Julián Calero takes charge of Real Oviedo for the 2026-27 Segunda season

Real Oviedo entered the 2026-27 season in Spain's second division, known as Segunda or LaLiga Hypermotion, with a clear aim: to win promotion back to Primera, the top flight. To lead that effort, the club turned in June 2026 to Julián Calero as head coach.

Calero was an experienced coach in Spanish football. He had previously been in charge of Levante, which dismissed him in November 2025 after a run of defeats. His arrival at Oviedo was described as a return to the Carlos Tartiere, the club's home stadium in Asturias, where he had been linked with the club before.

The appointment mattered because Oviedo, a historic club that had spent years outside the top flight, wanted to build a stable project around its promotion target. In Segunda, the top two teams go up directly, while teams placed third to sixth contest a playoff for the last place. Calero's results would therefore decide whether the club could challenge for either route, and his tenure became the starting point for the later change on the bench.