Javi Medina
Spanish football manager (born 1994)
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Javier "Javi" Medina Morales (born 31 January 1994) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Unionistas de Salamanca CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Medina Morales | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | El Garrobo, Spain | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Unionistas (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2018–2019 | Gerena (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Betis B (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Antequera (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Antequera | ||
| 2025 | Betis B | ||
| 2026– | Unionistas | ||
Career
Born in El Garrobo, Seville, Andalusia, Medina worked as a coach at CMD San Juan, UD Pilas and CD Gerena before joining Manuel Ruano's staff at Betis Deportivo Balompié initially as a technical assistant; he later became an assistant after Pablo del Pino became a manager of the B's.[1][2][3] He left the latter in 2022, and became an assistant of Abel Segovia at Antequera CF in July of that year.[4]
On 6 June 2023, after Segovia failed to agree new terms with the club, Medina was named manager of Antequera in Primera Federación;[5][6] aged 29, he became the youngest manager in the top three divisions of Spanish football.[7] He made his senior debut as a manager on 26 August, in a 2–0 away loss to Atlético Madrid B.[8]
On 28 December 2023, Medina renewed his contract with Antequera until 2025.[9] He left the club on 12 June 2025, after missing out promotion in the play-offs,[10] and returned to Betis and their B-team four days later, now as manager.[11]
On 26 December 2025, Medina was sacked as Betis Deportivo manager, with the side sitting rock bottom of their group with only two wins from 17 league matches.[12] The following 9 June, he replaced Mario Simón at the helm of Unionistas de Salamanca CF, also in the third division.[13]
