| Claudio Giráldez | |
| Fullname: | Claudio Giráldez González |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1988 |
| Birth Place: | O Porriño, Spain |
| Height: | 1.86m |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | Celta (manager) |
| Youthclubs1: | Porriño Industrial |
| Youthyears2: | 2001–2006 |
| Youthclubs2: | Real Madrid |
| Years1: | 2006–2008 |
| Years2: | 2007 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008–2009 |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Years4: | 2009–2011 |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2010 |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2011–2013 |
| Caps6: | 67 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2014–2019 |
| Goals8: | 21 |
| Manageryears1: | 2019–2021 |
| Managerclubs1: | Gran Peña |
| Manageryears2: | 2022–2024 |
| Managerclubs2: | Celta Fortuna |
| Manageryears3: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs3: | Celta |
Claudio Giráldez González (born 24 February 1988) is a Spanish professional football coach and former player. He is the current manager of La Liga club Celta Vigo.
Born in O Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Giráldez joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2001, from hometown side Porriño Industrial. He made his senior debut with the C-team during the 2006–07 season, in Tercera División.
In 2007, after one appearance with Real's reserves in Segunda División B, Giráldez moved to cross-town rivals Atlético Madrid and was assigned to the B-team also in the third division.[1]
Giráldez returned to his home region in 2009, joining fellow third tier side Pontevedra.[2] He signed for Ourense in the fourth level on 28 July 2011,[3] helping in their promotion to the third division in his first season; he left the latter club in May 2013.[4]
On 17 June 2013, Giráldez agreed to a deal with Coruxo in the third level.[5] After being sparingly used during the campaign, he returned to his first club Porriño in 2014, where he scored a career-best eight goals during the 2015–16 season.
Giráldez helped Porriño in their promotion to the fourth division in 2018, and retired in the following year, aged 31.[6]
In 2015, while still a player, Giráldez was also named manager of Porriño Industrial's Juvenil squad. In the following year, he joined Celta's structure, and was a manager of their Cadete B, Cadete A and Juvenil B squads.[6]
On 27 June 2019, Giráldez was named in charge of Gran Peña, Celta's farm team,[7] and also remained manager of their Juvenil B team. On 10 August 2021, he was appointed manager of the Juvenil División de Honor squad.[8]
On 2 July 2022, Giráldez replaced Onésimo Sánchez at the helm of Celta's B-team;[9] the club officially announced his new role ten days later.[10] In his first season in charge of the B's, he led them to the play-offs, losing in the semi-finals to eventual winners Eldense.
On 12 March 2024, Giráldez was named manager of Celta's first team, replacing Rafael Benítez.[11] His first professional match in charge occurred five days later, as his side won 2–1 at Sevilla.[12]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gran Peña | 27 June 2019 | 10 August 2021 | ||||||||||
| Celta Fortuna | 2 July 2022 | 12 March 2024 | [13] | |||||||||
| Celta Vigo | 12 March 2024 | present | ||||||||||
| Career total | — | |||||||||||