Josep María Ferré Ybarz (born 26 November 1983), commonly known as Coco, is a Spanish football manager. He is currently the technical director of Philippine Football Federation and head coach of Philippines U19.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josep María Ferré Ybarz | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | Buriram United (academy manager) | ||
| 2015 | Ratchaburi Mltr Phol | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bangkok Glass (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Bangkok Glass | ||
| 2018 | Bayamón | ||
| 2019–2020 | East Bengal (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Ascó | ||
| 2022–2023 | Philippines | ||
| 2023–2024 | Persis Solo (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Philippines U19 | ||
Coaching career
editFerré began his coaching career in the academy of CE Europa. Subsequently, he worked in the academy of CE Premià before working in FC Barcelona Escola.
Buriram United
editAfter working with FCB Escola, he went to Thailand where he worked as academy director in Buriram United where he also coached the "B" team.[1]
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol
editIn 2015, Ferré coached Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.[2] He led the team to a seventh-place finish, failing to secure a spot in the 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off. At the end of the season, his contract was not renewed.
Bangkok Glass
editIn 2016, Ferré was appointed as the assistant coach of Aurelio Vidmar in Bangkok Glass. Following the departure of Vidmar in the mid-season, he remained as the assistant coach of Surachai Jaturapattarapong, who took over as the interim head coach. Ferré was appointed as head coach for the following season.[3] In 2018, he was sacked by the club as a result of Bangkok's dismal run of results, which included only seven points in seven games.[4]
Bayamón
editIn September 2018, he was appointed as head coach in Bayamón which plays at Liga Puerto Rico.[5]
East Bengal
editIn 2019, he has been appointed as an assistant coach and video analyst of Alejandro Menéndez in East Bengal which plays in I-League.[6][7][8] On 21 January 2020, he left the club.
Ascó
editIn May 2022, it was announced that Ferré was appointed as the head coach of Catalan club, FC Ascó.[9] In November 2022, the club and Ferré himself have mutually agreed for his departure.[10][11]
Philippines
editOn 8 December 2022, the Philippines national football team, more commonly known as the Azkals, announced Ferré as its new head coach.[12][13] Having appointed on short notice, Ferre failed to lead the Philippines to the semifinals of the 2022 AFF Championship.[14] Prior to that campaign, his team yielded a 0–1 lose to a friendly against Vietnam.[15]
Return to the Philippines
editIn April 2024, it was announced that Ferré was appointed as the new technical director of the Philippine Football Federation.[16]
In July 2024, the PFF announced that Ferré would be the head coach for the Philippines U19 team in the upcoming ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship in Surabaya, Indonesia.[17]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 2 January 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ratchaburi Mltr Phol | 29 January 2015 | 30 November 2015 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 48.39 | |
| Bangkok Glass | 27 November 2017 | 29 March 2018 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 28.57 | |
| Bayamón | 1 September 2018 | 12 June 2019 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 116 | 39 | +77 | 68.97 | |
| Ascó | 1 July 2022 | 23 November 2022 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0.00 | |
| Philippines | 8 December 2022 | 1 February 2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 20.00 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 20.00 | |||
References
edit- ^ "TPL: Clash of Spanish coaches". May 2015.
- ^ "Ambitious Ratchaburi chase third in TPL". 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Bangkok Glass promote assistant Josep Maria Ferre to managing role". football-tribe.com. 30 November 2017.
- ^ "Bangkok Glass destituye a Josep Ferré". migrantesdelbalon.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Bayamon Futbol Club - CLUBES PARTICIPANTES - Liga Puerto Rico". www.ligapuertorico.com.
- ^ "Jose Ferre is sharing his views on Indian football and other aspects after being appointed as a new assistant coach of Quess East Bengal". www.eastbengalclub.co.in.
- ^ "Josep Ferre appointed East Bengal assistant coach". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Indian Football: East Bengal appoint Josep 'Coco' Ferre as their assistant coach". sportskeeda.com.
- ^ "Josep Ferré 'Coco' dirigirà el primer equip del FC Ascó". canal21ebre.com (in Catalan). 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Josep Ferré 'Coco' no seguirà a la banqueta del primer equip del FC Ascó, i Jordi López el substituirà". canal21ebre.com (in Catalan). 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Josep Ferré 'Coco' deixa de ser l'entrenador del FC Ascó de Primera Catalana". ebresports.cat (in Catalan). 24 November 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (8 December 2022). "Josep Ferré named new Azkals coach for Mitsubishi Electric Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Football: Josep Ferré Ybarz appointed as new Azkals coach". ABS-CBN News. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (3 January 2023). "Ferre coy on Azkals future after Mitsubishi Electric Cup ends". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (15 December 2022). "Vietnam spoils Ferre's Azkals coaching debut in friendly". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "PFF appoints Josep Ferré as Technical Director". Philippine Football Federation. 13 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "PH U19 MNT Vie for the ASEAN U19 Boys Championship 2024". Philippine Football Federation. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
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