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Nico Estévez
	Estévez in charge of Valencia in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Nicolás Estévez Martínez
Date of birth	29 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Managerial career
Years	Team
1999–2004	San José (youth)
2004–2011	Valencia (youth)
2011–2013	Huracán Valencia
2013–2014	Valencia B
2013	Valencia (interim)
2017–2018	Columbus Crew (assistant)
2019–2021	United States (assistant)
2022–2024	FC Dallas
2025–	Austin FC

Nicolás "Nico" Estévez Martínez (born 29 January 1980) is a Spanish football manager. He is the incoming coach of Austin FC in MLS.

Career

Born in Valencia, Estévez began his career with the youth categories of local side CF San José, at the age of just 19. In 2004, he was hired by Valencia CF to work in their youth setup.^[1]

In July 2011, Estévez was appointed manager of newly-created side Huracán Valencia CF in Segunda División B. On 1 July 2013, after missing out promotion twice in the play-offs, he announced his departure from the club,^[2] and returned to Valencia three days later, after being named in charge of the reserves also in the third level.^[3]

On 16 December 2013, Estévez was named interim manager of Valencia's first team, after Miroslav Đukić was dismissed.^[4] He was in charge of the team for two matches, a 1–0 Copa del Rey home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona and a 2–3 La Liga home loss against Real Madrid;^[5] at the age of 33, he became the second-youngest manager in the history of the club, only behind Óscar Fernández, also an interim.^[6] Shortly after, he returned to his previous role with Mestalla after the appointment of Juan Antonio Pizzi.

Estévez was sacked by Mestalla on 7 April 2014, after nine winless matches, and was replaced by Curro Torres.^[7] In September, he moved abroad and joined American side Columbus Crew SC, as a Director of Methodology.^[8]

On 6 January 2017, Estévez was promoted to assistant coach of Gregg Berhalter in Crew SC's first team.^[9] On 16 January 2019, he followed Berhalter to the United States men's soccer team, again as his assistant.^[10]

On 2 December 2021, Estévez was announced as the new head coach of Major League Soccer side FC Dallas.^[11] In his first season in charge of the side, he qualified them for the playoffs, finishing third on the Western Conference with 53 points, 20 more than last year; it was the biggest year-over-year improvement in the club's history.^[12]

On 9 June 2024, Estévez was relieved of his duties as FC Dallas head coach after a 3–8–5 start to the season.^[13] On 25 October, he was hired by Dallas' rivals Austin FC as their new head coach.^[14]

Managerial statistics

As of 8 June 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Huracán Valencia		1 July 2011	1 July 2013	88	41	34	13	109	62	+47	046.59	^[15]
Valencia B		4 July 2013	7 April 2014	32	8	6	18	28	44	−16	025.00	^[16]
Valencia (interim)		16 December 2013	26 December 2013	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00	^[17]
FC Dallas		2 December 2021	9 June 2024	97	35	32	30	132	120	+12	036.08	^[18]
Austin FC		1 January 2025		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Career total				219	85	72	62	272	229	+43	038.81	—