Ismael Rescalvo
Full nameIsmael Rescalvo Sánchez
Birth date2 March 1982 (age 44)
Birth placeValencia, Spain
Height1.81 m
PositionCentre-back
Youthclubs 1Massamagrell
Youthyears 21996–2002
Youthclubs 2Levante
Years 12002–2003
Clubs 1Massamagrell
Years 22003–2010
Clubs 2Torre Levante
Manageryears 12010–2011
Managerclubs 1La Creu (youth)
Manageryears 22011–2012
Managerclubs 2Levante (youth)
Manageryears 32012–2013
Managerclubs 3Torre Levante (youth)
Manageryears 42013–2016
Managerclubs 4Torre Levante
Manageryears 52016–2017
Managerclubs 5Envigado
Manageryears 62017–2018
Managerclubs 6Independiente Medellín
Manageryears 72018–2019
Managerclubs 7Independiente del Valle
Manageryears 82019–2022
Managerclubs 8Emelec
Manageryears 92023
Managerclubs 9The Strongest
Manageryears 102023–2024
Managerclubs 10Mazatlán
Manageryears 112024
Managerclubs 11The Strongest
Manageryears 122025
Managerclubs 12Deportes Tolima
Manageryears 132025
Managerclubs 13Barcelona SC

Ismael Rescalvo Sánchez (born 2 March 1982) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a central defender.

Career

Born in Valencia, Rescalvo joined Levante UD's youth setup at the age of 14. After representing Massamagrell UD and CF Torre Levante, he retired at the age of 28 due to an injury.[1] After retiring he worked at La Creu CF and Levante's youth setup before returning to Torre Levante in 2012, taking over the club's Juvenil squad.[2]

On 10 July 2013, Rescalvo was appointed manager of Torre Levante's first team in Tercera División.[3] After avoiding relegation in his first two seasons, he took the club to a ninth position in his third, the club's best ever position in the league until then.[4]

On 3 June 2016, Rescalvo was presented as the new manager of Categoría Primera A side Envigado FC.[5] He resigned on 2 August of the following year,[6] he took over Independiente Medellín as an interim manager on 16 October 2017.[7]

Rescalvo was definitely appointed manager of DIM on 28 November 2017,[8] but was dismissed the following 6 June.[9] On 28 June 2018, he switched teams and countries again after being named manager of Independiente del Valle and since April 2019 he was appointed manager of Emelec.[10]

On 25 November 2022, Rescalvo left Emelec on a mutual agreement.[11] On 8 December, he was presented as manager of Bolivian side The Strongest.[12]

Rescalvo resigned from Strongest on 8 May 2023, amidst rumours of an offer from Liga MX side Mazatlán.[13] Ten days later, the move to the latter club was officially announced.[14]

Sacked by Mazatlán on 8 April 2024,[15] Rescalvo returned to his previous club The Strongest on 1 May,[16] leaving at the end of the season after his contract with the Bolivian club ended.[17]

On 4 January 2025, Rescalvo returned to Colombia after being appointed as manager of Deportes Tolima,[18] but resigned on 19 June after Tolima ended their participation in the 2025 Apertura tournament.[19] The following day, he was announced as the new manager of Ecuadorian side Barcelona SC.[20]

On 5 January 2026, Rescalvo was sacked from Barcelona before the start of the season.[21]

Personal life

Rescalvo's twin brother Juan was also a footballer. A midfielder, he was also groomed at Levante.[1] His twin brother Juan was, as of 2024, dating show host Evelyn Calderon.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Los Rescalvo, la última conquista española" [The Rescalvo, the last Spanish achievement] (in Spanish). La Hora del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ^ ""El resultado se consigue a través del juego" entrevista a Ismael Rescalvo" ["The result is achieved through play" interview to Ismael Rescalvo] (in Spanish). Rectángulo Verde. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ "El Torre Levante apuesta por un hombre de la casa para el primer equipo" [Torre Levante bet on a man of the house for the first team] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 10 July 2013. Archived 14 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Ismael Rescalvo se marcha del Torre Levante al Envigado FC de Colombia" [Ismael Rescalvo moves from Torre Levante to Colombia's Envigado FC] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. ^ "El español Ismael Rescalvo, fue presentado como nuevo DT del Envigado" [Spaniard Ismael Rescalvo, presented as new manager of Envigado] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Ismael Rescalvo dejó de ser el DT de Envigado" [Ismael Rescalvo ceased to be the manager of Envigado] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Ismael Rescalvo asume como técnico interino del DIM" [Ismael Rescalvo takes over as interim manager of DIM] (in Spanish). Caracol Radio. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Medellín elige mantener a Ismael Rescalvo como técnico" [Medellín choose to keep Ismael Rescalvo as manager] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Medellín oficializa la salida de Ismael Rescalvo" [Medellín turn official the departure of Ismael Rescalvo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Ismael Rescalvo, flamante DT de Independiente del Valle" [Ismael Rescalvo, brand new manager of Independiente del Valle] (in Spanish). El Universo. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. ^ "OFICIAL: Fin al ciclo de Ismael Rescalvo en Emelec" [OFFICIAL: End to Ismael Rescalvo's cycle at Emelec] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  12. ^ "The Strongest oficializó a Ismael Rescalvo como nuevo entrenador" [The Strongest turn official Ismael Rescalvo as new manager] (in Spanish). El Deber. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Oficial: Ismael Rescalvo deja The Strongest" [Official: Ismael Rescalvo leaves The Strongest] (in Spanish). Late! 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Ismael Rescalvo, nuevo DT del Mazatlán" [Ismael Rescalvo, new manager of Mazatlán] (in Spanish). ESPN. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  15. ^ Villalobos Hernández, Fernando (2024-04-08). "¡Oficial! Mazatlán despide a Ismael Rescalvo tras la goleada vs Pumas" [Official! Mazatlán sack Ismael Rescalvo after the routing against Pumas] (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  16. ^ "El español Ismael Rescalvo es el nuevo DT de The Strongest" [Spaniard Ismael Rescalvo is the new manager of The Strongest] (in Spanish). Premium. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  17. ^ "El español Rescalvo termina contrato y The Strongest decide buscar otro director técnico" [The Spaniard Rescalvo ends contract and The Strongest decide to look for another manager] (in Spanish). Visión 360. 21 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Tolima no perdió tiempo y ya nombró a su nuevo DT: viene de Europa" [Tolima did not waste time and already appointed their new manager: he comes from Europe] (in Spanish). Futbolred. 4 January 2025. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Tras Tolima 2-0 Junior, Ismael Rescalvo confirmó que no continúa" [After Tolima 2–0 Junior, Ismael Rescalvo confirmed that he does not continue] (in Spanish). Win Sports. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Oficial: Ismael Rescalvo es el nuevo entrenador de Barcelona" [Official: Ismael Rescalvo is Barcelona's new coach] (in Spanish). Olé. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  21. ^ Ávila, Andrés (6 January 2026). "Ismael Rescalvo no continuará en Barcelona SC, estas son las razones de su salida" [Ismael Rescalvo will not continue at Barcelona SC, these are the reasons for his exit] (in Spanish). El Comercio. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  22. ^ "Así lucía Evelyn Vanessa Calderón antes de ingresar a Ecuavisa: Era bailarina". 25 July 2022.