Nacho Fernández (football manager)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is García.
Nacho Fernández
Personal information
Full name José Ignacio Fernández García
Date of birth (1973-05-05) 5 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Gijón ,Spain
Team information
Current team
 Getafe (assistant coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2000–2003 Llano 2000 (youth)
2003–2004 Mosconia (assistant)
2004–2005 Quintueles
2005–2006 Mosconia
2007–2008 Mazarrón (assistant)
2008 Mazarrón (caretaker)
2008–2009 Pájara Playas
2015–2016 Alavés (assistant)
2016–2017 Alcorcón (assistant)
2017 Burgos (caretaker)
2018 Burgos (caretaker)
2018–2019 Getafe (assistant)
2019 Getafe (caretaker)
2019–2021 Atlético Madrid B
2022 FC Ryukyu
2023– Getafe (assistant manager)

José Ignacio "Nacho" Fernández Garcia (born 5 May 1973) is a Spanish football manager he is the current assistant coach of La Liga club Getafe.

Managerial career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Fernández began his managerial career at SD Llano 2000's youth setup. In 2004, after a one-season spell as an assistant manager at CD Mosconia, he was named in charge of Quintueles CF in the regional leagues.

In 2005, Fernández returned to Mosconia, now as first team manager, but left in the following year to work as in the scouting area for UD Las Palmas. In 2007, he joined Mazarrón CF's technical staff,[1] being named interim manager for two matches with Pedro Fabra in March 2008, after the dismissal of Machuca.[2]

In July 2008, Fernández was appointed manager of UD Pájara Playas de Jandía in Segunda División B, but was dismissed the following January.[3] In 2010, he joined AD Alcorcón's backroom staff, being named technical secretary, and remained at the club until 2013, when he moved abroad to join Javier Vidales at Venezuela's Academia Puerto Cabello;[4] he worked as a sporting director at the latter[5] before rejoining Alcorcón in July 2014.[6]

Fernández left Alkor in 2015, and joined José Bordalás' staff at Deportivo Alavés.[7] However, he returned to his previous club in September of the following year, being an assistant manager of Cosmin Contra and Julio Velázquez.[8]

On 3 January 2017, Fernández was named sporting director at Burgos CF.[9] He also worked as an interim first team manager on two occasions before leaving the club in June 2018[10] and rejoining Bordalás' staff, now at Getafe CF.[11]

In May 2019, Fernández was in charge of two La Liga matches against Girona FC (2–0 win) and FC Barcelona (0–2 loss), as Bordalás was suspended.[12] On 8 July, he returned to managerial duties after being named in charge of Atlético Madrid B.[13]

References

  1. ^ "'Machuca' dimite como técnico del Mazarrón" ['Machuca' quits as manager of Mazarrón] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ "El Mazarrón ficha a Quique Yagüe para huir del infierno" [Mazarrón sign Quique Yagüe to escape from hell] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Nacho Fernández, destituido como técnico del Playas de Jandía" [Nacho Fernández, sacked as manager of Playas de Jandía] (in Spanish). El Diario. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Vidales inicia un proyecto en Venezuela con la idea de volver al Sporting" [Vidales starts a project in Venezuela with the idea of returning to Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Academia Puerto Cabello Te Quiero emprenderá módulos de captación de talentos para este 2014" [Academia Puerto Cabello Te Quiero will undertake talent captation modules for this 2014] (in Spanish). Valencia Informa. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Cuerpo técnico para la temporada 14–15" [Technical staff for the 14–15 season] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. ^ "«He dormido muchas veces en el coche para poder vivir esto»" ["I have slept many times in the car to live this"] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ "José Ignacio Fernández, nuevo segundo entrenador de la A.D. Alcorcón" [José Ignacio Fernández, new assistant manager of A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Nacho Fernández, nuevo director deportivo del Burgos CF" [Nacho Fernández, new sporting director of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Vavel. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Nacho Fernández abandona la Dirección Deportiva del Burgos CF" [Nacho Fernández leaves the staff of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos Conecta. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Nacho Fernández dimite y pone rumbo a Getafe" [Nacho Fernández quits and moves to Getafe] (in Spanish). El Correo de Burgos. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Nacho Fernández, que entrenó en Venezuela, se estrenará en el Getafe el día que cumple 46 años" [Nacho Fernández, who managed in Venezuela, will debut at Getafe in the day of his 46th birthday] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Nacho Fernández, nuevo técnico del Atlético de Madrid B" [Nacho Fernández, new manager of Atlético de Madrid B] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.