Struggling Villarreal sack Garcia, bring back Calleja


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Villarreal v Real Madrid - Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Spain - January 3, 2019 Villarreal coach Luis Garcia looks on REUTERS/Heino Kalis

MADRID (Reuters) - Struggling La Liga side Villarreal have sacked coach Luis Garcia Plaza and brought back former manager Javi Calleja, the club said on Tuesday.

Calleja was fired on Dec. 10 when the club was sitting just three points above the relegation zone.

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