Javier Calleja named as new coach of Alaves Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-07 12:25 Share CLOSE MADRID - La Liga strugglers Deportivo Alaves have named Javier Calleja as the replacement for Abelardo Fernandez who was sacked by the club on Monday. Calleja is the third coach for the team that is currently bottom of La Liga with just 23 points from 29 games this season and the former Villarreal boss has signed a contract until the end of the current season. Abelardo was sacked after a dreadful run, which saw him take just five points from a possible 33 after he was named as the replacement for Pablo Machin at the start of January.