Guillermo Almada


Guillermo Jorge Almada Alves is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Real Oviedo.

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player, Almada began his coaching career in Uruguay, where he managed Tacuarembó and Club Atlético River [Plate (Montevideo)|River Plate de Montevideo].
In June 2015, Almada assumed the role of head coach at Barcelona SC in Ecuador. In December 2016, he successfully led the club to secure its 15th league title.
In April 2019, Almada moved to Mexico to coach Santos Laguna. He guided the team to the final of the 2020–21 [Liga MX season#Torneo Guardianes 2021|Guardianes 2021] tournament, where they ultimately finished in second place after a narrow defeat to Cruz Azul.
Almada became the head coach of Pachuca in December 2021.
During his tenure, he developed a young, dynamic team with a distinct playing style that won the Apertura 2022 championship, followed by the CONCACAF Champions League.
In the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, Pachuca eliminated Botafogo, who were the reigning CONMEBOL champions at the time. They ended their campaign as runners-up, following a defeat to Real Madrid in the final match. In May 2025, Almada stepped down from his position.
On 8 July 2025, Segunda División club Real Valladolid announced Almada as their new head coach. On 15 December 2025, Almada was sacked by Valladolid after he expressed the desire to leave the club.
On 16 December 2025, a day after departing Valladolid; Almada was named as the new manager of La Liga side Real Oviedo on a contract until the end of the season and therefore becoming their third manager of the campaign after Veljko Paunović and Luis Carrión.

Honours

Player

Defensor Sporting

Manager

River Plate
  • Torneo Preparación: 2012
Barcelona de Guayaquil
Pachuca
Individual