He was officially dismissed three days later, subsequently confirming he would take legal actions as he felt the terms of his contract were not respected. Villarreal Setién returned to management on 25 October 2022, replacing Aston Villa-bound Unai Emery at the helm of Villarreal CF. Personal life Setién's son, Laro, is also a footballer and a midfielder. His father-in-law José Antonio Lozano played in the Spanish second tier in the early 1960s, and all three relatives represented Racing Santander. In addition to his native Spanish, he also speaks English and Italian. Setién is a keen chess player with a FIDE rating of 2055. He played matches against former world champions Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov, of which the results were not made public. He mentioned the game as an influence on his football tactics, which prioritised possession and midfield domination. Before being Barcelona manager, Setién lived in , 9 km west of Santander, where there are a lot of cows; hence, he commented: "Yesterday I was walking past cows in my home town; today I was at Barcelona's training ground coaching the best players in the world, an enormous club". In April 2020, in an interview with TV3, he talked about winning La Liga and Champions League titles, when he said: "If it can be both, better. And of course I have dreamed of walking around Liencres with the cows while holding up the Champions League trophy and showing it to them." Managerial statistics Honours Player Atlético Madrid Supercopa de España: 1985 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1985–86 References External links 1958 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Santander, Spain Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Racing de Santander players Atlético Madrid footballers CD Logroñés footballers Levante UD footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Spanish beach soccer players Spanish football managers La Liga managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Racing de Santander managers Polideportivo Ejido managers CD Logroñés managers CD Lugo managers UD Las Palmas managers Real Betis managers FC Barcelona managers Villarreal CF managers Equatorial Guinea national football team managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Equatorial Guinea Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Equatorial Guinea