José Barcala
![]() Barcala in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Antonio Barcala García | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Meaño, Spain | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich (women) (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | University of Queensland | ||
| 2014–2017 | Deportivo La Coruña (youth) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Brisbane Roar (youth) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Servette (women) | ||
| 2025– | Bayern Munich (women) | ||
José Antonio Barcala García (born 28 September 1981) is a Spanish professional football manager who manages Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
Career
In 2017, Barcala was appointed as a youth manager of Australian side Brisbane Roar. Two years later, he joined French women's side Girondins de Bordeaux as an assistant. Following his stint there, he was hired as an assistant manager of Swiss side Aarau in 2021.
The same year, Barcala was appointed assistant manager of the Scotland women's national team. During the summer of 2023, he took charge of Swiss women's side Servette, helping the club win the league title.[1] Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he was appointed manager of German side Bayern Munich.
Personal life
Barcala was born on 28 September 1981. Born in Meaño, Spain, he is a native of the city.[2] Married, he has two daughters.[3]
Honours
Servette
Bayern Munich
References
- 1 2 "José Barcala, un español para hacer al Bayern campeón de Europa" [José Barcala, a Spaniard to make Bayern champions of Europe] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "José Barcala y Adrián Negro, dos gallegos en Hampden Park" [José Barcala and Adrián Negro, two Galicians in Hampden Park] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "FC Bayern mit Barcala auf Titeljagd: "Keine Ausreden"" [FC Bayern with Barcala on the hunt for the title: "No excuses"] (in German). Aachener Zeitung. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ↑ "FC Bayern Women retain Bundesliga title with victory at Union". onefootball.com. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
External links
- José Barcala at WorldFootball.net
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Moaña
- Spanish football managers
- Spanish women's football managers
- Frauen-Bundesliga managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate soccer managers in Australia
- Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
- Expatriate football managers in Scotland
- Expatriate football managers in France
- Expatriate football managers in Germany
