Javier Fernández Cabrera

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Javier Cabrera
Javier Fernandez Cabrera with Bangladesh in 2023.jpg
Cabrera as Bangladesh manager in 2023
Personal information
Full name Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato
Date of birth (1984-10-04) 4 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Team information
Current team
 Bangladesh (head coach)
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2013–2015 Sporting Goa (assistant)
2016–2017 Rayo Majadahonda (youth)
2020–2022 Deportivo Alavés (youth)
2022– Bangladesh
2023– Bangladesh U23

Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato (born 4 October 1984) is a Spanish professional football manager who is the current head coach of the Bangladesh national football team. [1] [2]

Contents

Cabrera is an UEFA Pro License coach with wide experience in both professional and grassroots football projects. [3] [4] Cabrera also has a reputation as a football analyst. [5] Cabrera has the experience of working as an expert analyst for Opta Sports and he also has a bachelor's degree in football as well as advertising and marketing. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Coaching career

Cabrera worked as a technical director and as an assistant coach for Indian side Sporting Clube de Goa, from 2013 to 2015. [10] In 2016, he was appointed as the manager for Spanish club CF Rayo Majadahonda and spent a year coaching the team, before departing in 2017. [11] Moreover, he was the head coach of FC Barcelona Academy in Northern Virginia for 4 months in 2018. [12] From 2018, Cabrera acted as the Elite Academy coach of La Liga side Deportivo Alavés for 4 years. [13] [14]

Bangladesh national team

On 8 January 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced the appointment of Javier Fernández Cabrera as the new national team head coach. Cabrera signed an 11 month contract during a meeting called by the BFF on 19 January 2022, where he was officially made the head coach of the Bangladesh national team. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Cabrera's first game incharge ended in a 0–2 defeat in a friendly, at the hand of Maldives, on 24 March 2022. [19] In June, Cabrera guided the team to three straight defeats, as Bangladesh finished bottom of their group in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round. The team conceded 8 and scored 2 goals over their qualification campaign. [20]

On 22 September 2022, Cabrera gained his first victory as Bangladesh coach, which came in his seventh match incharge, when Rakib Hossain scored the only goal as Bangladesh edged Cambodia 1–0. [21] However, the following friendly saw the team go down 1–3 to hosts Nepal. [22]

On 11 January 2023, BFF extended Cabrera's contarct for one more year. The new deal meant the Spaniard would remain at the helm until December 2023. [23] [24]

Bangladesh U23

Cabrera was given the duty as head coach of the Bangladesh national under-23 team for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [25]

Managerial statistics

As of 26 March 2024
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 8 January 2022present2366111736−19026.09
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh U23 19 September 2023present401307−7000.00

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