Josep Ferré

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

Josep María Ferré Ybarz (born 26 November 1983), commonly known as Coco, is a Spanish football manager. He is the current head coach of Philippines national team.

Josep Ferré

Personal information
Full name	Josep María Ferré Ybarz
Date of birth	(1983-11-26) 26 November 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Managerial career
Years	Team
2013–2014	Buriram United (academy manager)
2015	Ratchaburi Mltr Phol
2016–2017	Bangkok Glass (assistant)
2018	Bangkok Glass
2018	Bayamón
2019–2020	East Bengal (assistant)
2022	Ascó
2022–	Philippines

Coaching career

Ferré began his coaching career in the academy of CE Europa. Subsequently he worked in the academy of CE Premià before working in FC Barcelona Escola.

Buriram United

After working with FCB Escola, he went to Thailand where he worked as academy director in Buriram United where he also coached the "B" team.^[1]

Ratchaburi Mitr Phol

In 2015, Ferré coached Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.^[2] He lead the team to a seventh-place finish, failing to secure a spot in the 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off. At the end of the season, his contract was not renewed.

Bangkok Glass

In 2016, Ferré was appointed as the assistant coach of Aurelio Vidmar in Bangkok Glass. Following the departure of Vidmar in the mid-season, he remained as the assistant coach of Surachai Jaturapattarapong, who took over as the interim head coach. Ferré was appointed as head coach for the following season.^[3] In 2018, he was sacked by the club as a result of Bangkok's dismal run of results, which included only seven points in seven games.^[4]

Bayamón

In September 2018, he was appointed as head coach in Bayamón which plays at Liga Puerto Rico.^[5]

East Bengal

In 2019, he has been appointed as an assistant coach and video analyst of Alejandro Menéndez in East Bengal which plays in I-League.^[6][7][8] In 21 January 2020, he left the club.

Ascó

In May 2022, it was announced that Ferré was appointed as the head coach of Catalan club, FC Ascó.^[9] In November 2022, the club and Ferré himself have mutually agreed for his departure.^[10][11]

Philippines

On December 8, 2022, the Philippines national football team, more commonly known as the Azkals, announced Ferré as its new head coach.^[12][13] Having appointed on short notice, Ferre failed to lead the Philippines to the semifinals of the 2022 AFF Championship.^[14] Prior to that campaign Ferre's team yielded a 0–1 lose to a friendly against Vietnam.^[15]

Managerial statistics

As of 2 January 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref.
			M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ratchaburi Mltr Phol	29 January 2015	30 November 2015	31	15	4	12	43	47	−4	048.39
Bangkok Glass	27 November 2017	29 March 2018	7	2	1	4	7	7	+0	028.57
Bayamón	1 September 2018	12 June 2019	29	20	4	5	116	39	+77	068.97
Ascó	1 July 2022	23 November 2022	8	0	2	6	7	17	−10	000.00
Philippines	8 December 2022	Present	5	1	0	4	8	11	−3	020.00
Total			5	1	0	4	8	11	−3	020.00

References

1. "TPL: Clash of Spanish coaches". May 2015.
2. "Ambitious Ratchaburi chase third in TPL". 23 November 2015.
3. "Bangkok Glass promote assistant Josep Maria Ferre to managing role". football-tribe.com. 30 November 2017.
4. "Bangkok Glass destituye a Josep Ferré". migrantesdelbalon.com (in Spanish).
5. "Bayamon Futbol Club - CLUBES PARTICIPANTES - Liga Puerto Rico". www.ligapuertorico.com.
6. "Jose Ferre is sharing his views on Indian football and other aspects after being appointed as a new assistant coach of Quess East Bengal". www.eastbengalclub.co.in.
7. "Josep Ferre appointed East Bengal assistant coach". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
8. "Indian Football: East Bengal appoint Josep 'Coco' Ferre as their assistant coach". sportskeeda.com.
9. "Josep Ferré 'Coco' dirigirà el primer equip del FC Ascó". canal21ebre.com (in Catalan). 5 May 2022.
10. "Josep Ferré 'Coco' no seguirà a la banqueta del primer equip del FC Ascó, i Jordi López el substituirà". canal21ebre.com (in Catalan). 23 November 2022.
11. "Josep Ferré 'Coco' deixa de ser l'entrenador del FC Ascó de Primera Catalana". ebresports.cat (in Catalan). 24 November 2022.
12. del Carmen, Lorenzo (8 December 2022). "Josep Ferré named new Azkals coach for Mitsubishi Electric Cup". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
13. "Football: Josep Ferré Ybarz appointed as new Azkals coach". ABS-CBN News. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
14. del Carmen, Lorenzo (3 January 2023). "Ferre coy on Azkals future after Mitsubishi Electric Cup ends". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
15. del Carmen, Lorenzo (15 December 2022). "Vietnam spoils Ferre's Azkals coaching debut in friendly". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 3 January 2023.