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Quique Sánchez Flores wins La Liga manager of the month for August

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 7, 2026, 6:15 PM

Last updated Sep 7, 2026

Quique Sánchez Flores wins La Liga manager of the month for August

Summary

La Liga announced on Monday that Quique Sánchez Flores earned the Manager of the Month award for August. The Deportivo Alavés head coach received the honor after securing seven points from a possible nine during the opening stretch of the campaign. He outperformed other nominees Hansi Flick of Barcelona and José Mourinho of Real Madrid to claim the prize. While both Flick and Mourinho maintained perfect records of three wins in their first three matches, the league recognized the performance of Sánchez Flores. His team currently holds second place in the Spanish top-flight standings. This award marks the first time the league has distributed the coaching honor for the current season.

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By the Numbers

•Quique Sánchez Flores won the La Liga Manager of the Month award for August.
•Deportivo Alavés earned seven of a possible nine points under his leadership.
•Hansi Flick and José Mourinho were the other managers shortlisted for the honor.
•Flick and Mourinho both recorded three wins in their first three matches.

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The winner of the award for La Liga Manager of the Month for August has on Monday been announced. And it has not gone the way of either of the Spanish top-flight’s two most high-profile tacticians.A...
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