Rubén Sellés

Rubén Sellés Salvador (born 15 June 1983) is a Spanish football coach who is the manager of Premier League club Southampton.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sellés and the second or maternal family name is Salvador.
Rubén Sellés
Personal information
Full name Rubén Sellés Salvador
Date of birth (1983-06-15) 15 June 1983
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Team information
Current team
 Southampton (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2020 Valencia U18
2022 Southampton (caretaker)
2023– Southampton

With coaching experience in Greece, Russia, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Spain and England, Sellés has a Master's degree in Sports & Physiology from the University of Valencia, and graduated from UEFA's Pro Licence programme aged 25.[1]

Career

Sellés began his coaching career as a fitness coach at Greek club Aris Thessaloniki. Sellés departed in 2009 to perform a similar role for the Villarreal youth team.[2]

In 2010, Sellés travelled to Russia, acting as assistant manager to Igor Lediakhov at Shinnik Yaroslavl.[3]

In July 2011, Sellés returned to Aris, this time as assistant manager. The following season joining Neftchi Baku, remaining as assistant manager there for two seasons under managers Boyukagha Hajiyev, Arif Asadov, Nazim Suleymanov and Tarlan Ahmadov.

Sellés then spent two years at Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball, working as Chief Data Analyst.[4]

In 2015, Sellés was appointed assistant to manager Gurban Gurbanov at Qarabağ.[5]

In July 2018, Sellés joined Danish club Aarhus GF, assisting manager David Nielsen for two seasons,[4] before leaving to manage the Valencia U18 squad.[6]

On 1 January 2021, Sellés joined F.C. Copenhagen as assistant manager to Jess Thorup.[4]

Southampton

On 10 June 2022, Sellés departed Copenhagen to join Premier League club Southampton, as assistant to Ralph Hasenhüttl.[1] On 7 November, Hasenhüttl was sacked by Southampton, and Sellés was placed in caretaker charge of the club.[7] Sellés took charge of one match for The Saints before the appointment of new manager Nathan Jones, a 1–1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Cup on 9 November – in which Southampton advanced to the next round after a penalty shootout.[8]

He again took temporary charge of the team after Jones was sacked in February 2023.[9] His first game in charge was a 1–0 away victory over Chelsea.[10] On 24 February, Sellés was appointed manager until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11][12]

Managerial statistics
As of 13 May 2023[13]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Southampton (caretaker) 7 November 2022 10 November 2022 1 0 1 0 000.00
Southampton 12 February 2023 Present 15 2 3 10 013.33
Total 16 2 4 10 012.50

References
  1. "Sellés joins as First Team Lead Coach". Southampton FC. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. Dawes, Olly (8 November 2022). "Report: Some agents expected Spaniard to quickly become Southampton manager". HITC. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. Tanswell, Jacob (4 August 2022). "Ruben Selles: Hasenhuttl's new No 2". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. "Rubén Sellés becomes new assistant coach". F.C. København. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. House, Alfie (13 June 2022). "New assistant Selles opens up on what to expect in Hasenhuttl pairing". Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. House, Alfie (14 June 2022). "Saints academy starlets can take confidence in 'love' of new coach". Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. "Club statement: Ralph Hasenhüttl". Southampton FC. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. Wyatt, Mark (10 November 2022). "Every word Ruben Selles said on EFL Cup win, Ralph Hasenhuttl and Nathan Jones". hampshirelive. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. "Club Statement: Nathan Jones". Southampton FC. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  10. Howarth, Matthew (18 February 2023). "Chelsea 0–1 Southampton". BBC Sport.
  11. "Southampton appoint Selles until end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  12. "Sellés appointed to end of season". Southampton FC. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  13. "Spain - Rubén Sellés - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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