MADRID, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Sevilla has sacked coach Xavier Garcia Pimienta after a poor run of results and replace him with veteran Joaquin Caparros until the end of the season.

Garcia Pimienta, who had a contract until the end of June 2027, has paid the price for a run of four consecutive defeats in La Liga, ending with a 1-0 loss away to Valencia on Friday night.

Recent results have seen Sevilla drop to 13th in La Liga, seeing the end of any realistic hope of the club qualifying for Europe next season, while leaving it just seven points above the bottom three.

"We would like to communicate that Xavier Garcia Pimienta has been relieved of his duties as first team head coach. We thank him for his efforts and wish him the best for the future," confirmed Sevilla in a brief message on the club website.

The former Barcelona B and Las Palmas coach is the latest in a long line of coaches to be sacked by the club in the last two years, following Julen Lopetegui, Jorge Sampaoli, Jose Luis Mendilibar (despite leading the club to success in the Conference League), Diego Alonso and Quique Sanchez Flores.

69-year-old Caparros is hugely experienced, having coached Sevilla between 2000 and 2005, while also having two further spells as caretaker coach in 2018 and 2019. Enditem

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