Lluís Carreras

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Lluís Carreras Ferrer (born 24 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a left-back but also as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager.

Full name Lluís Carreras Ferrer
Date of birth (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth Sant Pol de Mar, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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Lluís Carreras
Carreras in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lluís Carreras Ferrer
Date of birth (1972-09-24) 24 September 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth Sant Pol de Mar, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Youth career
1985–1989 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Barcelona C 1 (0)
1990–1993 Barcelona B 85 (22)
1993–1996 Barcelona 19 (0)
1993–1994 → Oviedo (loan) 30 (1)
1994–1995 → Racing Santander (loan) 26 (1)
1996–2001 Mallorca 94 (8)
2001–2003 Atlético Madrid 36 (2)
2003–2004 Murcia 15 (0)
2004–2007 Alavés 28 (0)
Total 334 (34)
International career
1988–1989 Spain U16 2 (1)
1990 Spain U18 3 (0)
1992–1994 Spain U21 7 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Alavés B (assistant)
2009–2010 Alavés B
2010–2013 Sabadell
2014 Mallorca
2015–2016 Zaragoza
2017 Gimnàstic
2019 Sagan Tosu
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Bronze medal – third place1994 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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He started his professional career with Barcelona, without much success, and went on to amass La Liga totals of 169 matches and eight goals in representation of six other clubs. He added 149 games and 25 goals in the Segunda División, over six seasons.

After retiring, Carreras became a coach and guided Sabadell to promotion to Segunda División in his first full season. After three years there, he also managed Mallorca, Zaragoza and Gimnàstic de Tarragona, all of them in the Spanish second tier.

Playing career

Born in Sant Pol de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Carreras was a product of Barcelona's famed youth system, La Masia. He made his first-team debut on 4 April 1993 in a 3–0 home win against Logroñés,[1] in what would be his only La Liga match of the season.

After two loans with interesting playing time, at Real Oviedo[2] and Racing Santander, Carreras returned to Barça. Although he appeared regularly in 1995–96's league, they came out empty in silverware.

Carreras then lived his most steady period at Mallorca,[3] although never an undisputed starter. He achieved top-flight promotion in his first season, totalling 128 competitive appearances during his spell in the Balearic Islands.

Subsequently, Carreras had similar experiences with both Atlético Madrid[4] and Alavés.[5] after featuring regularly in both clubs' promotion from the Segunda División, he saw very little time the following campaigns; in between, he spent 2003–04 with Real Murcia also in the top division.

Carreras' career would end on a sour note: when playing for the Basque side, he clashed with eccentric owner/chairman/manager Dmitry Piterman.[6] Teammate Roberto Bonano, who stepped up in his defence, was also suspended;[7] both retired shortly afterwards.

Coaching career

After retiring, Carreras returned to his last club to have his first head coaching experience in 2009, with the reserves in the Tercera División.[8] In his debut campaign at the helm of Sabadell,[9] he led them to promotion to the second tier after 18 years.[10][11]

On 30 May 2013, after avoiding relegation for the second time in a row, Carreras resigned amid rumors he could sign for a top team in the same league.[12] He still remains the coach with more wins (25), more games managed (84) and more points obtained (98) for CE Sabadell in the second tier in the XXI century.

On 26 February of the following year, he was appointed at the helm of Mallorca, replacing the fired José Luis Oltra.[13]

Carreras was relieved of his duties on 20 May 2014, after winning only ten points out of 36.[14] On 27 December 2015 he was named Real Zaragoza manager[15] but, after failing to reach the play-off positions with a 6–2 loss at already relegated Llagostera in the last matchday of the season, he resigned.[16]

On 21 June 2017, Carreras signed a two-year contract with another second-division club, Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[17] After just four league games (one draw and three losses), he was dismissed.[18]

Carreras was hired by a foreign club for the first time in December 2018, when Japan's Sagan Tosu named him as manager for the upcoming season; they had recently secured the high-profile transfer of his former Atlético teammate Fernando Torres.[19] He resigned the following 5 May, with the side last-placed having scored just once in their first ten J1 League matches.[20]

Since then, Carreras has been working as a pundit in LaLigaTV, Televisió de Catalunya, RAC1, Cadena SER, Gol Televisión and Jijantes. He was also the sporting director in the staff presented by candidate Toni Freixa in the Barcelona presidential elections in 2021.[21]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 January 2020
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Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alavés B Spain 12 February 2009 29 June 2010 482110178651+35043.75 [22]
Sabadell Spain 29 June 2010 30 May 2013 133473947150166−16035.34 [23]
Mallorca Spain 26 February 2014 20 May 2014 12246815−7016.67 [24]
Zaragoza Spain 27 December 2015 6 June 2016 2410773129+2041.67 [25]
Gimnàstic Spain 22 June 2017 9 September 2017 502329−7000.00 [26]
Sagan Tosu Japan 22 December 2018 30 April 2019 13229419−15015.38 [27]
Total 235826489281289−8034.89 —
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Honours

Barcelona

Mallorca

Atlético Madrid

Spain U21

References

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