Jordi Ferrón

Jordi Ferrón Forné (born 15 August 1978) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played mainly as a right back, and current manager of the women's team of INAC Kobe Leonessa.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferrón and the second or maternal family name is Forné.
Jordi Ferrón
Personal information
Full name Jordi Ferrón Forné
Date of birth (1978-08-15) 15 August 1978
Place of birth Badalona, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 INAC Kobe Leonessa
Youth career
1986–1997 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995 Barcelona C 1 (0)
1997–1999 Barcelona B 74 (0)
1999–2000 Rayo Vallecano 35 (7)
2000–2004 Zaragoza 57 (0)
2002 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 17 (0)
2004–2008 Albacete 95 (2)
2008–2014 Badalona 180 (0)
2014–2015 Cabrera
Total 459 (9)
International career
1994–1995 Spain U16 8 (0)
1995 Spain U17 3 (1)
1996–1997 Spain U18 11 (2)
1999–2000 Spain U21 4 (2)
2000 Spain U23 5 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2019 Seagull (women)
2019–2020 Espanyol (women)
2021-2022 Eibar (women)
2023- INAC Kobe Leonessa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneyTeam Competition

Playing career

Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Ferrón was a product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth ranks at La Masia. After failing to be promoted to the first team he had a breakthrough season in 1999–2000, scoring seven La Liga goals to help Rayo Vallecano to their best finish ever – ninth; he started his career as a midfielder.

Subsequently, Ferrón moved to Real Zaragoza, but would be irregularly used in his new club, which also prompted a January 2002 loan to fellow league team Rayo. The player's contributions again proved helpful in an eventual midtable position, as the former were in turn relegated.

After an uneventful last year at Zaragoza, Ferrón joined Albacete Balompié in 2004–05,[1] playing only one game in a season that also ended in top level relegation. In the following three Segunda División campaigns, however, he was an undisputed starter, appearing also at right back.[2]

Ferrón signed with local side CF Badalona for 2008–09, his first season in Segunda División B after 242 matches in the top two tiers combined.[3]

Coaching career

Ferrón retired in June 2015 at the age of 37, following one year as player-coach of amateurs UE Cabrera. Afterwards, also at the regional level, he managed the women's team of CE Seagull from his hometown.[4][5]

On 10 December 2019, Ferrón signed as head coach of RCD Espanyol Femenino.[6]

On 10 July 2023, he became the manager of INAC Kobe Leonessa.[7]

Honours

Zaragoza

Spain U23

References
  1. "El Albacete presenta hoy a Jordi Ferrón" [Albacete present Jordi Ferrón today]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 4 June 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. "El Albacete llega a Ferrol con numerosas bajas en sus filas por las lesiones" [Albacete arrive to Ferrol with many out from squad due to injuries]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 1 March 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. Gaudioso, Sonia (21 March 2011). "Juega en su tierra y apunta a entrenador" [He plays in his hometown and has coaching manners]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. De la Casa, Javier (14 September 2016). "Jordi Ferrón, el medallista olímpico que dirige al CE Seagull femenino" [Jordi Ferrón, the Olympic medalist who coaches women's CE Seagull]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. "Cuatro exjugadores del Barça seguirán el clásico en el Hospital Vall d'Hebron" [Four former Barça players will follow the classic at the Vall d'Hebron Hospital]. Sport (in Spanish). 21 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  6. "Jordi Ferrón, nou entrenador del primer equip femení" [Jordi Ferrón, new manager of the women's first team] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. "Announcement of Appointment of New Director".
  8. Barberà, Joan (21 July 2014). "Jordi Ferron penja les botes" [Jordi Ferron hangs up boots] (in Catalan). La Xarxa. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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