Javi Calleja has returned as Villarreal coach less than two months after being sacked, the club have confirmed.
Calleja was shown the exit on December 10 with Villarreal 17th in LaLiga, and Luis Garcia Plaza was chosen to replace him.
But Garcia Plaza suffered the same fate as Calleja on Tuesday, having won just once in nine matches across all competitions since taking the reins.
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Calleja, a former Villarreal player, led the club to a commendable fifth-place finish last season, before a poor start to the 2018-19 campaign cost him.
President Fernando Roig confirms that Javi Calleja will return as Villarreal manager after the departure of Luis García Plaza.