Who is Jorge Vilda?

Jorge Vilda, Spanish women’s football team’s head coach, is being backed by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after 15 players threatened to resign if he continued to take charge. The women footballers say that the training methods of the 41-year old are harming their emotional states and health.

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The 15 sent seperate emails to RFEF. As per the federation, all of them were identical and said that playing under Vilda was affecting their mental health.

“The federation will not allow the players to question the continuity of the national coach and its coaching staff, as those are not their responsibility,” the federation said in a statement, adding that it would “not admit any pressure from any player” when it comes to sporting decisions.

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“These types of maneuvers are harmful and are not within the values of football and sports,” the federation said.

Vilda took over the women’s national team in 2015 to replace Ignacio Quereda, who later was accused by some players of verbal abuse.

Spain lost to eventual champion England in the quarterfinals of the Women’s European Championship this year.

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Who is Jorge Vilda?

Jorge Vilda is the head coach of the Spain women’s national football team. The 41-year old is also the sporting director of the Spanish FA’s (RFEF) women’s national-team system and tactical instructor at their National Coaching School.

He was born on July 7, 1981 in Madrid. 

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Vilda is a former youth player. He represented Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona from 1991 to 1998. The Spaniard then was an assistant coach at the WU17 and WU19 level. Under his guidance, the team won two golds, one silver and bronze at UEFA Women’s U-17 EUROs. They also won a silver and bronze medal at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

He was appointed as the senior team’s head coach in 2015. With him as the boss, the team qualified for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017. They reached the quarterfinal stage, where they lost on penalties to Austria.