Juan Ignacio Martínez, the new Almería manager

Juan Ignacio Martínez, known as ‘JIM’, is the new UD Almería boss who will start work on Saturday when he leads the Rojiblanco players in his first training session. The Andalusian club has signed the manager from Alicante until the end of the season.

JIM’s career is well known in Spanish football, having been in the dugouts of R Valladolid CF, Levante UD, where he achieved European qualification (UEFA Europa League), Albacete B. and UD Salamanca, among others.