| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josep María Ferré Ybarz | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-11-26)26 November 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2014 | Buriram United (academy manager) | ||
| 2015 | Ratchaburi Mltr Phol | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bangkok Glass (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Bangkok Glass | ||
| 2018 | Bayamón | ||
| 2019–2020 | East Bengal (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Ascó | ||
| 2022–2023 | Philippines | ||
| 2023–2024 | Persis Solo (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Philippines U19 | ||
Josep María Ferré Ybarz (born 26 November 1983), commonly known asCoco, is a Spanishfootballmanager. He is currently the technical director ofPhilippine Football Federation and head coach ofPhilippines U19.
Ferré began his coaching career in the academy ofCE Europa. Subsequently, he worked in the academy ofCE Premià before working inFC Barcelona Escola.
After working with FCB Escola, he went to Thailand where he worked as academy director inBuriram United where he also coached the "B" team.[1]
In 2015, Ferré coachedRatchaburi Mitr Phol.[2] He led the team to a seventh-place finish, failing to secure a spot in the 2016 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off. At the end of the season, his contract was not renewed.
In 2016, Ferré was appointed as the assistant coach ofAurelio Vidmar inBangkok Glass. Following the departure of Vidmar in the mid-season, he remained as the assistant coach ofSurachai Jaturapattarapong, who took over as the interim head coach. Ferré was appointed as head coach for the following season.[3] In 2018, he was sacked by the club as a result of Bangkok's dismal run of results, which included only seven points in seven games.[4]
In September 2018, he was appointed as head coach inBayamón which plays atLiga Puerto Rico.[5]
In 2019, he has been appointed as an assistant coach and video analyst ofAlejandro Menéndez inEast Bengal which plays inI-League.[6][7][8] On 21 January 2020, he left the club.
In May 2022, it was announced that Ferré was appointed as the head coach of Catalan club,FC Ascó.[9] In November 2022, the club and Ferré himself have mutually agreed for his departure.[10][11]
On 8 December 2022, thePhilippines national football team, more commonly known as the Azkals, announced Ferré as its new head coach.[12][13] Having appointed on short notice, Ferre failed to lead the Philippines to the semifinals of the2022 AFF Championship.[14] Prior to that campaign, his team yielded a 0–1 lose to a friendly againstVietnam.[15]
In April 2024, it was announced that Ferré was appointed as the new technical director of thePhilippine Football Federation.[16]
In July 2024, the PFF announced that Ferré would be the head coach for thePhilippines U19 team in the upcomingASEAN U-19 Boys Championship in Surabaya, Indonesia.[17]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ratchaburi Mltr Phol | 29 January 2015 | 30 November 2015 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 048.39 | |
| Bangkok Glass | 27 November 2017 | 29 March 2018 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 028.57 | |
| Bayamón | 1 September 2018 | 12 June 2019 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 116 | 39 | +77 | 068.97 | |
| Ascó | 1 July 2022 | 23 November 2022 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 000.00 | |
| Philippines | 8 December 2022 | 1 February 2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 020.00 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 020.00 | |||
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