Juan Ferrando
Ferrando with Sheriff Tiraspol in 2013
Personal information
Full name Juan Ferrando Fenoll
Date of birth (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Managerial career
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
2020–2021 Goa
2021–2024 Mohun Bagan

Juan Ferrando Fenoll (Catalan: Joan Ferrando; born 2 January 1981) is a Spanish professional football manager.

Managerial 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 2012−13 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 Dinamo 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.[3] The day after, he was dismissed from Sheriff.

In 2014, Ferrando moved to Greece and took over management of Superleague side Ergotelis,[4] but was fired after the two first matches of the 2014–15 season, having suffered two losses.[5] 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.[6] Shortly after Ferrando submitted his resignation for disagreements of sports planning, he was hired by newly formed Greek 3rd Division side Volos,[7] whom he managed to consecutively promote to the 2nd and 1st Divisions in the following two years. Unfortunately, he had to leave Volos due to a bacterial eye infection which nearly blinded him.[8]

Oon 30 April 2020, after a full recovery, he was appointed as the head coach of Indian Super League club FC Goa.[9] On 14 April 2021, he guided FC Goa to their first ever AFC Champions League point by any Indian team in a 0–0 draw against Al-Rayyan.

In 2021, he managed FC Goa at the 130th edition of Durand Cup and reached to the final, defeating Bengaluru FC 7–6 in sudden death.[10] On 3 October, they clinched their first ever Durand Cup title defeating Mohammedan SC 1–0, which was his maiden trophy in India.[11] On 20 December, Goa announced that Ferrando had stepped down as the head coach of the club by activating a release clause in his contract.[12] In a surprising turn of events Ferrando resigned from his position in Goa on 20 December 2021 to become the head coach of another ISL club Mohun Bagan Super Giant.[13] He succeeded Antonio Lopez Habas in Mohun Bagan Super Giant and won the first match in his tenure 3–2 against North East United[14]

As 2022–23 season began, his club appeared on 20 August against Rajasthan United at the 131st edition of Durand Cup, in which they were defeated by 3–2.[15] But despite all odds he helped the club win the ISL title that season.

In the 2023-24 season, Mohun Bagan, led by Ferrando, showcased mixed results with 6 wins, 1 draw, and 3 losses in the Indian Super League. Despite only 2 AFC Cup victories, Ferrando secured the Durand Cup. However, on January 3, 2024, a mutual termination of Ferrando's contract marked the end of their association.[16]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 27 December 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L GF GA GD Win %
Sheriff Tiraspol July 2013 13 December 2013 31 19 7 5 72 22 +50 061.29 [17]
Ergotelis 3 July 2014 1 September 2014 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00 [18]
Cultural Leonesa 10 July 2015 30 June 2016 40 15 14 11 43 37 +6 037.50 [19]
Linares 4 April 2017 11 July 2017 8 2 2 4 6 11 −5 025.00 [20]
Volos 12 July 2017 2 January 2020 78 45 15 18 156 83 +73 057.69 [21][22][23][24]
Goa 30 April 2020 20 December 2021 40 14 17 9 61 51 +10 035.00 [25][26][27]
Mohun Bagan SG 20 December 2021 3 January 2024 77 42 15 20 134 84 +50 054.55 [28][29][30][31][32]
Total 276 137 70 69 473 292 +181 049.64

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

Volos

FC Goa

Mohun Bagan

References

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  2. ^ Juan Ferrando at FootballDatabase.eu
  3. ^ "Juan Ferrando dismissed from Sheriff Tiraspol". IPN. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ ΕΝΑΡΞΗ ΣΥΝΕΡΓΑΣΙΑΣ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΧΟΥΑΝ ΦΕΡΑΝΤΟ (in Greek). ergotelis.gr. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ Τέλος και επίσημα ο Φεράντο (in Greek). contra.gr. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Juan Ferrando deja de pertenecer al Linares Deportivo". Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ Ανέλαβε την τεχνική ηγεσία του Βόλου ο Φεράντο (in Greek). sdna.gr. 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  8. ^ "FC Goa welcome Juan Ferrando, the 'obsessed' coach with ties to Barcelona and Wenger". ESPN. 21 May 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ "ISL side FC Goa appoints Spaniard Juan Ferrando as new head coach - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. ^ Durand Cup: FC Goa down Bengaluru FC in sudden death, set up final against Mohammedan Sporting Archived 16 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine The Times of India. Retrieved 3 October 2021
  11. ^ "FC Goa wins its maiden Durand Cup title against Mohammedan SC with a 1-0 win". sportstar.thehindu.com. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Juan Ferrando steps down as FC Goa Head Coach". FC Goa. 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Mohun Bagan Super Giant announce Juan Ferrando as new head coach". Khel Now. 20 December 2021.
  14. ^ "NorthEast United vs. Mohun Bagan - 21 December 2021". Soccerway.
  15. ^ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (20 August 2022). "Durand Cup HIGHLIGHTS Mohun Bagan loses 2–3 to Rajasthan United, MBSG vs RUFC; Mariners lose first match". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportstar. The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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  19. ^ "CD Leonesa » Fixtures & Results 2015/2016". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Linares Deportivo » Fixtures & Results 2016/2017". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  21. ^ "GAMMA ETHNIKI 2017/2018 > Group 4". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Greece » Kypello Elladas 2017/2018 » Schedule". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Volos NFC » Fixtures & Results 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Volos NFC » Fixtures & Results 2019/2020". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  25. ^ "FC Goa » Fixtures & Results 2020/2021". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  26. ^ Durand Cup 2021 Results at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 December 2022)
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  28. ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan » Fixtures & Results 2021/2022". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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  30. ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan FC » Fixtures & Results 2022/2023". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  31. ^ "Durand Cup 2023 Results". flashscore.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  32. ^ "ATK Mohun Bagan FC » Fixtures & Results 2023/2024". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  33. ^ "FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in final". ESPN. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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