Gerard Zaragoza

Gerard Zaragoza Mulet (born 20 February 1982) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Emirati club Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Zaragoza and the second or maternal family name is Mulet.
Gerard Zaragoza
Personal information
Full name Gerard Zaragoza Mulet
Date of birth (1982-02-20) 20 February 1982
Place of birth Sant Jaume,Spain
Club information
Current team
 Shabab Al-Ahli (coach)
Youth career
Team
Dertusa
Cambrils
Gimnàstic
Teams managed
Years Team
2007–2008 Catalonia U14
2008–2009 Catalonia U16
2010–2011 Aspire Academy (youth)
2011–2012 Espanyol (youth)
2012–2013 Locomotive Tbilisi
2013–2014 Torpedo Kutaisi
2014 Amposta
2014–2015 Lekhwiya (assistant)
2015–2016 Locomotive Tbilisi
2016–2018 Al-Rayyan (assistant)
2018–2019 Bengaluru (assistant)
2019–2020 Shabab Al-Ahli U21
2020– Shabab Al-Ahli

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 ot 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]

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References
  1. "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.
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