Natalia Arroyo

Natalia Arroyo Clavell (born 14 April 1986) is a professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Women's Super League club Aston Villa.^[2] Previously, she played professionally for FC Barcelona and also for Espanyol, retiring in 2009.^[3]

Born in 1986, Natalia Arroyo came through the youth academy at FC Barcelona Femení in 1995 and played as a defender. She was part of the FC Barcelona team which won promotion to the Liga F in 2003–04.^[4]

Arroyo joined RCD Espanyol Femení in 2006 and played at the club for two seasons before injuries forced her to retire at the age of 22 in 2009.^[4]

She became the manager of the Catalonia women's national football team in 2014 and she oversaw the team's defeat to the Basque Country during the Centenary Trophy in December 2015.^[5][6]

Arroyo was appointed as the manager of Liga F club Real Sociedad Femenino in 2020 and she helped the club to finish second during the 2021–22 Primera División,^[7] and in her final season at the club, they finished as runners-up in the 2023–24 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol.^[2][8]

On 22 January 2025, Arroyo was appointed as the manager of Women's Super League club Aston Villa on a three-and-a-half year deal.^[2]

FC Barcelona Femení

• Primera Nacional Femenina
  • Champions (1): 2003–04
  • Runners-up (1): 2001–02

Catalonia women

• Centenary Trophy
  • Runner-up: 2015

Real Sociedad Femenino

• Liga F
  • Runners-up (1): 2021–22

• Copa de la Reina de Fútbol
  • Runners-up (1): 2023–24

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