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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 (age 41)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Managerial career
Years Team
2020–2022 Valencia U18
2022 Southampton (caretaker)
2023 Southampton
2023– Reading

Rubén Sellés Salvador (born 15 June 1983) is a Spanish football coach who is the head coach of League One club Reading.

Sellés has also managed Southampton in the Premier Leagueand the Valencia Under-18 team. 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.

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.[1]

In 2010, Sellés travelled to Russia, acting as assistant manager to Igor Lediakhov at Shinnik Yaroslavl.[2]

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.[3]

In 2015, Sellés was appointed assistant to manager Gurban Gurbanov at Qarabağ.[4]

In July 2018, Sellés joined Danish club Aarhus GF, assisting manager David Nielsen for two seasons,[3] before leaving to manage the Valencia U18 squad.[5]

On 1 January 2021, Sellés joined F.C. Copenhagen as assistant manager to Jess Thorup.[3]

Southampton

On 10 June 2022, Sellés departed Copenhagen to join Premier League club Southampton, as assistant to Ralph Hasenhüttl.[6] 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] On 24 May 2023, Southampton confirmed that they would not renew Sellés contract when it expired at the end of the season.[13] On 28 May 2023, Sellés managed his final game at Southampton; a 4–4 draw against Liverpool on the final day of the 2022–23 Premier League season.[14] In his three months in charge, Sellés oversaw the relegation of Southampton to the EFL Championship for the first time since the 2004–05 season, having won just two games in 17 matches.[15]

Reading

On 26 June 2023, Reading announced an agreement with Sellés to becoming their new first team Manager, subject to a successful work visa application.[16]

Managerial statistics

As of 28 May 2023[17]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Southampton (caretaker) 7 November 2022 10 November 2022 1 0 1 0 000.00
Southampton 12 February 2023 28 May 2023 17 2 4 11 011.76
Total 18 2 5 11 011.11

References

  1. ^ Dawes, Olly (8 November 2022). "Report: Some agents expected Spaniard to quickly become Southampton manager". HITC. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ Tanswell, Jacob (4 August 2022). "Ruben Selles: Hasenhuttl's new No 2". The Athletic. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Rubén Sellés becomes new assistant coach". F.C. København. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. ^ House, Alfie (13 June 2022). "New assistant Selles opens up on what to expect in Hasenhuttl pairing". Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ House, Alfie (14 June 2022). "Saints academy starlets can take confidence in 'love' of new coach". Daily Echo. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Sellés joins as First Team Lead Coach". Southampton FC. 10 June 2022. 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. ^ House, Alfie (24 May 2023). "Southampton confirm they will not renew Ruben Selles manager contract". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Liverpool FC — Jürgen Klopp assesses Southampton 4-4 Liverpool and season overall". www.liverpoolfc.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Rubén Sellés Southampton Manager Profile, Record & Stats | Premier League". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  16. ^ "RUBÉN SELLÉS SET TO SIGN SUBJECT TO WORK VISA CLEARANCE". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Spain - Rubén Sellés - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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