Javier Fernández Cabrera
Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato (born 4 October 1984) is a Spanish professional football coach. He currently manages the Bangladesh national football team.[1][2] Cabrera is an UEFA Pro License Coach with wide experience in both professional and grassroots football projects.[3][4] Cabrera also has a reputation as a football analyst. Cabrera has the experience of working as an expert analyst for Opta Sports and he also has a bachelor's degree in football as well as advertising and marketing.[5][6][7][8][9]
 Javier Cabrera in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bangladesh (manager) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sporting Clube de Goa (Assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | CF Rayo Majadahonda | ||
| 2018 | Barcelona (Northern Virginia Academy) | ||
| 2018–2022 | Deportivo Alavés (Elite Academy) | ||
| 2022–Present | Bangladesh | ||
Coaching Career change
Cabrera worked as a technical director and as an assistant coach for Indian side Sporting Clube de Goa, from 2013 to 2015.[10] In 2016, he was appointed as the manager for Spanish club CF Rayo Majadahonda and spent a year coaching the team, before leaving the club in 2017.[11] Moreover, he was the head coach of FC Barcelona Academy in Northern Virginia for 4 months in 2018. From 2018, Cabrera acted as the Elite Academy coach of La Liga side Deportivo Alavés, before being announced as the Bangladesh national football team head coach in 8 January 2022. [12][13][14]
Bangladesh national team change
On 19 January 2022, Cabrera finished his contract signing and was officially made the Bangladesh national football team head coach.[15] Upon signing the contract, Cabrera's first task was to observe the training sessions of all the Bangladesh Premier League teams, in order to scout for new talents.[16]
References change
- ↑ "বাংলাদেশ দলের দায়িত্ব নিচ্ছেন বার্সেলোনায় কাজ করা কোচ". Daily Daily Sports BD (in Bengali). 7 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ Report, Star Sports (January 8, 2022). "Javier Cabrera made coach of national football team". The Daily Star.
- ↑ "জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের নতুন কোচ স্প্যানিশ জাভিয়ের কাবরেরা". Daily Inquilab (in Bengali). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "১১ মাসের জন্য বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল দলের কোচ কাবরেরা". Prothomalo.
- ↑ বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "Javier Cabrera made Bangladesh Football team coach". Daily Bangladesh.
- ↑ "বাংলাদেশের নতুন কোচ হ্যাভিয়ের, অভিষেক ইন্দোনেশিয়ায়". Daily Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "জামালদের দায়িত্ব নিতে আসছেন বার্সার কোচ". Daily Jagonews24 (in Bengali). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের কোচ কাবরেরা". Daily Bdnews24 (in Bengali). 8 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "আপাতত দেশি কোচদের অভিজ্ঞতা কাজে লাগাতে চান কোচ". DBC Sports (in Bengali). 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Sporting Goa's Javier Cabrera happy with the progress of SCG Academy". www.sportskeeda.com.
- ↑ "বাংলাদেশের নতুন কোচ জাভিয়ের কাবরেরা". Daily Risingbd.com (in Bengali). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "Javier Cabrera gets appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh". The Business Standard. January 8, 2022.
- ↑ "বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল দলের নতুন কোচ হাভিয়ের কাবরেরা". Daily Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 8 January 2022. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ↑ "BFF appoints Javier Cabrera as new head coach". Daily Football Bangladesh. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ↑ "LIVE | বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল দলের নতুন কোচের সংবাদ সম্মেলন | BFF Press Conference | T Sports" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Javier Cabrera inspects training activities". The Business Standard. January 21, 2022.