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Pepe Mel

1963 - Today

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José "Pepe" Mel Pérez (born 28 February 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager. He amassed Segunda División totals of 215 matches and 78 goals over eight seasons, for Real Madrid Castilla, Castellón and Betis. He also played in La Liga with the last of those clubs. Mel took up coaching in 1999, going on to be in charge of several teams, mainly Rayo Vallecano and Betis, leading the latter to the second-tier championship in 2011 and 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Pepe Mel is the 285th most popular coach (up from 294th in 2024), the 1,832nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,866th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Spanish Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Pepe Mel ranks 285 out of 471. Before him are Ricardinho, Yoo Sang-chul, Jill Ellis, Martin O'Neill, Paweł Janas, and José Carlos Serrão. After him are Tomás Boy, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov, Norio Sasaki, Stuart Baxter, Nicanor de Carvalho, and Adrie Koster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Pepe Mel ranks 399. Before him are Jon Turteltaub, Blanca Fernández Ochoa, Michel Der Zakarian, Helen Slater, Jonny Jakobsen, and Sara Zaafarani. After him are Kim Mi-kyung, Michael Beach, Fernando Villavicencio, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Sükhbaataryn Batbold, and Heino Ferch.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pepe Mel ranks 1,832 out of 3,355. Before him are Infanta Sofía of Spain (2007), Mikel Alonso (1980), Óscar Freire (1976), Àlex Crivillé (1970), Javier Aguirresarobe (1948), and Robert Sánchez (1997). After him are Rafael Alkorta (1968), Tony Leblanc (1922), Inés Sastre (1973), Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (1986), Abraham Olano (1970), and Tommy Robredo (1982).

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Among COACHES In Spain

Among coaches born in Spain, Pepe Mel ranks 21. Before him are Juan Ramón López Caro (1963), Baltasar Albéniz (1905), Domènec Torrent (1962), Juan Manuel Lillo (1965), Félix Sánchez Bas (1975), and José Juncosa (1922). After him are Robert Moreno (1977), Valero Rivera López (1953), Juan Carlos Garrido (1969), Xavi Pascual (1972), Fran Escribá (1965), and Montse Tomé (1982).

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