Jordi Ferrón
Spanish footballer and manager
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Jordi Ferrón Forné (born 15 August 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a right-back, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordi Ferrón Forné | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Badalona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1997 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Barcelona C | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Barcelona B | 74 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Rayo Vallecano | 35 | (7) |
| 2000–2004 | Zaragoza | 57 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Albacete | 95 | (2) |
| 2008–2014 | Badalona | 180 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Cabrera | ||
| Total | 459 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Spain U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 1995 | Spain U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Spain U18 | 11 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Spain U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2000 | Spain U23 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Seagull (women) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Espanyol (women) | ||
| 2022 | Eibar (women) | ||
| 2023–2025 | INAC Leonessa (women) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain | ||
| Men's Football | ||
 | 2000 Sydney | Team competition |
Playing career
Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Ferrón was a product of FC Barcelona's prolific youth ranks at La Masia. After failing to be promoted to the first team he had a breakthrough season in 1999–2000, scoring seven La Liga goals to help Rayo Vallecano to their best finish ever – ninth; he started his career as a midfielder.[1]
Subsequently, Ferrón moved to Real Zaragoza, but would be irregularly used in his new club, which also prompted a January 2002 loan to fellow top-division Rayo.[2] The player's contributions again proved helpful in an eventual mid-table position, as the former were in turn relegated.[1]
Following an uneventful last year at Zaragoza, Ferrón joined Albacete Balompié for 2004–05,[3] taking part in only one game in a season that also ended in top-tier relegation. In the next three Segunda División campaigns, however, he was an undisputed starter, appearing also at right-back.[4]
Ferrón signed with local side CF Badalona for 2008–09, his first season in the Segunda División B after totalling 242 matches across the two main divisions.[5]
Coaching career
Ferrón retired in June 2015 at the age of 37, following one year as player-coach of amateurs UE Cabrera. Afterwards, also at the regional level, he managed the women's team of CE Seagull from his hometown.[6][7]
On 10 December 2019, Ferrón signed as head coach of RCD Espanyol.[8] He continued to work in women's football the following seasons, with SD Eibar[9] and INAC Kobe Leonessa.[10]