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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