List of Real Sociedad managers

Imanol Alguacil is the head coach who has managed the most matches for Real Sociedad.

Realñ Sociedad Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in San Sebastián, Basque Country, which plays in La Liga. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Real Sociedad from 1909, when the first professional manager was appointed, to the present day. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of matches won, drawn and lost), major honours won and significant achievements under his leadership. Caretaker managers are included, where known. As of the end of the 2024–25 season, Real Sociedad have had 45 full-time managers.

The first full-time manager for Real Sociedad was Pepe Berraondo.

The most successful coach with Real Sociedad is Alberto Ormaetxea, as won 3 titles with the team. He won La Liga twice, and one Spanish Super Cup.

List of managers

The complete list of Real Sociedad managers is shown in the following table:

Information correct as of the match played 30 June 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.

Manager	Nat.	To	G [A]	W	D	L	Win% [a]	Honours	Notes
José Berraondo	1 July 1918	30 June 1923						Gipuzkoa Championship (2) Torneo San Sebastián
Lippo Hertzka	1 July 1923	30 June 1926						Gipuzkoa Championship
Luis Ortiz de Urbina	1 July 1926	30 June 1927						Gipuzkoa Championship
Benito Díaz (1)	1 July 1928	30 June 1930	36	13	8	15	47.22%	Gipuzkoa Championship
Harry Lowe	1 July 1930	30 June 1935	96	35	11	50	42.19%	Gipuzkoa-Navarra-Aragon Championship
Gaspar Gurruchaga	1939	1939	14	5	2	7	42.86%
Sebastián Silveti	1 July 1939	30 November 1941	31	4	11	46	71.74%
Patxi Gamborena	1 December 1941	30 June 1942	16	2	1	13	15.63%
Benito Díaz (2)	1 July 1942	30 June 1951	226	102	42	82	54.42%
José Ignacio Urbieta	1 July 1951	30 June 1955	120	41	25	54	44.58%
Salvador Artigas	1 July 1955	30 June 1960	150	49	36	65	44.67%
Joseba Elizondo (1)	1960	1960	only Cup matches
Baltasar Albéniz	1 July 1960	1962	48	13	15	20	42.71%
Joseba Elizondo (2)	1962	1962	12	6	0	6	50%
Pedro Torres	1962	1964	30	14	7	9	58.33%
Antonio Barrios	1 July 1963	30 June 1964	30	14	5	11	55%
Román Galarraga	1 July 1964	30 June 1966	60	26	11	23	52.5%
Andoni Elizondo (1)	1 July 1966	30 June 1970	120	55	22	43	55%	Trofeo Ciudad de San Sebastián
Ángel Segurola	1 July 1970	3 October 1971	35	11	10	14	45.71%
Andoni Elizondo (2)	4 October 1971	30 June 1972
Rafael Iriondo	1 July 1972	30 June 1974	68	29	15	24	53.68%
Andoni Elizondo (3)	1 July 1974	30 June 1976	50	15			30%
José Antonio Irulegui	1 July 1976	30 June 1978	86	33	22	31	51.16%
Alberto Ormaetxea	1 July 1978	30 June 1985	238	113	66	59	61.34%
John Benjamin Toshack (1)	1 July 1985
Marco Antonio Boronat (1)			1	1	0	0	100%
John Benjamin Toshack (2)	1 July 1985	30 June 1989
Marco Antonio Boronat (2)			63	20	34	19	58.73%
Javier Expósito	15 January 1991	30 June 1991	20	7	7	6	52.5%
John Benjamin Toshack (3)	1 July 1991	21 November 1994
Salva Iriarte	22 November 1994	27 November 1995	41	14	14	13	51.22%
Javier Irureta	28 November 1995	30 June 1997	84	35	21	28	54.17%
Bernd Krauss	1 July 1997	25 October 1999	85	32	30	23	55.29%
Javier Clemente	26 October 1999	23 October 2000	35	10	13	12	47.14%
Periko Alonso	24 October 2000	21 December 2000	10	2	1	7	25%
John Benjamin Toshack (4)	22 December 2000	11 March 2002
Roberto Olabe	12 March 2002	30 June 2002	9	5	2	2	66.67%
Raynald Denoueix	1 July 2002	30 June 2004	85	35	26	24	56.47%
José María Amorrortu	1 July 2004	30 January 2006	59	19	12	18	42.37%
Gonzalo Arconada	31 January 2006	23 March 2006	8	2	0	6	25%
José Mari Bakero	23 March 2006	26 October 2006	16	3	5	8	34.38%
Miguel Ángel Lotina	26 October 2006	30 June 2007	31	8	9	14	40.32%
Chris Coleman	1 July 2007	16 January 2008	21	8	7	6	54.76%
José Ramón Eizmendi	15 January 2008	2 April 2008	11	5	2	4	54.55%
Juan Manuel Lillo	3 April 2008	30 June 2009	55	23	21	11	60.91%
Martín Lasarte	1 July 2009	30 June 2011	82	34	17	31	51.83%
Philippe Montanier	1 July 2011	30 June 2013	82	32	24	26	53.66%
Jagoba Arrasate	1 July 2013	3 November 2014	67	25	18	24	50.75%
David Moyes	10 November 2014	9 November 2015	42	12	15	15	46.43%
Eusebio Sacristán	9 November 2015	19 March 2018	112	46	23	43	51.34%
Imanol Alguacil (1)	19 March 2018	24 May 2018	9	5	1	3	61.11%
Asier Garitano	24 May 2018	26 December 2018		Trofeo Diputación Foral de Álava
Imanol Alguacil (2)	26 December 2018	30 June 2025	330	153	84	93	59.09%
Sergio Francisco	1 July 2025	present

Trophies and Honours

Trophies

No.	Name	Liga	Copa	Supercopa	Total
1.	Alberto Ormaetxea	2	0	1	3
2.	John Benjamin Toshack	0	1	-	1
	Imanol Alguacil	0	1	0	1

Honours

Don Balón Award Alberto Ormaetxea (1980-81, 1981-82) John Benjamin Toshack (1988-89) Raynald Denoueix (2002-03)

Miguel Muñoz Trophy Imanol Alguacil (2022-23)

Notes

1. A draw counts as a ½ win

References

"Real Sociedad: Managers". BD Futbol. Retrieved 30 June 2025.

External links

• Coaches at Athletic Bilbao official website

Category:Lists of football managers in Spain by club