 Garrido as manager ofAl Ain in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Garrido Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-03-29)29 March 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1993–1998 | El Puig | ||
| 1998–1999 | Onda | ||
| 2003 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2004 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2004–2005 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2008–2010 | Villarreal B | ||
| 2010–2011 | Villarreal | ||
| 2012–2013 | Club Brugge | ||
| 2013–2014 | Betis | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ettifaq | ||
| 2017–2019 | Raja | ||
| 2019 | Al Ain | ||
| 2019–2020 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2020 | Wydad | ||
| 2021 | Castellón | ||
| 2022 | Ismaily | ||
| 2023 | Wydad | ||
| 2023–2024 | USM Alger | ||
| 2024 | Persepolis | ||
| 2025– | Al Ittihad Tripoli | ||
Juan Carlos Garrido Fernández (born 29 March 1969) is a Spanishfootballmanager who is the manager ofLibyan Premier League clubAl Ittihad Tripoli.
Born inValencia,[1] Garrido started managing at only 24, his first club being local amateurs El Puig Club de Fútbol. In the 1998–99 season he coachedCD Onda inTercera División as the side wasVillarreal CF'sfarm team, a club to which he would be closely associated in the following years.
In 2003, Garrido ledthe reserves[2]– Onda was now an independent team – to a fourth-division promotion, then was in charge of them for a couple of months in 2004 also in that tier. In October 2004, he was again named manager of the B side in the place ofJosé del Solar,[3] and narrowly missed out another promotion afterfinishing fifth.
After the appointment ofLuis García as manager in May 2005, Garrido returned to his previous duties in the backroom staff.[4] On 18 January 2008, he replaced sackedJuan Carlos Oliva at the helm of Villarreal B,[5] eventually leading them to the11th position inSegunda División B and achieving a first-everSegunda División promotionthe following campaign.[6]
On 1 February 2010, Garrido was appointed first-team manager following the dismissal ofErnesto Valverde after a 0–2 home loss againstCA Osasuna.[7] On 26 April, beforethe season inLa Liga was over, he was handed a contract set to expire in June 2011;[8] the side finished in seventh position but, afterRCD Mallorca were deemed ineligible forparticipation in theUEFA Europa League byUEFA due to financial irregularities, theValencians took their place.[6]
In hisfirst full season, Garrido led the club to the fourth place in the league, with the subsequentqualification to theUEFA Champions League.[9] The team also reached the semi-finals in the Europa League, being ousted by eventual winnersFC Porto.[10][11]
Garrido and Villarreal could not manage one single point in the Champions League in2011–12,[12] and the latter ranked dangerously close to the relegation zone in the league in that period.[13] On 21 December 2011, following a 0–2 home loss againstCD Mirandés in theround of 32 of theCopa del Rey (1–3 on aggregate), he was sacked.[14]
On 15 November 2012, Garrido replaced firedGeorges Leekens atClub Brugge KV.[15][16] He was relieved of his duties in September of the following year, replacing firedPepe Mel at the helm ofReal Betis two months later;[17] on 19 January 2014, after only nine official matches and only one win, he was himself sacked after three consecutive defeats – the last one in the league 5–0 at home toReal Madrid – and with theAndalusians finishingdead last.[18]
On 8 July 2014, Garrido was appointed atAl Ahly SC in theEgyptian Premier League. Late into the month, he led his new team to a1–0 win againstSéwé FC for theCAF Confederation Cup[19] which the club eventually won, alsoconquering theEgyptian Super Cup; on 3 May 2015, however, he was dismissed.[20][21]
On 6 November 2016, Garrido was appointed manager ofEttifaq FC in theSaudi Professional League, signing a seven-month deal with an option for another season according to result and team performance.[22] He was relieved of his duties the following February, with the side in eighth place after 22 matches.[23]
Garrido switched clubs and countries again in June 2017, joiningRaja CA from Morocco.[24] His first game in charge of the latter took place on 10 September, in a 1–1 away draw againstOlympique Club de Khouribga.[25] He won the year'sThrone Cup with apenalty shootout victory overDifaâ Hassani El Jadidi on 18 November,[26] anda year later theCAF Confederation Cup with a 4–3 aggregate win overAS Vita Club from theDemocratic Republic of the Congo.[27]
