Jonatan Giráldez

Jonatan Giráldez Costas (born 27 November 1991) is a Spanish football coach who is the current manager of FC Barcelona Femení; having joined the team as an assistant coach, he was promoted in July 2021. As head coach, he led Barcelona to a domestic treble in the 2021–22 season and a continental treble in the 2022–23 season. Though from Galicia, he has spent his entire career, including work in sports analytics, in Catalonia.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giráldez and the second or maternal family name is Costas.
Jonatan Giráldez
Giráldez in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jonatan Giráldez Costas
Date of birth (1991-11-27) 27 November 1991
Place of birth Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona (head coach)
Youth career
Years Team
Matamá
Sárdoma
Coruxo
Areosa
Managerial career
–2019 Catalonia U12
2019–2021 Barcelona (assistant)
2021– Barcelona

Early years

Jonatan Giráldez Costas was born on 27 November 1991, in Vigo, Galicia, Spain.[1] Growing up, he played football with local clubs Sárdoma, Coruxo and Areosa, but even when young decided he would be better coaching.[2] Having studied sports science in Pontevedra,[3] he moved to Barcelona in 2012 to study sports instruction.[4] In his early years in Catalonia, he commentated on matches.[3]

Career

Giráldez's first roles were in coaching and sports analytics for RCD Espanyol Cantera and the youth sections of the Catalonia women's national football team.[5] He then became the head coach of the under-12 Catalonia national football team, his first managerial role.[5] In 2019, he joined the coaching staff of Lluís Cortés at FC Barcelona Femení, following Fran Sánchez' dismissal.[6] Spending three years as a technical assistant, Giráldez held an increasingly important role in training and game strategy;[3][4] the team reached the UEFA Women's Champions League finals,[2] and won most domestic titles in this era. The 2020–21 season, in which they won the continental treble, is considered one of the best in history.[7] At the end of this season, Cortés left the position as manager;[8] though Cortés' departure was rather unusual due to the team's monumental and growing success, it was reported that there were fractured relationships between him and some of the players, with all parties finding it beneficial to make the change.[3] Two days later, Giráldez was formally announced to be taking over, initially on a one-year contract.[9][10] His first match in charge of the club, a pre-season friendly, saw Barcelona defeat Elche 17–0.[11]

For his first season in charge, the 2021–22 season, Giráldez won the Best Coach award in the Marca Women's Sports Awards Gala.[12][13] At the start of the 2022–23 season, Giráldez' contract was renewed until the end of the 2023–24 season,[14] and on 5 March 2023, Barcelona played their 50th league match under Giráldez: in defeating Villarreal 5–0, the team also achieved their 50th consecutive league win under Giráldez, a perfect record for the manager.[15][16]

Personal life

Giráldez is married and had a son in 2023.[17]

Managerial record

As head coach

Season Team League Federation Cup League Cup Europe
DivisionPosPldWDLGFGAGDPts CupPosPldWDLGFGA CupPosPldWDLGFGA CupPosPldWDLGFGA
2021–22 FC Barcelona Femení Primera División 1 30300015911+14890 Copa de la Reina 1 4400162 Supercopa de España 1 220080 UEFA Women's Champions League 2 119023810
2022–23 Liga F 30281111810+10885 DQ 110090 220061 1 119114010
2023–24 Liga F 1 3300101+99
Last update on 24 September 2023

Honours

Manager

Barcelona Femení

References
  1. "Spain - Jonatan Giráldez". Soccerway. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. "Dentro de la máquina perfecta". farodevigo.es. Faro de Vigo. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. Gillen, Nancy (2021-07-02). "Barcelona: Who is the new women's team manager Jonatan Giráldez?". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  4. "Giráldez, un vigués premiado por su trabajo y constancia". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. "El vigués Jonathan Giráldez entrenará al Barcelona femenino". farodevigo.es. Faro de Vigo. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. "Lluís Cortés: "Ojalá pueda quedarme en el Barça muchos años"". sport.es. Sport. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  7. "Jonathan Giráldez, un vigués en la cima". farodevigo.es. Faro de Vigo. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  8. "Este viernes se anunciará el nuevo técnico del Barça femenino: Giráldez, el elegido". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. "Jonathan Giráldez, nuevo entrenador del Barça femenino". elperiodico.com. El Periódico. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  10. "Jonatan Giráldez entrenará al Barcelona en esta temporada". as.com. As. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  11. "17-0: el nuevo Barça femenino de Giráldez arranca sin piedad". mundodeportivo.com. Mundo Deportivo. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. "El FC Barcelona, protagonista en la Gala Marca" [FC Barcelona, protagonists at the Marca Gala]. FC Barcelona.es (in Spanish). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  13. "Premios MARCA del deporte femenino" [MARCA Women's Sports Awards]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. "Laia Codina back at FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  15. "Barça 5–0 Villarreal: Business as usual after break". FC Barcelona. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  16. "Histórico Giráldez: ¡50 triunfos seguidos en Liga!" [Historical Giráldez: 50 wins in a row in the League!]. FC Barcelona (in Spanish). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  17. Barcelona vs. Wolfsburg | UEFA Women's Champions League Final 2023 Full Match, retrieved 2023-06-04. From 4:02:12
  18. Wrack, Suzanne (3 June 2023). "Rolfö caps Barcelona comeback against Wolfsburg to win thrilling WCL final". The Guardian. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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