| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Javier Fernández Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-03-20)20 March 1980 (age 45)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Almería, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2006–2007 | Poli Aguadulce | ||
| 2007–2008 | Adra (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Español Alquián (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Parador | ||
| 2011–2012 | Poli Ejido (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2016 | Almería (youth) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Almería B | ||
| 2017 | Almería (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Almería (interim) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Almería | ||
| 2019–2020 | Alcorcón | ||
| 2020 | Tenerife | ||
| 2021–2023 | Alcorcón | ||
| 2024–2025 | Murcia | ||
Francisco Javier "Fran" Fernández Díaz (born 20 March 1980) is a Spanishfootballmanager.
Fernández started his career at Polideportivo Aguadulce, as adirector of football and manager. He subsequently acted as an assistant manager atAD Adra andCD Español del Alquián before being named manager of AD Parador in 2009.[2]
In November 2011, Fernández was appointedHéctor Berenguel's assistant atPolideportivo Ejido inSegunda División B, but the club subsequently folded inthe same campaign.[3] The following July he joinedUD Almería, initially in charge of theCadete squad.[4]
After progressing through the club's youth setup, Fernández was appointed manager ofthe reserves inTercera División on 29 June 2016.[5] On 28 February of the following year, he was named manager of the main squad, after the dismissal ofFernando Soriano.[6]
Fernández's first professional match in charge occurred on 5 March 2017, a 2–1Segunda División away win againstCD Lugo.[7] His tenure ended nine days later, after the appointment ofLuis Miguel Ramis.
Fernández was in charge of the first team in an interim manner for one more occasion during the2017–18 season, replacing fired Ramis. On 24 April 2018, afterLucas Alcaraz's resignation, he was appointed manager of the main squad until the end of the campaign,[8] managing to avoid relegation in the last matchday on head-to-head points withCultural Leonesa.
On 20 May 2019, after taking his club to a comfortable mid-table finish, Fernández announced that he would not renew his contract with theRojiblancos, due to expire in June.[9] On 1 July, he took over fellow league teamAD Alcorcón, replacing firedCristóbal Parralo.[10]
Fernández leftAlkor as his contract expired, and was appointed at the helm ofCD Tenerife on 29 July 2020.[11] He was relieved of his duties on 22 November, after a 0–1 home loss againstUD Logroñés.[12]
On 2 November 2021, Fernández returned toAlkor, becoming their third manager of theseason with the side rock-bottom of the standings.[13] Despite suffering relegation, he remained in charge of the club, and renewed his contract for a further year on 30 June 2023, after returning to the second levelat first attempt.[14]
Fernández was sacked on 4 December 2023, with Alcorcón in therelegation zone.[15] The following 24 June, he took over atPrimera Federación sideReal Murcia CF on a contract untilthe end of the campaign; he replacedPablo Alfaro, who left the club a few hours later.[16]
On 30 June 2025, after missing out promotion inthe play-offs, Fernández left Murcia.[17]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Almería B |  | 29 June 2016 | 24 April 2018 | 79 | 46 | 16 | 17 | 152 | 68 | +84 | 058.23 | [18] |
| Almería (interim) | | 28 February 2017 | 14 March 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 | [19] |
| Almería (interim) | | 13 November 2017 | 18 November 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | [20] |
| Almería | | 24 April 2018 | 10 June 2019 | 52 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 036.54 | [20][21] |
| Alcorcón | | 1 July 2019 | 23 July 2020 | 43 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 52 | 51 | +1 | 030.23 | [22] |
| Tenerife | | 29 July 2020 | 22 November 2020 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 023.08 | [23] |
| Alcorcón | | 2 November 2021 | 4 December 2023 | 94 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 107 | 106 | +1 | 034.04 | [24] |
| Murcia | | 24 June 2024 | 30 June 2025 | 41 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 043.90 | [25] |
| Total | 325 | 133 | 100 | 92 | 436 | 327 | +109 | 040.92 | — | |||