In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabello and the second or maternal family name is Rubio.
Javier Antonio Cabello Rubio (born 20 July 1974) is a Spanish footballmanager, currently an assistant for FC Dallas.
Career
Born in Valencia, Cabello started his career with Villarreal CF in 1999, working in their youth setup as a coordinator. He was subsequently appointed manager of CD Cieza in the following year, and remained in charge for four seasons.[1]
In 2004 Cabello returned to Villarreal, again working in the youth categories; in 2006, he started working as a scout for the first team. In 2008, he was named director of Valencia CF's youth setup.[1]
On 18 July 2010, Cabello returned to managerial duties, being again appointed at the helm of Cieza.[2] In August of the following year, he was named manager of CD Castellón.[3]
Cabello left Castellón in January 2012, following the departure of owner Fernando Miralles.[4] He remained without a club until June 2014, as he was appointed Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa manager.[5]
On 4 July 2015, Cabello was named general manager at Elche CF,[6] but left his post nearly a month later.[7] In June 2017, he was one of the four assistant managers who joined Luis Zubeldía's staff at Deportivo Alavés.[8]
On 17 September 2017, after Zubeldía's dismissal, Cabello was named interim of the Basque side.[9] His first professional match occurred three days later, a 0–1 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña.