The 50-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the La Liga club, having resigned from his position as head coach of Elche earlier this week.
He had guided Elche to a 13th-place finish in the league last season, but they were relegated due to unpaid debts to the tax authorities.
Escriba previously worked at Getafe as an assistant manager to Quique Flores.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 82 | 28 | 54 | 66 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 29 | 33 | 63 |
| 3 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 23 | 24 | 57 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 53 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 39 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Real BetisBetis | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 4 | 47 |
| 7 | Rayo Vallecano | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 40 |
| 8 | Mallorca | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 35 | -7 | 40 |
| 9 | Celta Vigo | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Getafe | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 36 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 36 |
| 13 | GironaGirona | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 34 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 34 |
| 15 | Valencia | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 46 | -14 | 31 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 29 |
| 17 | AlavesAlaves | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 44 | -12 | 27 |
| 18 | Leganes | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 25 |
| 20 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 29 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 65 | -46 | 16 |
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