Club: Elche CF

Country: Spain

Season (around 2020/21): 2020–21

Head coach (appointed during that period): Jorge Almirón

• Full name: Elche Club de Fútbol
• Founded: 1923 (current entity roots; original founding 1923)
• Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero (capacity ≈ 33,732)
• Club colors: Green and white

Context for 2020–21 season:

• Elche were promoted to La Liga for the 2020–21 season after winning the 2019–20 Segunda División play-offs under coach Pacheta. They returned to the top flight having spent several seasons outside it.
• Jorge Almirón was appointed head coach of Elche CF on July 9, 2020, succeeding Fran Escribá in a period of rapid managerial change; however, Almirón left the club shortly after the season started (official departure announced October 2020) following a poor start. He was replaced by Fran Escribá later that month, and then by Jorge Almirón’s tenure is often noted as brief in that season’s managerial timeline.
• During the 2020–21 La Liga campaign, Elche's main objective was survival in Spain’s top division; they ultimately managed to avoid relegation, finishing 17th in La Liga 2020–21.

Notable players around that time:

• Pere Milla (attacking midfielder/forward)
• Gonzalo Verdú (central defender, captain)
• Iván Marcone (midfielder)
• Lucas Boyé (forward, on loan from Torino)
• Fidel (winger)

Summary: Jorge Almirón was briefly Elche’s head coach in July–October 2020 during the club’s return to La Liga for the 2020–21 season. The club played at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero, wore green and white, and ultimately secured survival in La Liga by finishing 17th that season.