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Ex-Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro Joins Real Valladolid as Assistant Coach

He presents the move as a post‑politics reinvention built on nearly three years of formal coaching training.

Overview

  • Real Valladolid confirmed Alfaro’s addition to Guillermo Almada’s first-team staff in Spain’s Segunda División and welcomed him on its social channels.
  • Alfaro said he will work under Almada and learn from sporting director Víctor Orta, emphasizing that he aims to contribute to the club’s project.
  • He prepared for nearly three years through ATFA/AFA coaching courses, practice with Chivas’ youth teams, and a Football Management master’s from Real Madrid’s university completed in June 2025.
  • Mexican outlet Publimetro reported his first match involvement could come on Monday, November 24, against Real Sociedad B.
  • Coverage in Mexico highlighted mixed reactions that reference his security record as governor, and Proceso characterized the move as a first for a Mexican ex-governor on a European professional club’s staff.