| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yannick Ferrera y Caro | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Ukkel, Belgium | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1996 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1996–1998 | Mechelen | ||
| 1998–1999 | Denderleeuw | ||
| 1999–2000 | Mechelen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Beveren | ||
| 2001–2002 | Tubize | ||
| 2002 | Ternat | ||
| 2003 | Jette | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Anderlecht (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gent (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Shabab (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Charleroi | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 2015–2016 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2016–2017 | KV Mechelen | ||
| 2018 | Waasland-Beveren | ||
| 2019–2022 | Al-Fateh | ||
| 2022–2023 | Omonia | ||
| 2023 | Al-Riyadh | ||
| 2024–2025 | RWD Molenbeek | ||
| 2025 | Zamalek | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yannick Ferrera y Caro (born 24 September 1980) is a Belgian professionalfootball manager and formerplayer. He was recently the head coach ofEgyptian Premier League clubZamalek.
In his early twenties, Ferrera enjoyed a brief career as a professional footballer, playing for Belgian sidesBeveren,Tubize, Ternat and Jette.
In 2004, Ferrera was appointed head coach of theAnderlecht youth team, which at that time includedRomelu Lukaku andAdnan Januzaj.[1] In 2010, he joined the technical staff ofAA Gent, serving under managerMichel Preud'homme, whom Ferrera later followed to Saudi Arabian clubAl-Shabab.[2]
In 2012, Ferrera became manager of first league teamCharleroi.[3] One year later, he moved toSint-Truiden that was playing in theBelgian Second Division.[4] Under his leadership, STVV gained promotion to thehighest level for the 2015–16 season.
In September 2015, Ferrera was appointed manager atStandard Liège. In spite of winning the domestic cup that season, he was sacked early into the 2016–17 season due to disputes with the board of directors. Ferrera was replaced byAleksandar Janković. Janković's former club,Mechelen, immediately decided to hire Ferrera for two seasons as a replacement.
On 14 October 2019, Ferrera was appointed as the new manager ofSaudi Professional League outfitAl-Fateh.[5] He left the club by mutual consent on 9 January 2022.[6]
On 21 October 2022, Ferrera was appointed manager ofCypriot First Division clubOmonia Nicosia.[7] He was sacked in February 2023 amidst disappointing results in the league.
On 6 June 2023, Ferrera was appointed as manager of newly promoted Saudi Pro League sideAl-Riyadh.[8] On 20 September 2023, Ferrera was sacked by Al-Riyadh, with the club sitting in the relegation places.[9]
In March 2024, Ferrera joinedRWD Molenbeek to help the club avoid relegation during theplay-offs.[10] Despite a brief resurgence, RWDM was ultimately relegated. He was nonetheless extended for two more seasons to lead the team's return to the top division.[11] After missing direct promotion in2024–25 and entering the play-offs, RWDM and Ferrera parted ways.[12]
On 4 July 2025, Ferrera was appointed as head coach of Egyptian sideZamalek by signing a one-year contract.[13]
Ferrera was born inUkkel to a Spanish father and an Italian mother.[14] He retained his Spanish citizenship until 1992, when he wasnaturalised as a Belgian.[15] His father, Francisco, and his uncles,Manu andEmilio Ferrera are all footballing coaches in Belgium.[16]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Charleroi |  | 14 July 2012 | 14 February 2013 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 033.33 |
| Sint-Truiden | | 24 May 2013 | 7 September 2015 | 84 | 51 | 16 | 17 | 137 | 84 | +53 | 060.71 |
| Standard Liège | | 7 September 2015 | 6 September 2016 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 045.24 |
| KV Mechelen | | 12 September 2016 | 23 October 2017 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 039.58 |
| Waasland-Beveren | | 8 June 2018 | 11 November 2018 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 006.25 |
| Al-Fateh |  | 14 October 2019 | 9 January 2022 | 77 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 130 | 124 | +6 | 037.66 |
| Omonia |  | 23 October 2022 | 6 February 2023 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 052.94 |
| Al-Riyadh | | 6 June 2023 | 20 September 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 016.67 |
| RWD Molenbeek | | 23 March 2024 | 18 April 2025 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 054.05 |
| Zamalek SC |  | 4 July 2025 | 1 November 2025 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 058.33 |
| Total | 354 | 158 | 78 | 118 | 509 | 466 | +43 | 044.63 | |||
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