Unai Emery

Spanish football manager

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2024 Guided Aston Villa to a UEFA Conference League semi-final and Champions League qualification.
May 27 2024 Further extended his contract with Aston Villa until 2029, after leading the club to a 4th-place finish and UEFA Champions League qualification for the first time since 1982-83.
April 23 2024 Extended his contract with Aston Villa until 2027.
January 2024 Unai Emery's son Lander, a goalkeeper, joined Aston Villa's under-21 team.
2023 Appointed Monchi as President of Football Operations and signed key players Pau Torres and Moussa Diaby.
December 2023 Named Premier League Manager of the Month after winning five of seven games in December, including back-to-back wins against Manchester City and Arsenal.
December 9 2023 Achieved Villa's fifteenth consecutive home league win with a 1-0 victory against Arsenal, a first in the club's 149-year history.
May 20 2023 Secured Aston Villa's ninth-placed finish in the Premier League, the club's highest since the 2010-11 season.
April 2023 Awarded Premier League Manager of the Month for five wins, one draw, and one defeat in April.
April 15 2023 Led Villa to win five Premier League games in a row for the first time since 1998, with a 3-0 victory against Newcastle United.
January 8 2023 Eliminated from the FA Cup third round with a 2-1 home loss to EFL League Two team Stevenage, leading Emery to criticize his players' mentality.
2022 Received the Globe Soccer Awards Coach Career Award.
2022 Led Villarreal to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals by defeating Juventus and Bayern Munich, before being eliminated by Liverpool.
November 6 2022 Won his first match in charge with a 3-1 victory over Manchester United, Villa's first home Premier League win against United since August 1995.
November 1 2022 Officially completed appointment at Aston Villa after work permit formalities, with the team sitting 16th in the league table.
October 25 2022 Concluded his management of Villarreal CF
October 24 2022 Appointed as head coach of Aston Villa, with the club paying a reported €6 million (£5.2 million) buyout fee to Villarreal.
November 2021 Turned down managerial interest from Newcastle United, stating he was '100% committed' to Villarreal.
July 2021 Emery family completed a takeover of Real Unión, with his brother Igor becoming club president.
May 2021 Led Villarreal to their first European final by defeating his former club Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate in the Europa League semi-finals.
May 26 2021 Won the Europa League final against Manchester United in Gdańsk, winning 11-10 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, securing his fourth and record Europa League title.
2020 Won the Europa League with Villarreal in his first season.
December 23 2020 Broke Villarreal's club record of 18 matches unbeaten after a 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao.
July 23 2020 Started managing Villarreal CF
July 23 2020 Unai Emery was announced as the new head coach of Villarreal, signing a three-year deal and succeeding Javier Calleja.
2019 Emery broke Arsenal's transfer record by signing Ivory Coast winger Nicolas Pépé, and also brought in defenders David Luiz and Kieran Tierney, along with midfielder Dani Ceballos on loan.
November 29 2019 Emery was sacked by Arsenal following a series of poor results and a seven-game winless run. His final match was a 2-1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League.
2018 Named UNFP Manager of the Year.
2018 Won Ligue 1, Coupe de France, and Coupe de la Ligue with Paris Saint-Germain.
2018 Arsenal extended their unbeaten run to 22 games, including a 4-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Emery's first North London derby.
2018 Arsenal achieved an 11-game winning streak under Emery, their best run of form since 2007.
August 25 2018 Emery recorded his first win as Arsenal manager with a 3-1 home victory over West Ham United.
August 12 2018 Emery's first competitive game as Arsenal manager resulted in a 2-0 loss to Manchester City in the Premier League.
May 23 2018 Began managing Arsenal Football Club
May 23 2018 Unai Emery was appointed head coach of Arsenal, agreeing to a two-year deal with an option to extend for an additional year.
May 14 2018 Concluded his tenure at Paris Saint-Germain
April 28 2018 Emery announced his decision to leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, despite having a year left on his contract.
2017 Won the Trophée des Champions for the second time with Paris Saint-Germain.
2017 Won the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue with Paris Saint-Germain.
April 1 2017 Emery won his second trophy with PSG, defeating Monaco 4-1 in the Coupe de la Ligue final.
August 6 2016 In his first competitive match for PSG, Emery led the team to a 4-1 victory over Lyon, winning the Trophée des Champions in Austria.
June 28 2016 Started managing Paris Saint-Germain
June 28 2016 Unai Emery signed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, succeeding Laurent Blanc as head coach.
June 12 2016 Completed his successful period at Sevilla FC
January 2016 Named La Liga Manager of the Month for January.
2015 Won the UEFA Europa League for the third consecutive year with Sevilla.
January 2015 Named La Liga Manager of the Month for January.
2014 Won the UEFA Europa League for the second consecutive year with Sevilla.
March 2014 Named La Liga Manager of the Month for March.
2013 First UEFA Europa League victory with Sevilla, winning the tournament.

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