Pablo Villar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo Villar Ferreiro | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Avilés, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Pablo Villar Ferreiro (born 4 September 1986) is a Spanish football Uefa Pro Coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Currently he is working in Saudi Arabia as the Head Coach of the U-21 Al-Najmah SC (Jawwy Elite League U-21).
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Born in Avilés, Asturias, Villar , Real Avilés CF and Pontevedra CF as a youth. He made his senior debut with Tercera División side Villalonga FC in 2006, and later represented Arosa SC before returning to his home region in 2007.[1]
Villar signed for CD Cudillero in the third tier on 15 August 2007.[2] He moved to fellow league team SD Compostela on 11 July 2008.[3]
On 14 July 2009, Villar returned to Avilés, now for the first team also in the third division.[4] He returned to Compos in July 2010, but left the club in November due to their financial problems,[5] and trained with Marino before signing for Ribadesella CF on 1 February 2011.[6]
Managerial career
[edit | edit source]In 2011, he was appointed manager of AD Ribadedeva in the Primera Regional de Asturias.
In June 2012, Villar became Fabri González's assistant at Segunda División side SD Huesca.[7] On 25 June 2013, he returned to managerial duties, being named at the helm of Luarca CF in the third tier.[8][9] He left the club in the following May, and was appointed CD Tineo manager on 22 May 2014.[10]
Villar led Tineo to a first-ever promotion the third tier in his first season,[11] and left the club in 2016, after avoiding relegation.
On 2016, Villar was named manager of Urraca CF, still in division three.[12] He left the club the following 14 February, after being hired by the Chinese Ministry of Education to work in Tianjin.[13]
Villar returned to Spain in December 2017, joining Fabri's staff as first assistant coach at Lorca FC in the spanish second division.[14] He followed the manager to FC Karpaty Lviv in the Premier League of Ukraine before being named assistant at Qingdao Hainiu FC on 20 December 2019.[15]
In October 2021, Villar became the first Spaniard to manage in the Slovak Super Liga, after being appointed in charge of FK Pohronie.[16] He took over FK Riteriai in Lithuania's A Lyga on 24 May 2022.[17] In his first season, the team almost qualified to the European Competition.
On 2 June 2023, Villar signed a one-year contract at F.C. Vizela of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, succeeding Tulipa.[18][19] On 18 December 2023, Villar reached an agreement with the board of Vizela to stop their contract for being appointed as manager of Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.[20] He won the "42nd Guandong-Hong Kong Cup" in February 2024.
Since August 2025 he is working in Saudi Arabia, as the Head Coach of the U-21 Al-Najmah SC (Jawwy Elite League U-21).
Clubs
[edit | edit source]Head Coach
[edit | edit source]| Club | País | Año |
|---|---|---|
| SD Huesca (assistant coach) |  Spain
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2012–2013 |
| Luarca CF | 2013–2014 | |
| Club Deportivo Tineo | 2014–2016 | |
| Urraca Club de Fútbol | 2016–2017 | |
| Lorca FC (assistant coach) | 2017–2018 | |
| Karpaty Lviv (assistant coach) | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 2018–2019 |
| Qingdao Jonoon (assistant coach) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2019–2020 |
| FK Pohronie | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 2021–2021 |
| FK Riteriai | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 2022–2023 |
| Vizela | File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal | 2023 |
| Meizhou Hakka | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 2024 |
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Pablo Villar player profile at BDFutbol
- Pablo Villar manager profile at BDFutbol
- Pablo Villar at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Pablo Villar at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Living people
- 1986 births
- People from Avilés
- Footballers from Asturias
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- SD Compostela footballers
- Real Avilés Industrial CF footballers
- Spanish football managers
- Luarca CF managers
- CD Tineo managers
- Urraca CF managers
- FK Pohronie managers
- FK Riteriai managers
- F.C. Vizela managers
- Meizhou Hakka F.C. managers
- Tercera División managers
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol managers
- Slovak First Football League managers
- A Lyga managers
- Primeira Liga managers
- Chinese Super League managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate football managers in Slovakia
- Expatriate football managers in Lithuania
- Expatriate football managers in Portugal
- Expatriate football managers in China
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen