Javier Rabanal Hernández (born 19 April 1979) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle.
Born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Rabanal played for CD Maspalomas and CF Regla as a youth before switching to managerial roles in 1998, after taking over the latter's women's team.
[2] Rabanal's first managerial experience occurred in 2011, after taking over Atlético Restinga in the Primera Interinsular Tenerife.
[6] On 30 March 2022, however, PSV announced that van Nistelrooy would become the manager of the first team for the 2022–23 season, with Rabanal as his assistant.
[8] Rabanal led Independiente Juniors to a fourth position in the 2024 Serie B, before being appointed at the helm of the first team on 21 December.