In January 2017, Covelo was named in charge of CE Sabadell FC's Juvenil squad, but left the side on 13 April.
[10] Twelve days later, he was hired as a Director of Methodology at Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes.
[11] Covelo also worked as an assistant coach of the Quakes on two different occasions, under interim managers Chris Leitch and Steve Ralston in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Ahead of the 2022 season, he was named manager of San Jose Earthquakes II as the club started a team to play in the MLS Next Pro.
[1][13] Despite the appointment of Luchi Gonzalez as the new head coach on 17 August, it was announced that Covelo would remain as an interim until the end of the season.