Sergio Navarro (footballer, born 1979)
Spanish football manager
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Sergio Navarro Barquero (born 17 October 1979) is a Spanish professional football manager and a former player who is currently the head coach of Serie D club Milan Futuro (the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan).
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Navarro managing Debrecen in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sergio Navarro Barquero | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Huelva, Spain | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milan Futuro (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vall de Uxó | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Buriana (loan) | ||
| 1998–1999 | Vall de Uxó | ||
| 1999–2000 | Pozoblanco | ||
| 2000–2001 | Peña Deportiva | ||
| 2001–2005 | Borriol | ||
| 2005–2007 | Sant Jordi | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Castellón (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Castellón B | ||
| 2011–2013 | Rubin Kazan (assistant) | ||
| 2017 | Karpaty Lviv | ||
| 2018–2021 | Levante (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2025 | Athletic Bilbao (assistant) | ||
| 2025–2026 | Debrecen | ||
| 2026– | Milan Futuro | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Navarro played with Villarreal and another teams in Tercera División and Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol until his retirement in the age of 26.[1][2]
In 2005 he began a coaching career in Castellón sportive school as a coach of the different ages teams. He subsequently continued as a head of methodology with the Russian club Rubin Kazan from 2011 until 2013, and with Villarreal from 2014 until 2017.[3]
In June 2017, he signed a contract with the Ukrainian Premier League club Karpaty Lviv as manager.[3]
In July 2026, Navarro was appointed the head coach of Italian club AC Milan's reserve team Milan Futuro.[4]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Castellón B |  |
1 July 2010 | 30 June 2011 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 45 | +21 | 52.94 |
| Karpaty Lviv |  |
16 June 2017 | 14 September 2017 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 12.50 |
| Debrecen |  |
17 June 2025 | 16 May 2026 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 42.86 |
| Milan Futuro |  |
4 July 2026 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Career total | 77 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 126 | 107 | +19 | 44.16 | |||
