Lopetegui was relieved of his duties at West Ham United with the team in 14th position in the Premier League.

Lopetegui was appointed as the new head coach of West Ham United on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.

Lopetegui left Wolverhampton Wanderers by mutual consent due to the club's financial situation.

Lopetegui's competitive debut with Wolverhampton Wanderers resulted in a 2–0 home win over Gillingham in the EFL Cup.

Lopetegui was announced as the new head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers, effective 14 November.

Lopetegui was dismissed from Sevilla following five losses in eight matches in the new season.

Lopetegui agreed to a further two-year extension with Sevilla.

Sevilla, under Lopetegui, defeated Inter Milan 3–2 in the 2020 UEFA Europa League final.

Lopetegui was appointed as the new manager of Sevilla on a three-year contract.

Lopetegui was fired from Real Madrid after a 5–1 away defeat to Barcelona in El Clásico.

Lopetegui's first competitive game in charge of Real Madrid ended in a 4–2 loss to Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup.

It was announced that Lopetegui would take over as the head coach of Real Madrid on a three-year contract after the World Cup.

Lopetegui led Spain to a 2–0 friendly victory over Belgium at the King Baudouin Stadium in his first match in charge.

Lopetegui was announced as the new manager of the Spain national team following Vicente del Bosque's retirement.

Lopetegui was relieved of his duties at Porto after a 1–3 home loss to Marítimo in the Taça da Liga.

Lopetegui was appointed as the manager of Porto.

Lopetegui left the Royal Spanish Football Federation following the expiration of his contract.

Lopetegui earned his sole cap with Spain, coming on as a substitute for Andoni Zubizarreta in a 2–0 friendly loss to Croatia in Valencia.

Julen Lopetegui Argote was born in Asteasu, Spain.