Relegation-threatened Malaga have sacked head coach Michel after a run of four straight LaLiga defeats without scoring left them five points adrift of safety.
Michel arrived at La Rosaleda in March 2017 with the club in the midst of a fight against the drop, but helped them recover to an 11th-place finish.
A 1-0 defeat to Getafe on Friday proved the final straw, with Michel's dismissal announced on the club's official website.
"Michel Gonzalez arrived last season during a very difficult situation, and the coach was able to turn things around and end the season in a mid-table position," a club statement read.
"Unfortunately, since the beginning of this campaign, the team has been unable to achieve a string of good results to move out of the relegation zone, and the club deems this action necessary to seek that reaction."
