Espanyol fired head coach Kike Sanchez Flores due to unsatisfactory results, the official website of the club.
Sanchez Flores led the "parrots" in June 2016, signing a three-year contract. Last season, the team took eighth place, however, in the current campaign is located at the bottom of the standings.
For five games before the end of the season, "white-blue" occupy 16th place in La Liga, having a gap from the relegation zone of nine points.
In total, under the leadership of Sanchez Flores, Espanyol had 79 matches: 26 wins, 25 draws, 28 losses.
The duties of the head coach will be performed by David Gallego, who previously worked with the reserve team.
The club was also abandoned by the sports director Jordi Lardine.
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