Raúl González will be the new coach of Oviedo

Raúl González Blanco, former Real Madrid star and also coach of the Merengue youth team, will be the next coach of Real Oviedo in LaLiga Hypermotion. The Madrid native will land in an Asturian club that is in the middle of the Second Division table, eight points behind the leader, UD Almería.

The Azulón club announced this morning the departure of its coach and his assistants who had a contract until June 2027. "Real Oviedo has made the decision to terminate Julián Calero's contract as first team coach," writes the Carbayona entity in a brief statement in which it also thanks "his dedication, professionalism and work" and wishes them luck.

Thus, the Madrid native will arrive in the Asturian capital as his first experience on the bench away from the White House. Apparently, the Oviedo ownership had already been negotiating with the former Castilla coach for more than a week and the decision to replace him on the bench had been made despite the Oviedo victory against Cádiz this last day at the Nuevo Mirandilla.

Raúl, who had coached the youth team of Real Madrid and Castilla, had always remained in Valdebebas waiting for the opportunity to reach the first white bench. It sounded after the departures of Zidane (2021) and Ancelotti (2024), in his second stage, but he was never trusted as an alternative.