Villarreal appoints Garcia Plaza as manager
Luis Garcia Plaza has been appointed as Villarreal's new manager until the end of the season after the sacking of Javi Calleja.
Villarreal parted company with Calleja on the back of the 3-2 loss to Celta Vigo which left it three points above LaLiga's relegation zone.
Garcia Plaza coached the club's B side in 2005-2006 and has since held senior roles at Levante and Getafe, as well as spending time with Beijing Renhe in the Chinese Super League.
Villarreal is back in action on Friday (AEDT) with a home match against Spartak Moscow in the Europa League, with Group G still wide open ahead of the final matchday.
Calleja was given his marching orders by Villarreal 15 months after being placed in charge. He guided them to a fifth-place finish in his first campaign, but three wins from 15 this term has left the club facing a relegation battle.
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