 He then served as fitness coach at Benfica and Valencia, leaving the latter in June 2010 for "professional reasons".In mid-2011, Ayestarán was named Quique Sánchez Flores' assistant at Al-Ahli Dubai, but left the club roughly a year later.On 24 August 2013, Ayestarán took up coaching, being appointed at the helm of Estudiantes Tecos.