Yannick Ferrera y Caro (born 24 September 1980) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of Cypriot club Omonia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yannick Ferrera y Caro | ||
Date of birth | (1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 42) | ||
Place of birth | Ukkel, Belgium | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Omonia | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1996 | Anderlecht | ||
1996–1998 | Mechelen | ||
1998–1999 | Denderleeuw | ||
1999–2000 | Mechelen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Beveren | ||
2001–2002 | Tubize | ||
2002 | Ternat | ||
2003 | Jette | ||
Teams managed | |||
2004–2010 | Anderlecht (youth) | ||
2010–2011 | Gent (assistant) | ||
2011–2012 | Al-Shabab (assistant) | ||
2012–2013 | Charleroi | ||
2013–2015 | Sint-Truiden | ||
2015–2016 | Standard Liège | ||
2016–2017 | KV Mechelen | ||
2018 | Waasland-Beveren | ||
2019–2022 | Al-Fateh | ||
2022– | Omonia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In his early twenties, Ferrera enjoyed a brief career as a professional footballer, playing for Belgian sides Beveren, Tubize, Ternat and Jette.
In 2004, Ferrera was appointed head coach of the Anderlecht youth team, which at that time included Romelu Lukaku and Adnan Januzaj.[1] In 2010, he joined the technical staff of AA Gent, serving under manager Michel Preud'homme, whom Ferrera later followed to Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab.[2]
In 2012, Ferrera became manager of first league team Charleroi.[3] One year later, he moved to Sint-Truiden that was playing in the Belgian Second Division.[4] Under his leadership, STVV gained promotion to the highest level for the 2015–16 season.
In September 2015, Ferrera was appointed manager at Standard Liège. In spite of winning the domestic cup that season, he was sacked early into the 2016–17 season due to disputes with the board of directors. Ferrera was replaced by Aleksandar Janković. Janković's former club, Mechelen, immediately decided to hire Ferrera for two seasons as a replacement.
On 14 October 2019, Ferrera was appointed as the new manager of Saudi Professional League outfit Al-Fateh.[5] He left the club by mutual consent on 9 January 2022.[6]
On 21 October 2022, Ferrera was appointed manager of Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia.[7]
Ferrera was born in Ukkel to a Spanish father and an Italian mother.[8] He remained his Spanish citizenship until 1992, when he was naturalised as a Belgian.[9] His father, Francisco, and his uncles, Manu and Emilio Ferrera are all footballing coaches in Belgium.[10]
Sint-Truiden
Standard Liège
Individual
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