Giráldez, LaLiga's youngest manager, signs new Celta de Vigo deal

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·2 aprile 2026

Giráldez, LaLiga's youngest manager, signs new Celta de Vigo deal

Claudio Giráldez, the youngest coach in Spain’s LaLiga, has renewed his contract with Celta de Vigo until 2028, the Galician club announced on X this Wednesday.

“We keep growing side by side, gaffer,” the sky-blue team wrote, referring to their 38-year-old coach.

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Celta currently sit sixth in the Spanish league standings and have reached the Europa League quarter-finals, where they will face Germany’s Freiburg for a place in the semi-finals on April 9 and 16.

Giráldez, whose name had been mentioned as a candidate for coaching jobs at other clubs, such as Athletic Bilbao, extended his deal by another year, until June 2028. He took charge of Celta in March 2024, coming from the club’s reserve side.

*By AFP

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