Julian Calero Fernández (born 26 October 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current manager of Levante.

Following a playing career spent entirely at the amateur level, he coached mainly as an assistant, including with the Spain national team at the 2018 World Cup.

Calero moved abroad for the first time in his career in May 2011, being appointed assistant to Dmitri Cheryshev at Russian Premier League side Volga Nizhny Novgorod.

[14] On 1 July of the following year, he took over Rayo Majadahonda, freshly relegated from Segunda División,[15] but was dismissed on 3 March 2020, as the club were six points off the play-offs.

[21] On 6 June 2024, after avoiding relegation with the Efesé, Calero announced his departure from the club,[22] and two days later, he took over at fellow second division side Levante.