Victor Orta has been appointed as Sevilla's sporting director as he returns to football for the first time since leaving Leeds United last month.
Orta returns to Sevilla to replace his mentor, the outgoing Monchi, who heads in the opposite direction to England to link up with Unai Emery at Aston Villa. The former Leeds man has signed a three-year deal with the La Liga side.
Orta left Leeds United last month amid fan anger as the club hurtled towards Premier League relegation. He joined the club in 2017 after a short spell at Middlesbrough, with Andrea Radrizzani 'deeply saddened' by his exit, crediting Orta with 'some of the best moments of my time as owner of Leeds United'.
Orta is now been confirmed in his first role since leaving Elland Road, returning to Sevilla, where he previously spent over a decade working under Monchi as a technical director. He has big shoes to fill, with Monchi helping the Spanish club win the Europa League on no fewer than seven occasions after last month's latest success.
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He will take on similar responsibilities to those he held at Leeds as part of his role as director of football.
Speaking after his departure last month, Radrizzani said: “I am deeply saddened by the way that this chapter closes as Victor has been responsible for some of the best moments of my time as owner of Leeds United and I thank him and his people for all they have done in the past six years. However, it is clear that it is time to change direction and therefore we have agreed that Victor will leave the club.”
Leeds are yet to appoint a replacement for Orta. Nick Hammond has been appointed interim football advisor and expects to appoint someone to the vacant director of football role by October.
