The Leeds United head coach role will be Javi Gracia’s 14th job in the 19 years that have passed since his retirement from professional football. He has spent most of his time coaching in Spain but he clearly isn’t afraid to travel for work.
Throughout his career he has had spells in Greece, Russia and Qatar, while he spent 20 months in charge of Watford in the Premier League. Gracia will be relying on all that experience as he strives to keep Leeds in the Premier League and take them out of the relegation zone.
But, how has he found himself at Leeds? Here, Leeds Live take a look back into the Spaniard’s history and where things went either right or wrong in his most recent jobs.