Gerard Zaragoza

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Gerard Zaragoza
Personal information
Full name Gerard Zaragoza Mulet
Date of birth (1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Sant Jaume, Spain
Team information
Current team
 Bengaluru FC (head coach)
Youth career
YearsTeam
Dertusa
Cambrils
Gimnàstic
Managerial career
2012–2013 Locomotive Tbilisi
2013–2014 Torpedo Kutaisi
2014 Amposta
2015–2016 Locomotive Tbilisi
2020 Shabab Al-Ahli
2021–2022 Panserraikos
2023 Khor Fakkan
2023– Bengaluru

Gerard Zaragoza Mulet (born 20 February 1982) is a Spanish professional football manager who is the current head coach of Indian Super League club Bengaluru.

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Career

Born in Sant Jaume d'Enveja, Tarragona, Catalonia, Zaragoza played youth football for EF Dertusa, FC Cambrils and Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a youth, but retired due to an injury. [1] He started his career at the Escola de Veterans de Cambrils, and subsequently went on to work at the Catalonia national team, taking over the under-14 and under-16s while also working as a scout for the Qatari branch of the Aspire Academy. [2]

In 2010, Zaragoza moved to the Senegal branch of the Aspire, being manager of the under-16s. In 2011 he returned to his home country, being named in charge of RCD Espanyol's Cadete squad. [1]

Zaragoza moved abroad in September 2012, initially in the backroom staff of Georgian Erovnuli Liga 2 side FC Locomotive Tbilisi. He subsequently took over as manager in November, [1] and led the club to the second position of the East group, achieving promotion to the top tier. In May 2013, he took over FC Torpedo Kutaisi of the Erovnuli Liga, [3] leaving the club the following January.

On 20 March 2014, Zaragoza returned to his home country and was appointed manager of CF Amposta in the Primera Catalana. [4] In July, he was named Michael Laudrup's assistant at Lekhwiya SC, [5] but returned to Locomotive in October 2015.

Zaragoza left the Georgian side in October 2016, and immediately rejoined Laudrup's staff, now at Al-Rayyan SC. [6] For 2018–19, he acted as Carles Cuadrat's assistant coach at Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC, [7] ending the season as champions.

In November 2019, Zaragoza returned to the United Arab Emirates after being appointed manager of Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC's under-21s. [8] The following 8 March, he was named first team manager until the end of the campaign, after the sacking of Rodolfo Arruabarrena. [9] [10]

Zaragoza made his debut as manager of Shabab Al-Ahli on 13 March 2020, in a 5–2 away defeat of Ajman Club. [11] At the end of the year Zaragoza left the club after a poor start of the season despite only losing once.

On 14 December 2023, it was officially announced by the Indian Super League club Bengaluru that they have roped in Zaragoza as new head coach. [12]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 16 December 2023 [13]
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
MWDLGFGAGDWin %
Locomotive Tbilisi 29 November 201226 May 20131511313612+24073.33
Torpedo Kutaisi 1 June 20131 January 2014226792734−7027.27
Locomotive Tbilisi16 October 201524 October 201633810153046−16024.24
Shabab Al Ahli 8 March 202015 December 2020167813115+16043.75
Panserraikos 1 July 20212 January 202283321212+0037.50
Khor Fakkan 29 September 202328 October 2023311188+0033.33
Bengaluru FC 14 December 2023Present512234−1020.00
Total102373431144131+13036.27

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "El ebrense Gerard Zaragoza está al frente del Lokomotiv" [The ebrense Gerard Zaragoza is in charge of Lokomotiv] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Gerard Zaragoza, un auténtico trotamundos del mundo del fútbol" [Gerard Zaragoza, a true journeyman of football] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "La 'Semana Fantástica' de Gerard Zaragoza" [The 'fantastic week' of Gerard Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "GERARD ZARAGOZA, nou entrenador del primer equip del CF AMPOSTA" [GERARD ZARAGOZA, new manager of CF AMPOSTA's first team] (in Catalan). CF Amposta. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Lekhwiya, Gerard Zaragoza al cuerpo técnico de Laudrup" [Lekhwiya, Gerard Zaragoza to Laudrup's staff] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "sssdrup" (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Gerard Zaragoza: 'Carles Cuadrat and I Like to Control Everything on the Pitch'". SportsKeeda. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Gerard Zaragoza desembarca en Dubái" [Gerard Zaragoza lands in Dubai] (in Spanish). Diari de Tarragona. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "La hora de Gerard Zaragoza: "Soy un afortunado"" [The time of Gerard Zaragoza: "I am fortunate"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Arabian Gulf League leaders Shabab Al Ahli sack manager Rodolfo Arruabarrena". The National. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Gerard Zaragoza debuta guanyant amb el Shabab Al Ahli" [Gerard Zaragoza debuts with a win at Shabab Al Ahli] (in Catalan). Setmanari L'Ebre. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "ISL 2023–24: Bengaluru FC appoints Gerard Zaragoza as head coach till 2025". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Gerard Zaragoza coach profile at Soccerway
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