s women’s head coach, according to Diario Vasco. He would replace Arturo Ruiz, who last Thursday informed the club he would trigger his release clause to join Brighton, a decision that shocked the women’s set-up.

From that moment, Maider Castillo led a rapid search for a successor. The situation was complicated because Liga F began the same weekend and the market for coaches was limited.

Irene Ferreras was considered, but Álvarez, 40, who knows Zubieta well, has been selected to take over. He left Real in June 2025 after three seasons in charge of the B team.

He oversaw 90 matches with the reserves, earning promotion from Primera Nacional to Segunda RFEF in his first campaign.

Last season he served as Iñaki Goikoetxea’s assistant at Eibar, and he is not on their staff this term. Earlier, he coached the club’s third women’s side in 21/22, handled development work in 20/21, and was first-team assistant in 2017/2018. He led the first team for three matches that season after Juanjo Arregui’s dismissal and before Gonzalo Arconada arrived.

Against Chelsea on Wednesday at 19.00 in the Champions League qualifying second leg, Fernando Torres, Aitor Resende and Maider Castillo will be on the bench. Castillo returns to the technical area because she holds the highest coaching licence required to work in the top division.

Source: Diario Vasco

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