This former Sevilla player managed Sevilla Atlético after hanging up his boots. He subsequently took charge of the first team on an interim basis for one matchday, just in the interim period between the departure of Georgiadis, with whom he was assistant coach, and the arrival of Vic Buckingham.
In contrast to Merkel, the Greek coach did not attach so much importance to physical preparation. The team had a very good first half of the season in the league, where they delighted the fans with their attractive football, but in the second half of the season the players suffered from fatigue and finished in sixteenth place, and were relegated again to the second division. Georgiadis was replaced by Guillamón, who managed the team for one day until the arrival of Vic Buckingham.
The Austrian coach was known as Mister Whip because of the harshness of the training sessions to which the squad was subjected. His translator and interpreter was the incomparable José María Negrillo. Merkel introduced in Spain the method of warming up on the pitch half an hour before matches. His first season was very good, reaching third place. The second was more discreet, being knocked out of the Fairs Cup by Turkish side Eskisehirspor. He was replaced by Diego Villalonga on the last matchday due to the unrest caused by the news that he had a pre-contract signed with Atlético de Madrid.
The excellent Sevilla right back earned the nickname of "lifeguard" in his role as coach, as on four occasions he took charge of the team in adverse circumstances, and on almost all of them he managed to save the team from relegation. He only completed the entire 1968/69 season as coach, achieving promotion to the First Division.
He replaced first Eizaguirre, then Barinaga, and also Antonio Barrios, but on this occasion, when he was called in, it was too late and the team was relegated. He suffered the sale of three great players: Ruiz Sosa to Atlético de Madrid, Gallego to Barcelona and Marcelo Campanal to Deportivo de la Coruña. He was coach at the time when Pedro Berruezo tragically died after collapsing on the pitch.
He arrived at the club in 1966. Elimination from the Fairs Cup and a 13th place finish in the league (a relegation promotion place) cost him his job in what was his first season. Juan Arza took over the reins again.
With the intention of aiming higher, Sevilla FC hired the former goalkeeper from Guipuzcoa, but he was unable to get the team back on track, having to be replaced five games before the end of the championship by Juan Arza.
The Slovakian coach led the "Blanquirrojos" in the 1964/65 season. He achieved similar results to his predecessor, placing Sevilla FC in mid-table.
The famed Brazilian coach coached Sevilla FC in the 1963/64 season. He placed the team in a discreet ninth position.
The famed Brazilian coach coached Sevilla FC in the 1963/64 season. He placed the team in a modest ninth place. Don Pedro, as he was known, opted for tactical innovation and youth, rarely repeating the starting eleven and giving minutes to young players who turned out to be important pieces in the future. The incoming board decided against keeping him on at the end of the season, and he was replaced by Fernando Daucik.
The former goalkeeper of the club's golden era was another home-grown coach. He replaced Antonio Barrios in the 1962/63 season with three games to go, managing to save the team from relegation.
He coached Sevilla FC between 1960 and 1963. In the 1961/62 season he led the team to sixth place and managed to reach the final of the Spanish Cup, which they lost 2-1 to Real Madrid. The presence in the final meant qualification to play in the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season. The decline in the team's form in the 1962/63 season forced him to be replaced by the legendary José María Busto.
After Sevilla FC played in the relegation play-offs in 66/67, Antonio Barrios returned to the club for the 1967/1968 season with the aim of getting the team back on track and halting the downward trend of recent years. After only 3 wins in 18 league games, he had to be replaced by Juan Arza, who failed to avoid relegation after 31 consecutive years in the first division.