Unai Emery — Career, clubs & managerial record
Unai Emery
Aston Villa· Premier League · 
Spain · Age 54
88/ 100
Elite
97th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
54
3 NOV 1971
Appointed
1 NOV 2022
Tenure
3Y 11M
3 years, 11 months
Contractⓘ
Until Jun 2029
Contract confirmed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
21 years
Since 21 DEC 2004
In coaching
21 years
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated this weekSource: GafferLens editorial review
Career summary
- Age
- 54
- Contract
- Until 2029
- Current club
- Aston Villa
- Senior managerial experience
- 21 years
- Total coaching experience
- 21 years
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 198
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 109–34–55
- Win rate / PPG
- 55.1% · 1.82
Honours
5 recorded- UEFA Europa League — Sevilla (2013/14)—
- UEFA Europa League — Sevilla (2014/15)—
- UEFA Europa League — Sevilla (2015/16)—
- UEFA Europa League — Villarreal (2020/21)—
- UEFA Europa League — Aston Villa (2025/26)—
Current spell — verified record
198
109
34
55
55.1%
GF 336 · GA 253 · GD 83 · 2022-11-06 → 2026-08-23
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 5 spells recordedMatches
198
W–D–L
109–34–55
Win rate
55.1%
Points per game
1.82
Draw rate
17.2%
Loss rate
27.8%
Win / loss ratio
1.98
Goals for / against
336 / 253
Goal difference
+83
Goals / conceded per game
1.70 / 1.28
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell. Awaiting verified results: Villarreal (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Arsenal (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Paris Saint-Germain (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Sevilla (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed).
Performance by club
- Aston Villa198 · 109–34–551.82
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
1.82
1.82 PPG at Aston Villa (198 matches)
Highest win rate
55.1%
Aston Villa, 109 wins in 198
Largest sample
198
198 matches at Aston Villa
Club spells
Verified GafferLens chronology — classify spells in the admin to edit them live
Aston Villa
CurrentHead Coach · 01 Nov 2022 — Present
Matches
198
W–D–L
109–34–55
Win rate
55.1%
PPG
1.82
GF / GA
336 / 253
GD
+83
Formation: —Performance
Matches198Wins109Draws34Losses55Win rate55.1%Points per game1.82Goals for336Goals against253Goal difference+83SampleEstablishedScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
Villarreal
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Arsenal
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Paris Saint-Germain
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Sevilla
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —
- Senior management
- 21 years
- Total management
- 21 years
- Total coaching
- 21 years
- Current club tenure
- 3 years, 11 months
Career passport
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News & analysis
Latest on Unai Emery
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated this week · Confidence HIGH · Source: GafferLens editorial review
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Aston Villa shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Unai Emery (status: PLACEHOLDER).