| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Ferrando Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | (1959-07-25)25 July 1959 (age 65) | ||
| Place of birth | Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tavernes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Valencia B | ||
| 1981–1984 | Valencia | 50 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Salamanca | 35 | (4) |
| 1985–1987 | Sabadell | 26 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Olímpic Xàtiva | 37 | (9) |
| 1988–1989 | Alzira | 33 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | Olímpic Xàtiva | 35 | (14) |
| 1990–1991 | Ontinyent | ||
| Total | 216 | (34) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| ?–? | Tavernes | ||
| 1997–2000 | Gandía | ||
| 2000–2002 | Valencia B | ||
| 2002–2004 | Albacete | ||
| 2004–2005 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2005–2007 | Albacete | ||
| 2008–2010 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 2012 | Elche | ||
| 2013–2014 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | ||
| 2016 | Albacete | ||
| 2018 | La Nucía | ||
| 2018–2019 | Jamshedpur | ||
| 2019–2023 | La Nucía | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
César Ferrando Jiménez (born 25 July 1959) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as amidfielder, currently amanager.
Born inTavernes de la Valldigna,Valencian Community, Ferrando started his professional career with local giantsValencia CF, first spending nearly four years withthe reserves.[1] He made his first-team – andLa Liga – debut on 26 April 1981, playing the last minutes of the 3–1 home win againstUD Las Palmas.[2]
After a further three full seasons with theChe, Ferrando left in 1984 and went on to play professionally withUD Salamanca,CE Sabadell FC andUD Alzira, competing almost exclusively in theSegunda División but appearing in seven top-division games with the second club in the1986–87 campaign.[1] He closed out his career in 1991 at the age of 32, retiring at lowlyOntinyent CF in his native region.[3]
Ferrando started coaching at amateur level, with his local club, UD Tavernes. In 1997, he moved toSegunda División B, where he spent three years in charge ofCF Gandía.[1] In2001, he led Valencia B to a return to the latter competition.[4]
Ferrando was appointed at second-tierAlbacete Balompié in summer 2002, achieving promotion to the top flight in hisfirst year[5] and leading the team to safetythe following season, which prompted his signing forAtlético Madrid.[6]
After theColchoneros could onlyrank in 11th place, Ferrando was relieved of his duties in late May 2005.[7] He subsequently returned to his previous club, for a further two second division campaigns.[8]
For the better part of the next years, Ferrando continued to work in thesecond tier of Spanish football, withGimnàstic de Tarragona[9][10] andElche CF.[11] He moved abroad for the first time in 2013, being appointed coach atMalaysian clubJohor Darul Takzim F.C. and switching todirector of football afterwards.[12]
Ferrando returned to Albacete on 13 March 2016, with the team seriously threatened with relegation from division two.[13] On 21 July 2018, he was appointed head coach ofIndian Super League franchiseJamshedpur FC.[14]
Ferrando's younger brothers, Francisco (1962) and Juan Carlos (1965), were also footballers and midfielders. The former also played for Valencia.[15]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Gandía |  | 1 July 1997 | 30 June 2000 | 120 | 48 | 34 | 38 | 135 | 113 | +22 | 040.00 | [16] |
| Valencia B | | 30 June 2000 | 1 July 2002 | 88 | 51 | 20 | 17 | 171 | 65 | +106 | 057.95 | [17] |
| Albacete | | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2004 | 82 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 92 | 81 | +11 | 036.59 | [18] |
| Atlético Madrid | | 30 June 2004 | 31 May 2005 | 52 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 042.31 | [19] |
| Albacete | | 15 June 2005 | 30 June 2007 | 88 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 99 | 114 | −15 | 036.36 | [20] |
| Gimnàstic | | 9 January 2008 | 6 March 2010 | 94 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 117 | 111 | +6 | 032.98 | [21] |
| Elche | | 10 April 2012 | 12 June 2012 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 030.00 | [22] |
| Johor Darul Takzim |  | 21 August 2013 | 10 April 2014 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 050.00 | [23] |
| Albacete | | 13 March 2016 | 6 June 2016 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 030.77 | [24] |
| La Nucía | | 7 March 2018 | 28 May 2018 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 061.54 | [25] |
| Jamshedpur |  | 21 July 2018 | 7 April 2019 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 031.58 | [26] |
| La Nucía | | 18 July 2019 | 25 January 2023 | 116 | 45 | 38 | 33 | 122 | 107 | +15 | 038.79 | [27] |
| Total | 709 | 287 | 205 | 217 | 905 | 725 | +180 | 040.48 | — | |||