Gerard Bofill

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bofill and the second or maternal family name is Vaqué.
Gerard Bofill
Personal information
Full name Gerard Bofill Vaqué
Date of birth (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Sabadell
Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Sabadell B
Managerial career
2022 Sabadell B
2022–2023 Sabadell (assistant)
2023 Sabadell
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerard Bofill Vaqué (born 23 February 1992) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back, and is a manager.

Playing career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Bofill represented CE Sabadell FC and Girona FC as a youth.[1] After finishing his formation, he returned to Sabadell after signing for the reserves in Segona Catalana.[1]

In 2013, after achieving promotion with the B-team to Primera Catalana, Bofill had to retire after being diagnosed with a osteosarcoma in his right tibia.[1]

Managerial career

After taking a break from football, Bofill worked as a fitness coach for Girona FC B in 2016.[2] On 30 November 2022, he returned to Sabadell and their reserve side, replacing Jordi López as manager.[3][4]

Bofill's spell at Sabadell B only lasted three matches, as he became Miki Lladó's assistant in the first team late in the month.[5] Between March and May 2023, he took over the team for six matches after Lladó was suspended.[6] Sabadell won five and drew one in the six matches in which he was the main coach in the bench replacing Lladó.

On 10 October 2023, Bofill was named first team manager, after Lladó's dismissal.[7] His debut match in charge of the Arquelinats occurred on 14 October 2023, a 3–1 Primera Federación away loss to CF Rayo Majadahonda.[8]

On 19 November 2023, after another five defeats which saw the club drop to the last position of the table, Bofill was sacked.[9]

In the beginning of 2024-25 season, he started working in the methodological area of RCD Espanyol.

Personal life

After being diagnosed with his disease, Bofill moved to Girona and started in 2016 to build a self-sustainable house in Sant Aniol de Finestres which later became a hotel named Can Buch.[1][10] The hotel opened in 2020.[11]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 20 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Sabadell B Spain 30 November 2022 22 December 2022 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 033.33
Sabadell Spain 10 October 2023 19 November 2023 6 0 0 6 5 15 −10 000.00 [12]
Total 9 1 2 6 8 17 −9 011.11 —
Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Qui és Gerard Bofill, el nou entrenador del Centre d'Esports?" [Who is Gerard Bofill, the new manager of Centre d'Esports?] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. ^ "El Girona B també vol ser protagonista del projecte del club" [Girona B also will be a protagonist of the club's project] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Jordi López: "Sentia que no podia dedicar el cent per cent al Sabadell B"" [Jordi López: "I felt that I could not dedicate myself 100% to Sabadell B"] (in Catalan). Diari de Sabadell. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Gerard Bofill debuta a la banqueta del Sabadell 'B' amb la sortida més complicada" [Gerard Bofill debuts on the bench of Sabadell 'B' with the most complicate start] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. 3 December 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Marc Nomen, nou entrenador del filial: "És el primer equip del futbol base del Sabadell"" [Marc Nomen, new manager of the reserves: "It is the top team of the youth football of Sabadell"] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Gerard Bofill tornarà a agafar el relleu del sancionat Miki Lladó els pròxims 4 partits" [Gerard Bofill will return to replace suspended Miki Lladó the following four matches] (in Catalan). Diari de Sabadell. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Gerard Bofill, nuevo entrenador del Centre d'Esports Sabadell" [Gerard Bofill, new manager of Centre d’Esports Sabadell] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell FC. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Nou entrenador… i nova derrota, ara a Majadahonda" [New manager... and new defeat, now to Majadahonda] (in Catalan). iSabadell. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Gerard Bofill deixa de ser entrenador del Centre d'Esports Sabadell" [Gerard Bofill leaves as manager of Centre d'Esports Sabadell] (in Catalan). CE Sabadell FC. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  10. ^ "La història de superació de Gerard Bofill, el segon tècnic del CE Sabadell: un tumor li va canviar la vida" [The overcoming story of Gerard Bofill, the assistant manager of CE Sabadell: a tumor changed his life] (in Catalan). Diari de Sabadell. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Iba para futbolista y ahora este emprendedor marca los goles desde el centro del campo" [He was to become a footballer and now this entrepreneur scores goal from the centre of the field] (in Spanish). Empreendedores. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Matches Gerard Bofill, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 October 2023.