Highly rated coach Abelardo has decided to leave Deportivo Alaves.
Abelardo replaced Gianni De Biasi in December 2017 and comfortably steered the club to safety, winning three of their final five matches of the season.
Alaves built on that with a remarkable start to 2018-19 and spent most of the campaign in the running for a top-four finish.
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As recently as April 4 they were fifth in the table, but a run of just one win in their last 10 La Liga matches ultimately saw them slide back down towards midtable.