Carles Martínez Novell

Carles Martínez Novell (born 1 January, 1984) is a Spanish football coach. He is the currently the manager of the French Ligue 1 club Toulouse.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Novell.
Carles Martínez Novell
Martínez Novell in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984
Place of birth Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Toulouse (manager)
Youth career
Years Team
CE Llerona
1998–2000 Granollers
Managerial career
2000–2010 Granollers (youth)
2010–2015 Espanyol (youth)
2015–2019 Barcelona (youth)
2019–2020 Al-Rayyan (youth)
2020–2022 Kuwait U20
2023– Toulouse
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:34, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Managerial career

A youth product of his hometown club CE Llerona where he played as a goalkeeper, Martínez Novell moved to the youth academy of Granollers at the age of 14, and started managing their youth at the age of 16.[1] He moved to Espanyol's youth sides shortly after. After 5 years with Espanyol, he moved to Barcelona in 2015 and helped manage youth teams in La Masia up to the U16 level.[2] In 2019, he went to the Qatari club Al-Rayyan to manage their youth sides.[3] He was appointed the manager of the Kuwait U20s in 2020.[4] On 9 December 2022, he was appointed as the assistant manager of Toulouse FC and head of methodology under Philippe Montanier.[5] He was part of the management team that helped Toulouse win the 2022–23 Coupe de France. On 15 June 2023, he was appointed the head coach of Toulouse.[6]

Managerial statistics
As of 26 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Toulouse France 14 June 2023 present 12 3 6 3 14 16 −2 025.00
Total 12 3 6 3 14 16 −2 025.00

Personal life

Martínez Novell has a degree from the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia.[7]

References
  1. "Carles Martínez, el fútbol corre por sus venas". sport. March 4, 2018.
  2. "Carles Martinez Novell a formé ce nouveau crack du Barça". www.lesviolets.com. August 1, 2023.
  3. CZAJA., Alexis (2023-06-15). "Ligue 1. Qui est Carles Martinez Novell, le nouvel entraîneur du Toulouse FC ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  4. "Carles Martinez Novell rejoint le staff de Philippe Montanier". ToulouseFC.
  5. -nouvel-adjoint-de-philippe-montanier/1369077
  6. "El español Carles Martínez Novell, nuevo entrenador del Toulouse". sport. June 15, 2023.
  7. "Carles Martínez: "Fes les coses amb passió, i les faràs bé" | Ginebró".
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