Juan Ferrando
Juan Ferrando Fenoll (Catalan: Juan Ferrando; born 2 January 1981 in Barcelona[1]) is a Spanish football manager. He is currently the head coach of Indian Super League club FC Goa.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Ferrando Fenoll | ||
Date of birth | 2 January 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Goa (head coach) | ||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2009–2010 | Premià (youth) | ||
2010–2011 | Terrassa (youth) | ||
2011–2012 | Hospitalet (youth) | ||
2012–2013 | Málaga (youth) | ||
2013 | Sheriff Tiraspol (assistant) | ||
2013 | Sheriff Tiraspol | ||
2014 | Ergotelis | ||
2015–2016 | Cultural Leonesa | ||
2017 | Linares | ||
2017–2020 | Volos | ||
2020– | FC Goa |
Career
After several injuries as a footballer, Ferrando started his managerial career at age 18. He graduated from the school of RCD Espanyol, where he was campus and methodological coordinator (fitness, tactical and technical football); and had his 'Prácticum' at FC Barcelona B. He then spent consecutive seasons managing CE Premià, Terrassa and Hospitalet.
In the 2012−2013 season he became part of the technical staff of La Liga club Málaga, being appointed head coach of the club's youth team. Then, in mid-June 2013, he joined Moldovan National Division champions Sheriff Tiraspol as assistant coach and in July he appointed as the head coach with whom he won the Moldovan Super Cup. As a manager of Sheriff Tiraspol, Ferrando led the Moldovans to the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round for the first time in their history. Failing to overcome Diamo Zagreb to further advance to the Group Stage, he managed to eliminate Vojvodina during the Europa League play-off Round, advancing Sheriff to the Europa League Group Stage for the 2nd time in club history. Playing against Tottenham, Anzhi and Tromsø, Sheriff finished third with 6 points, two short of qualification to the next phase.[2] The day after, he was dismissed from Sheriff.
In 2014, Ferrando moved to Greece and took over management of Superleague side Ergotelis,[3] but was fired after the two first matches of the 2014–15 season, having suffered two losses.[4] Returning to Spain in 2015, he was hired by Cultural Leonesa finishing in 7th place. In 2017, Linares Deportivo relied on Ferrando for the last days of the 2016/17 league, but he could do little to prevent the team from being relegated.[5] Shortly after Ferrando submitted his resignation for disagreements of sports planning, he was hired by newly formed Greek 3rd Division side Volos,[6] whom he managed to consecutively promote to the 2nd and 1st Divisions in the following two years.
On 30 April 2020, he was appointed as the head coach of Indian Super League club FC Goa.[7]
Honours
References
- About Juan Ferrando
- "Juan Ferrando dismissed from Sheriff Tiraspol". IPN. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ΕΝΑΡΞΗ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΧΟΥΑΝ ΦΕΡΑΝΤΟ (in Greek). ergotelis.gr. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- Τέλος και επίσημα ο Φεράντο (in Greek). contra.gr. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- Juan Ferrando deja de pertenecer al Linares Deportivo
- Ανέλαβε την τεχνική ηγεσία του Βόλου ο Φεράντο (in Greek). sdna.gr. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- "ISL side FC Goa appoints Spaniard Juan Ferrando as new head coach - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
External links
- Juan Ferrando manager profile at BDFutbol
- Official site
- Official Twitter
- (in Russian) Компенсированное Время. ТСВ. 10.09.2013
- (in Russian) Программа «Вне игры» 15/09/13