June 16 (Reuters) - Monchi has left his role as Sevilla sporting director to be President of Football Operations at Aston Villa where he will be reunited with coach Unai Emery, the two clubs said on Friday.
Under Monchi's direction, Sevilla won a record seven Europa League titles, the Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) twice and the European Super Cup.
"I am very excited to join Aston Villa...
I am also delighted and can't wait to work with Unai Emery again, one of the best managers in football," Monchi said in a statement.
He left Sevilla in 2017 to become AS Roma's sporting director before returning to the Spanish side in 2019.
Persons:
Monchi, Unai Emery, Emery, Angelica Medina, Pritha Sarkar
Organizations:
Sevilla, Football Operations, Aston Villa, Europa League, Copa del, Sevilla FC, AS Roma's, Villa, Premier League, Thomson
Locations:
Spanish, Mexico City