A month after being sacked by Raja,[28] in February 2019 Garrido replacedZoran Mamić atUAE Pro League clubAl Ain FC for the rest ofthe season.[29] At its closure, he was succeeded by another Croat,Ivan Leko.[30]
Garrido was hired by Tunisia'sÉtoile Sportive du Sahel on 20 November 2019, on a deal until June 2021.[31] Less than three months later, however, he was dismissed due to poor results.[32]
On 25 February 2020, Garrido returned toCasablanca, joining Raja's rivalsWydad AC.[33] He was fired in September despite taking the team to theChampions League semi-finals, as they were trailing Raja by four pointson the domestic front.[34]
Garrido returned to Spain on 12 January 2021 after nearly seven years, being appointed manager ofCD Castellón in the second division.[35] He was dismissed on 21 May, as the clubfaced relegation with two games remaining.[36]
On 20 September 2022, Garrido went back to Egypt's top flight, taking over at last-placedIsmaily SC.[37] He was shown the door on 9 December, after taking two points from five games.[38]
Garrido was hired again by Wydad on 26 February 2023, replacingMehdi Nafti who had performed poorly at therecent edition of theFIFA Club World Cup.[39] He was dismissed by club chairman Said Naciri on 5 May with the club one point behindAS FAR in theleague and awaiting theChampions League semi-finals.[40]
On 17 October 2023 Juan Carlos Garrido was appointed new coach inUSM Alger for one season. The Usmist management set its sights on Garrido for his experience, particularly in North Africa.[41] In the case ofTumisang Orebonye, Garrido accused him for his lack of commitment and enthusiasm in the job. The Spaniard accused his player of cheating, by faking fictitious injuries in order not to take part in matches.[42]
On 25 June 2024 it was announced that Garrido would take over as manager ofPersian Gulf Pro League clubPersepolis on a two-year[43] contract.[44][45] He was expelled from Persepolis club after the defeat against [Mes Rafsanjan] on 22 December 2024.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| El Puig |  | 10 June 1993 | 30 June 1998 | 188 | 75 | 45 | 68 | 039.89 | |||
| Onda | | 30 June 1998 | 25 May 1999 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 039.47 | |||
| Villarreal B | | 21 January 2003 | 28 June 2003 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 089.47 | |||
| Villarreal B | | 22 February 2004 | 30 June 2004 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 050.00 | |||
| Villarreal B | | 5 October 2004 | 30 May 2005 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 046.88 | |||
| Villarreal B | | 18 January 2008 | 31 January 2010 | 84 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 051.19 | |||
| Villarreal | | 31 January 2010 | 21 December 2011 | 106 | 45 | 23 | 38 | 042.45 | |||
| Club Brugge |  | 15 November 2012 | 19 September 2013 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 054.05 | |||
| Betis | | 2 December 2013 | 19 January 2014 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 020.00 | |||
| Al Ahly |  | 8 July 2014 | 4 May 2015 | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 055.00 | |||
| Ettifaq |  | 6 November 2016 | 18 February 2017 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 025.00 | |||
| Raja |  | 20 June 2017 | 28 January 2019 | 81 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 048.15 | |||
| Al Ain |  | 18 February 2019 | 2 June 2019 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 023.53 | |||
| Étoile du Sahel |  | 18 November 2019 | 8 February 2020 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 038.46 | |||
| Wydad | | 25 February 2020 | 10 September 2020 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 042.86 | |||
| Castellón | | 13 January 2021 | 21 May 2021 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 031.58 | |||
| Ismaily | | 20 September 2022 | 9 December 2022 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 012.50 | |||
| Wydad | | 26 February 2023 | 5 May 2023 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 057.14 | |||
| USM Alger |  | 17 October 2023 | 24 June 2024 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 054.76 | |||
| Persepolis |  | 06 July 2024 | 22 December 2024 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 045.00 | |||
| Total | 785 | 355 | 192 | 238 | 045.22 | ||||||
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