César Ferrando

César Ferrando Jiménez (born 25 July 1959) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ferrando and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.

César Ferrando
Personal information
Full name César Ferrando Jiménez
Date of birth (1959-07-25) 25 July 1959
Place of birth Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Tavernes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 Valencia B
1981–1984 Valencia 50 (2)
1984–1985 Salamanca 35 (4)
1985–1987 Sabadell 26 (2)
1987–1988 Olímpic Xàtiva 37 (9)
1988–1989 Alzira 33 (3)
1989–1990 Olímpic Xàtiva 35 (14)
1990–1991 Ontinyent
Total 216 (34)
Managerial career
?–? Tavernes
1997–2000 Gandía
2000–2002 Valencia B
2002–2004 Albacete
2004–2005 Atlético Madrid
2005–2007 Albacete
2008–2010 Gimnàstic
2012 Elche
2013–2014 Johor Darul Ta'zim
2016 Albacete
2018 La Nucía
2018–2019 Jamshedpur
2019–2023 La Nucía
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Tavernes de la Valldigna, Valencian Community, Ferrando started his professional career with local giants Valencia CF, first spending nearly four years with the reserves.[1] He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 26 April 1981, playing the last minutes of the 3–1 home win against UD Las Palmas.[2]

After a further three full seasons with the Che, Ferrando left in 1984 and went on to play professionally with UD Salamanca, CE Sabadell FC and UD Alzira, competing almost exclusively in the Segunda División but appearing in seven top-division games with the second club in the 1986–87 campaign.[1] He closed out his career in 1991 at the age of 32, retiring at lowly Ontinyent CF in his native region.[3]

Coaching career

Ferrando started coaching at amateur level, with his local club UD Tavernes. In 1997 he moved to Segunda División B, where he spent three years in charge of CF Gandía.[1] In 2001, he led Valencia B to a return to the latter competition.[4]

Ferrando was appointed at second-tier Albacete Balompié in summer 2002, achieving promotion to the top flight in his first year[5] and leading the team to safety the following season, which prompted his signing for Atlético Madrid.[6]

After the Colchoneros could only rank in 11th place, Ferrando was relieved of his duties in late May 2005.[7] He subsequently returned to his previous club, for a further two second division campaigns.[8]

For the better part of the next years, Ferrando continued to work in the second tier of Spanish football, with Gimnàstic de Tarragona[9][10] and Elche CF.[11] He moved abroad for the first time in 2013, being appointed coach at Malaysian club Johor Darul Takzim F.C. and switching to director of football afterwards.[12]

Ferrando returned to Albacete on 13 March 2016, with the team seriously threatened with relegation from division two.[13] On 21 July 2018, he was appointed head coach of Indian Super League franchise Jamshedpur FC.[14]

Personal life

Ferrando's younger brothers, Francisco (1962) and Juan Carlos (1965), were also footballers and midfielders. The former also played for Valencia.[15]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 22 January 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Gandía Spain 1 July 1997 30 June 2000 120 48 34 38 135 113 +22 040.00 [16]
Valencia B Spain 30 June 2000 1 July 2002 88 51 20 17 171 65 +106 057.95 [17]
Albacete Spain 1 July 2002 30 June 2004 82 30 28 24 92 81 +11 036.59 [18]
Atlético Madrid Spain 30 June 2004 31 May 2005 52 22 13 17 61 43 +18 042.31 [19]
Albacete Spain 15 June 2005 30 June 2007 88 32 24 32 99 114 −15 036.36 [20]
Gimnàstic Spain 9 January 2008 6 March 2010 94 31 32 31 117 111 +6 032.98 [21]
Elche Spain 10 April 2012 12 June 2012 10 3 1 6 12 21 −9 030.00 [22]
Johor Darul Takzim Malaysia 21 August 2013 10 April 2014 14 7 4 3 25 13 +12 050.00 [23]
Albacete Spain 13 March 2016 6 June 2016 13 4 1 8 12 19 −7 030.77 [24]
La Nucía Spain 7 March 2018 28 May 2018 13 8 1 4 27 13 +14 061.54 [25]
Jamshedpur India 21 July 2018 7 April 2019 19 6 9 4 32 25 +7 031.58 [26]
La Nucía Spain 18 July 2019 25 January 2023 116 45 38 33 122 107 +15 038.79 [27]
Total 709 287 205 217 905 725 +180 040.48 —

References
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  2. Domínguez, Miguel (27 April 1981). "3–1: Ni ganando se despidió bien el Valencia" [3–1: Not even winning did Valencia have a good farewell]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. López, José Luis; Algueró, Enric (10 July 1990). "Cesar (Ex Sabadell), al Onteniente" [Cesar (Ex Sabadell), to Onteniente] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. Puig, Darío (8 May 2017). "El Mestalla retoma la lucha por subir a Segunda 15 años después" [Mestalla back in fight to promote to Segunda 15 years later]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  5. "El Zaragoza y el Albacete consiguen el ascenso" [Zaragoza and Albacete get promotion]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 16 June 2003. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  6. Olcina, Juan B. (2 June 2004). "Ferrando aterriza a lo grande" [Ferrando lands in style]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  7. "Toni Muñoz confirma que César Ferrando no seguirá" [Toni Muñoz confirms that César Ferrando will not continue]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 31 May 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  8. "Ferrando se compromete para las tres próximas temporadas" [Ferrando commits for next three seasons]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 June 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  9. "El Nástic presenta a César Ferrando como nuevo entrenador" [Nástic present César Ferrando as new coach]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 9 January 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  10. "El Nàstic destituye a Ferrando y le sustituye Luis César" [Nàstic dismiss Ferrando and replace him with Luis César]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 6 March 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  11. "Nombran a César Ferrando como nuevo entrenador del Elche hasta final de temporada" [César Ferrando named Elche manager until the end of the season]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 10 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  12. ""El príncipe de Johor es un ganador capaz de cambiar al Valencia"" ["The Johor prince is a winner capable of changing Valencia"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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