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The Associated Press. (2026, September 23). Aguirre hired by struggling Valencia after latest coaching stint with Mexico at World Cup. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/aguirre-hired-by-struggling-valencia-after-latest-coaching-stint-with-mexico-at-world-cup/article_698d5631-4663-55cf-929d-8792aac71823.html
The Associated Press. “Aguirre hired by struggling Valencia after latest coaching stint with Mexico at World Cup.” Toronto Star, 23 Sept. 2026, https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/aguirre-hired-by-struggling-valencia-after-latest-coaching-stint-with-mexico-at-world-cup/article_698d5631-4663-55cf-929d-8792aac71823.html.
The Associated Press. “Aguirre hired by struggling Valencia after latest coaching stint with Mexico at World Cup.” Toronto Star, September 23, 2026. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/aguirre-hired-by-struggling-valencia-after-latest-coaching-stint-with-mexico-at-world-cup/article_698d5631-4663-55cf-929d-8792aac71823.html.
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Javier Aguirre, a 67-year-old coach, was hired by struggling Valencia in Spain on Wednesday to lead his seventh different Spanish club. This comes months after he coached Mexico's national team at the World Cup, where they lost in the round of 16 to England. Aguirre is taking over from Carlos Corberán, who was fired on September 14 due to Valencia's poor performance, having lost four out of its first five games and sitting in next-to-last place with only four points from seven matches in La Liga.
Valencia has initiated a reconstruction of its soccer operations following the team’s early-season struggles. Alongside firing Corberán, the club also removed soccer chief executive Ron Gourlay and appointed Braulio Vázquez as sporting director. Aguirre's contract is initially for the remainder of this season, with an option to extend it by another year.