Xavi Calm

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| name = Xavi Calm

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| full_name = Xavier Calm Sans

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|9|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Castellar del Vallès, Spain

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| currentclub = Queens Park Rangers (assistant)

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = | clubs1 = | caps1 = | goals1 =

| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = UF Jábac (youth)

| manageryears2 = –2013 | managerclubs2 = Sabadell (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs3 = Rubí (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2014 | managerclubs4 = Sant Andreu (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs5 = Hospitalet (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2016–2018 | managerclubs6 = Cornellà (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs7 = Cornellà

| manageryears8 = 2019–2020 | managerclubs8 = Birmingham City (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2020–2021 | managerclubs9 = Atlético Baleares (assistant)

| manageryears10 = 2021–2022 | managerclubs10 = Atlético Baleares

| manageryears11 = 2022–2023 | managerclubs11 = Hammarby IF (assistant)

| manageryears12 = 2023– | managerclubs12 = Queens Park Rangers (assistant)

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Xavier "Xavi" Calm Sans (born 3 September 1981) is a Spanish football manager, who is currently the assistant manager at Championship side Queens Park Rangers.

Career

Born in Castellar del Vallès, Calm began his coaching career in the youth systems at UF Jábac i Terrassa and at Sabadell, he then made the leap to professional football as he was named as Martí Cifuentes' assistant coach at Rubí, Sant Andreu and Hospitalet respectively.

In the summer of 2016, Calm was named as the assistant manager at Cornellà; where he spent two years working under Jordi Roger, before taking over as manager on the 19 June 2018 with the side in Segunda División B.{{cite web|url=https://www.uecornella.cat/bienvenido-xavi-calm/|title=COMUNICADO OFICIAL {{!}} XAVI CALM, NUEVO ENTRENADOR DE LA UE CORNELLÀ|trans-title=OFFICIAL STATEMENT {{!}} XAVI CALM, NEW MANAGER OF UE CORNELLÀ|publisher=UE Cornellà|language=es|date=19 June 2018|accessdate=24 March 2025}} On 10 June 2019 after just a single season in charge, Calm left Cornellá - which ended his three-year stay at the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.uecornella.cat/comunicado-oficial-xavi-calm/|title=COMUNICADO OFICIAL {{!}} XAVI CALM|trans-title=OFFICIAL STATEMENT {{!}} XAVI CALM|publisher=UE Cornellà|language=es|date=10 June 2019|accessdate=24 March 2025}}

On 4 July 2019, Calm moved abroad for the first time in his career as he joined English side Birmingham City as assistant manager to fellow Spaniard Pep Clotet,{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/xavi-calm-coach-birmingham-city-16520996 |title=Who is Xavi Calm? Inside track on the 'great coach' who has joined Birmingham City |publisher=birminghammail |date=4 July 2019 |access-date=24 March 2025}} on 2 May 2020, Calm left Birmingham for personal reasons to take care of his family.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/i-love-birmingham-xavi-calm-18189903 |title='I love Birmingham' - Xavi Calm lifts the lid on his Birmingham City departure|publisher=birminghammail |date=2 May 2020 |access-date=24 March 2025}}

On 4 August 2020, he returned to Spain to become assistant coach at Atlético Baleares in Segunda Division B, forming part of Jordi Roger's coaching staff once again. On 9 March of the following year, Calm took over as manager of the first team, following the sacking of Jordi Roger.{{cite web|url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/atletico-balear/2021/03/09/xavi-calm-nuevo-entrenador-atletico-39972967.html|title=Xavi Calm, nuevo entrenador del Atlético Baleares|trans-title=Xavi Calm, new manager of Atlético Baleares|publisher=diariodemallorca|language=es|date=9 March 2021|accessdate=24 March 2025}} He renewed his contract for a further year on 12 May 2021, after he won six of eight matches in charge during the previous campaign and earned the side a place in the newly formed Primera Federación.{{cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/emisora/2021/05/12/radio_mallorca/1620824062_813797.html|title=Xavi Calm continuará en el Atlético Baleares la próxima campaña|trans-title=Xavi Calm will continue at Atlético Baleares next season.|publisher=cadenaser|language=es|date=9 March 2021|accessdate=24 March 2025}} However, on 28 February 2022, Calm was sacked after a run of three defeats in the last six league games. {{cite web|url=https://www.atleticobaleares.com/xav-calm-deja-de-ser-entrenador-del-primer-equipo/|title=Xav Calm deja de ser entrenador del primer equipo|trans-title=Xavi Calm leaves his position as first team manager|publisher=CD Atlético Baleares|language=es|date=28 February 2022|accessdate=24 March 2025}}

After leaving Baleares, Calm linked up once again with Martí Cifuentes as he was his assistant manager at Swedish side Hammarby IF and then took up the same role at English side, Queens Park Rangers in November 2023.{{cite news |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/2023/november/09/xavier-calm-joins-as-assistant-head-coach/ |title=Xavier Calm joins as assistant head coach|publisher=Queens Park Rangers |date=9 November 2023 |access-date=24 March 2025}}

Managerial statistics

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rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record !rowspan=2\|{{abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align="left" \|Cornellà \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|19 June 2018 \|align=left\|10 June 2019 {{WDL\|51\|21\|19\|11\|for=64\|against=50\|diff=yes}} \|{{BDFutbol season\|l20939\|2018-19\|access-date=24 March 2025}}
align="left" \|Atlético Baleares \|{{Flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|9 March 2021 \|align=left\|28 February 2022 {{WDL\|37\|19\|9\|9\|for=54\|against=32\|diff=yes}} \|{{BDFutbol season\|l20939\|2020-21\|access-date=24 March 2025}} {{BDFutbol season\|l20939\|2021-22\|access-date=24 March 2025}}
colspan=4 \| Total {{WDLtot\|88\|40\|28\|20\|for=118\|against=82\|diff=yes}} !—

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