Elche head coach Eder Sarabia has announced his immediate departure from the club, a decision he revealed during a surprise press conference held earlier today.
Sarabia concludes his second season in charge at Alicante, having successfully guided Elche to promotion to La Liga in his first year. In his second season, the 45-year-old steered the team to a 15th-place finish in the league.
The latter stages of the season proved to be a challenging period, with Elche being among several teams embroiled in a tense relegation battle. These pressures appear to have impacted Sarabia and his coaching staff.
As mentioned, Sarabia, a former attacker, held a press conference on Wednesday. During the conference, he confirmed his intention not to continue at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero for the 2026/27 season.
“Yesterday we informed the club of our intention not to continue. They have been two wonderful years in which we have achieved historic things.”
English Translation:
Elche head coach Eder Sarabia has announced his immediate departure from the club.
The Spanish tactician made this announcement during a press conference called earlier today.
Sarabia is concluding his second season at the helm in Alicante. After securing promotion to La Liga in his first year, the 45-year-old then guided Elche to a 15th-placed finish this season.
The final months of the term were highly stressful, as Elche was one of many clubs involved in the relegation battle.
These struggles seem to have taken a toll on Sarabia and his staff.
As noted above, on Wednesday, the former attacker called a press conference where Sarabia confirmed his intention not to continue at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero in 2026/27:
“Yesterday we communicated to the club our intention not to continue. They have been two wonderful years in which we have achieved historic things.”
