Seville's press service announced the appointment of Jose Ignacio Navarro as the club's sporting director. The 44-year-old Fahivet previously served as the intercessor of the director of football and has now officially replaced Antonio Cordon, who lost his position.
For Navarro, there is another approach to the structure of Seville. First he worked with the club from 2005 to 2014, and in 2025 he turned to the Andalusian camp.
After first leaving Seville, the functionary worked for Villarreal, representing the search for talent and the development of the scouting service. Over the years, we joined the international project Hope Group, which united a number of clubs, including Granada, Parma and Tondela. During this period, Granada turned to the heyday of Spanish football and for the first time in its history made it to the European Cups.
From 2020 to 2023, Navarro became the technical secretary of Betis and became the winner of the Spanish Cup.. Before returning to Seville, he also served as the defender of the sports director of Olympiakos and helped the Greek club achieve the first international trophy in its history - the UEFA Conference League for the 2023/24 season..