Yannick Ferrera

Yannick Ferrera y Caro (born 24 September 1980) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player.

Not to be confused with Yannick Ferreira Carrasco.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferrera and the second or maternal family name is Caro.
Yannick Ferrera
Personal information
Full name Yannick Ferrera y Caro
Date of birth (1980-09-24) 24 September 1980
Place of birth Ukkel, Belgium
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
Managerial career
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
2022–2023 Omonia
2023 Al-Riyadh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In his early twenties, Ferrera enjoyed a brief career as a professional footballer, playing for Belgian sides Beveren, Tubize, Ternat and Jette.

Managerial career

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] He was sacked in February 2023 amidst disappointing results in the league.

On 6 June 2023, Ferrera was appointed as manager of newly promoted Saudi Pro League side Al-Riyadh.[8] On 20 September 2023, Ferrera was sacked by Al-Riyadh, with the club sitting in the relegation places.[9]

Personal life

Ferrera was born in Ukkel to a Spanish father and an Italian mother.[10] He retained his Spanish citizenship until 1992, when he was naturalised as a Belgian.[11] His father, Francisco, and his uncles, Manu and Emilio Ferrera are all footballing coaches in Belgium.[12]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 15 September 2023[13][14]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Charleroi Belgium 14 July 2012 14 February 2013 27 9 4 14 30 48 −18 033.33
Sint-Truiden Belgium 24 May 2013 7 September 2015 84 51 16 17 137 84 +53 060.71
Standard Liège Belgium 7 September 2015 6 September 2016 42 19 9 14 61 54 +7 045.24
KV Mechelen Belgium 12 September 2016 23 October 2017 48 19 11 18 62 71 −9 039.58
Waasland-Beveren Belgium 8 June 2018 11 November 2018 16 1 8 7 17 24 −7 006.25
Al-Fateh Saudi Arabia 14 October 2019 9 January 2022 77 29 19 29 130 124 +6 037.66
Omonia Cyprus 23 October 2022 6 February 2023 17 9 2 6 25 17 +8 052.94
Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia 6 June 2023 20 September 2023 6 1 1 4 4 16 −12 016.67
Total 317 138 70 109 466 438 +28 043.53

Honours

Sint-Truiden

Standard Liège

Individual

References
  1. "The Belgofoot interview: Yannick Ferrera". Belgofoot.be. March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  2. "Yannick Ferrera volgt Preud'homme naar Al Shabab". Mediahuis. Het Nieuwsblad. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. "Yannick Ferrera moet Charleroi in eerste houden". Mediahuis. De Standaard. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  4. "Yannick Ferrera coacht tweedeklasser Sint-Truiden". Roularta Media Group. Sportmagazine. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  5. "Yannick Ferrera nommé entraîneur d'Al Fateh en Arabie Saoudite". RTBF (in French). 15 October 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  6. "الفتح يفسخ عقد مدربه فيريرا بالتراضي".
  7. OmonoiaFC (2022-10-21). "Προπονητής της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ ο κ. Yannick Ferrera". Omonoia FC. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  8. "الرياض يعيد فيريرا إلى «روشن»".
  9. "في الرياض..إقالة فيريرا وتكليف الكبيشان «مؤقتا»".
  10. schoofs, Gunter (13 March 2015). "Ouders STVV-coach: 'Yannick moet zichzelf blijven'".
  11. Charles, Dimitri (14 October 2013). "Aalsterse fans maken Ferrera uit voor makak". Voetbal België. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  12. "Cisco, Manu, Emilio, Yannick : la belle histoire des Ferrera en D1". 30 October 2012.
  13. "Yannick Ferrera". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  14. Yannick Ferrera coach profile at Soccerway
  15. "فيريرا وبانيغا والمعيوف الأفضل في أكتوبر .. وعبدالحميد أول الواعدين تميزاً".
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