Real Sociedad announce their next manager | OneFootball

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Sergio Francisco will take charge of the first team next season, as confirmed by the Basque club on their social networks.

Shortly after the departure of Imanol Alguacil was confirmed, Real Sociedad announced his replacement for the upcoming campaign: Sergio Francisco, who is currently the coach of the reserve team and is in promotion positions to the Second Division, has signed on to be the new coach of the first team until the end of the 2026/27 season. Francisco will lead Sanse for the last time this Saturday in their match against Unionistas de Salamanca, and next week he will begin planning the next season with the Basque club's football management. As a player, he went through Easo, Juvenil A, and Sanse, until making his debut in the first team in 2000, where he played five matches as a professional. He then had an extensive career as a coach within the txuri urdin club. "Sergio Francisco will be the first team coach," — Real Sociedad Fútbol (@RealSociedad) April 25, 2025 "His coaching career began at Easo in 2014. He moved to Berio FT as assistant coach to take charge of our third team in the 2017/18 season. After five seasons leading Real C, a team he promoted to the Second RFEF, Sergio became the coach of Sanse, which he has led for the last three seasons, doing a brilliant job. Now he has the opportunity and responsibility to take the reins of the first team," states Real Sociedad on their website. Iosu Rivas, who was serving as the assistant coach of the reserve team, will take charge of Sanse until the end of the current season.