Javier Cabello

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Javier Cabello
Personal information
Full name Javier Antonio Cabello Rubio
Date of birth (1974-07-20) 20 July 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2000–2004 Cieza
2010–2011 Cieza
2011–2012 Castellón
2014–2015 Cultural Leonesa
2017–2021 Alavés (assistant)
2017 Alavés (interim)
2017 Alavés (interim)
2021–2024 FC Dallas (assistant)
2025 Eldense

Javier Antonio Cabello Rubio (born 20 July 1974) is a Spanish football manager.

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Career

Born in Valencia, Cabello started his career with Villarreal CF in 1999, working in their youth setup as a coordinator. He was subsequently appointed manager of CD Cieza in the following year, and remained in charge for four seasons. [1]

In 2004 Cabello returned to Villarreal, again working in the youth categories; in 2006, he started working as a scout for the first team. In 2008, he was named director of Valencia CF's youth setup. [1]

On 18 July 2010, Cabello returned to managerial duties, being again appointed at the helm of Cieza. [2] In August of the following year, he was named manager of CD Castellón. [3]

Cabello left Castellón in January 2012, following the departure of owner Fernando Miralles. [4] He remained without a club until June 2014, as he was appointed Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa manager. [5]

On 4 July 2015, Cabello was named general manager at Elche CF, [6] but left his post nearly a month later. [7] In June 2017, he was one of the four assistant managers who joined Luis Zubeldía's staff at Deportivo Alavés. [8]

On 17 September 2017, after Zubeldía's dismissal, Cabello was named interim of the Basque side. [9] His first professional match occurred three days later, a 0–1 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.

In December 2021, Cabello moved to the United States and joined FC Dallas of Major League Soccer as an assistant to Nico Estévez. [10] On 11 June 2024, the club announced his departure. [11]

On 28 June 2025, Cabello returned to managerial duties after being named in charge of Primera Federación side CD Eldense. [12] On 19 October, however, he was sacked. [13]

Managerial statistics

As of 18 October 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Cieza Flag of Spain.svg 1 July 200030 June 2004150593160232228+4039.33
Cieza Flag of Spain.svg 18 July 201030 June 20113825587429+45065.79
Castellón Flag of Spain.svg 13 August 201116 January 20122311572923+6047.83—
Cultural Leonesa Flag of Spain.svg 18 June 201411 July 201538151495243+9039.47 [14]
Alavés (interim) Flag of Spain.svg 18 September 201723 September 2017200213−2000.00 [15]
Alavés (interim) Flag of Spain.svg 27 November 20171 December 2017110030+3100.00 [15] \
Eldense Flag of Spain.svg 28 June 202519 October 2025824279−2025.00 [16]
Total2601135988398335+63043.46—

References

  1. 1 2 "El exdirector deportivo del Elche Javier Cabello toma las riendas del Alavés" [Former sporting director of Elche Javier Cabello takes the reins of Alavés] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Javier Cabello, nuevo entrenador del Cieza" [Javier Cabello, new manager of Cieza] (in Spanish). Qué. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Javi Cabello dirigirá su primer entrenamiento como técnico del CD Castellón" [Javi Cabello will manage his first training as CD Castellón manager] (in Spanish). Deporte Valenciano. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Miralles abandona el Castellón" [Miralles leaves Castellón] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cabello, entrenador de la Cultural" [Cabello, manager of Cultural] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "El valenciano Javier Cabello será el nuevo mánager general del Elche" [The Valencian Javier Cabello will be the new general manager of Elche] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Cabello abandona el Elche" [Cabello leaves Elche] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cuatro entrenadores de confianza acompañarán a Luis Zubeldía en el Alavés" [Four reliable managers will follow Luis Zubeldía at Alavés] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Luis Zubeldía deja de ser técnico del Deportivo Alavés" [Luis Zubeldía leaves Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Carrick, Buzz (2021-12-22). "Estévez completes coaching staff, Quill departs". 3rd Degree. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  11. ↑ "FC Dallas and North Texas SC Announce Updates to 2024 Coaching Staffs". FC Dallas. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Javi Cabello, nuevo entrenador del CD Eldense" [Javi Cabello, new manager of CD Eldense] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Javi Cabello finaliza su etapa al frente del primer equipo del CD Eldense" [Javier Cabello ends his spell ahead of CD Eldense's first team] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Cabello: Javier Antonio Cabello Rubio: Matches 2014–15". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  15. 1 2 "Cabello: Javier Antonio Cabello Rubio: Matches 2017–18". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Cabello: Javier Antonio Cabello Rubio: Matches 2025–26". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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