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{{Short description|Spanish football coach (born 1991)}}
{{family name hatnote|Giráldez|Costas|lang=Spanish}}
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=== Washington Spirit ===
On 18 December 2023, in the break before the [[2024 National Women's Soccer League season|2024 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) season]], Giráldez announced that he would leave Barcelona at the end of their season, primarily because he "believed that a change could be very good for [his] family".<ref name=":3" /> There had been rumours that he was leaving Barcelona to join an NWSL team.<ref name=":3" /> Spanish sports media announced later in the day that Giráldez was set to join the NWSL club [[Washington Spirit]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=El destino de Jonatan Giráldez: el Washington Spirit de Michele Kang, la magnate del fútbol femenino |url=https://www.relevo.com/futbol/destino-jonatan-giraldez-washington-spirit-20231218115351-nt.html |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Relevo |language=es}}</ref> the club formally announced his signing on 9 January 2024, ahead of the [[2024 NWSL Draft]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brockway |first=Ella |date=2024-01-09 |title=Spirit finds its new coach in Jonatan Giráldez, who led Barcelona to dominance |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/01/09/washington-spirit-jonatan-giraldez-coach/ |access-date=2024-01-10 |work=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Giráldez chose [[Adrián González (football manager, born 1989)|Adrián González]] to be his assistant and to manage the team while he completed the European season, before joining the Spirit in June,<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Linehan |first=Meg |last2=Herrero |first2=Laia Cervelló |title=How the Spirit landed the coach of one of the most successful teams in the world |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5592592/2024/06/26/nwsl-washington-spirit-barcelona-jonatan-giraldez/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> when he asked for short-term patience as he adapted to the league and said that his goal was to make the Spirit "the best team in America."<ref name=":6" /> He was pitchside at the team's match on 6 July 2024, before taking the helm the next day<ref name="NewCoach" /><ref name=SpiritJuly>{{Cite web |last=Spirit |first=Washington |date=2024-07-03 |title=Spirit Head Coach Jonatan Giráldez Set to Make Sideline Debut This Weekend |url=https://washingtonspirit.com/blog/2024/07/03/spirit-head-coach-jonatan-giraldez-set-to-make-sideline-debut-this-weekend/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=Washington Spirit}}</ref>{{efn|While Washington Spirit said that he officially took over before the 6 July match,<ref name=SpiritJuly/> and football media reported it as his first game,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WomensGameMIB/status/1809774636713820282|title=JONATAN GIRÁLDEZ'S WASHINGTON SPIRIT TAKE THE LEAD 5 MINUTES INTO HIS FIRST GAME AS HEAD COACH|author=[[Men in Blazers|The Women's Game]]|website=X (formerly Twitter)|date=6 July 2024}}</ref> the official NWSL teamsheet has González as manager.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bay FC 0{{!}}3 Washington Spirit|url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/match/9c60e7f0d10140b08784c4e457ee9baf/bay-fc-vs-washington-spirit/lineups|access-date=2024-07-07|website=NWSL Soccer}}</ref>}} ahead of a mid-season break for [[Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2024 Olympic football]]. [[The New York Times|''The New York Times'']] wrote that the timing of the mandated rest week followed by the new [[NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup]] would effectively serve as a pre-season for Giráldez at the Spirit.<ref name=":7" />
 
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|'''34'''{{efn|Giráldez took post as head coach mid-season, on 7 July 2024, at which point the Spirit's record under his assistant [[Adrián González (football manager, born 1989)|Adrián González]] was {{tooltip|11–1–4|16 played; 11 won; 1 drawn; 4 lost}} with a {{tooltip|32:18|32 goals for; 18 goals against; +14 goal difference}} goal record, sitting third in the league on 34 points.<ref name=NewCoach>{{Cite web|url=https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2024/06/28/washington-spirit-giraldez-nwsl-adrian-gonzalez/|title=New Spirit coach Giraldez to take full control in July|date=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>https://x.com/WomensGameMIB/status/1805279723892638107</ref> This table only includes matches and goals after Giráldez took over, but uses the team's total points.}}▼
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▲|'''34'''{{efn|Giráldez took post as head coach mid-season, on 7 July 2024, at which point the Spirit's record under his assistant [[Adrián González (football manager, born 1989)|Adrián González]] was {{tooltip|11–1–4|16 played; 11 won; 1 drawn; 4 lost}} with a {{tooltip|32:18|32 goals for; 18 goals against; +14 goal difference}} goal record, sitting third in the league on 34 points.<ref name=NewCoach>{{Cite web|url=https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/2024/06/28/washington-spirit-giraldez-nwsl-adrian-gonzalez/|title=New Spirit coach Giraldez to take full control in July|date=June 28, 2024}}</ref><ref>https://x.com/WomensGameMIB/status/1805279723892638107</ref> This table only includes matches and goals after Giráldez took over, but uses the team's total points.}}
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