Guillermo Jorge Almada Alves (born 18 June 1966) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of Segunda División club Real Valladolid.
Following his retirement as a player, Almada began his coaching career in Uruguay, where he managed Tacuarembó and River Plate de Montevideo.
In June 2015, Almada assumed the role of head coach at Barcelona SC in Ecuador. In December 2016, he successfully led the club to secure its 15th league title.
In April 2019, Almada moved to Mexico to coach Santos Laguna.[1] He guided the team to the final of the Guardianes 2021 tournament, where they ultimately finished in second place after a narrow defeat to Cruz Azul.
Almada became the head coach of Pachuca in December 2021.[2] During his tenure, he developed a young, dynamic team with a distinct playing style that won the Apertura 2022 championship, followed by the CONCACAF Champions League.
In the inaugural edition of the FIFA Intercontinental Cup, Pachuca eliminated Botafogo, who were the reigning CONMEBOL champions at the time.[3] They ended their campaign as runners-up, following a defeat to Real Madrid in the final match. In May 2025, Almada stepped down from his position.[4]
On 8 July 2025, Segunda División club Real Valladolid announced Almada as their new head coach.[5]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Tacuarembó | 
|
30 April 2009 | 13 October 2010 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 47 | 65 | −18 | 29.73 |
| River Plate | 5 April 2011 | 6 June 2015 | 135 | 70 | 30 | 35 | 235 | 156 | +79 | 51.85 | |
| Barcelona SC | 
|
7 June 2015 | 13 April 2019 | 184 | 94 | 48 | 42 | 289 | 175 | +114 | 51.09 |
| Santos Laguna | 
|
14 April 2019 | 29 November 2021 | 103 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 158 | 116 | +42 | 43.69 |
| Pachuca | 2 December 2021 | 29 May 2025 | 156 | 72 | 39 | 45 | 252 | 197 | +55 | 46.15 | |
| Real Valladolid | 
|
8 July 2025 | present | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 66.67 |
| Total | 618 | 294 | 153 | 171 | 985 | 709 | +276 | 47.57 | |||
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