Yannick Ferrera
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yannick Ferrera y Caro | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Ukkel, Belgium | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1996 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1996–1998 | Mechelen | ||
| 1998–1999 | Denderleeuw | ||
| 1999–2000 | Mechelen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Beveren | ||
| 2001–2002 | Tubize | ||
| 2002 | Ternat | ||
| 2003 | Jette | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2004–2010 | Anderlecht (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gent (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Shabab (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Charleroi | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 2015–2016 | Standard Liège | ||
| 2016–2017 | KV Mechelen | ||
| 2018 | Waasland-Beveren | ||
| 2019–2022 | Al-Fateh | ||
| 2022–2023 | Omonia | ||
| 2023 | Al-Riyadh | ||
| 2024–2025 | RWD Molenbeek | ||
| 2025 | Zamalek | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yannick Ferrera y Caro (born 24 September 1980) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player. He was recently the head coach of Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek.
Club career
[edit | edit source]In his early twenties, Ferrera enjoyed a brief career as a professional footballer, playing for Belgian sides Beveren, Tubize, Ternat and Jette.
Managerial career
[edit | edit source]In 2004, Ferrera was appointed head coach of the Anderlecht youth team, which at that time included Romelu Lukaku and Adnan Januzaj.[1] In 2010, he joined the technical staff of AA Gent, serving under manager Michel Preud'homme, whom Ferrera later followed to Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab.[2]
In 2012, Ferrera became manager of first league team Charleroi.[3] One year later, he moved to Sint-Truiden that was playing in the Belgian Second Division.[4] Under his leadership, STVV gained promotion to the highest level for the 2015–16 season.
In September 2015, Ferrera was appointed manager at Standard Liège. In spite of winning the domestic cup that season, he was sacked early into the 2016–17 season due to disputes with the board of directors. Ferrera was replaced by Aleksandar Janković. Janković's former club, Mechelen, immediately decided to hire Ferrera for two seasons as a replacement.
On 14 October 2019, Ferrera was appointed as the new manager of Saudi Professional League outfit Al-Fateh.[5] He left the club by mutual consent on 9 January 2022.[6]
On 21 October 2022, Ferrera was appointed manager of Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia.[7] He was sacked in February 2023 amidst disappointing results in the league.
On 6 June 2023, Ferrera was appointed as manager of newly promoted Saudi Pro League side Al-Riyadh.[8] On 20 September 2023, Ferrera was sacked by Al-Riyadh, with the club sitting in the relegation places.[9]
In March 2024, Ferrera joined RWD Molenbeek to help the club avoid relegation during the play-offs.[10] Despite a brief resurgence, RWDM was ultimately relegated. He was nonetheless extended for two more seasons to lead the team's return to the top division.[11] After missing direct promotion in 2024–25 and entering the play-offs, RWDM and Ferrera parted ways.[12]
On 4 July 2025, Ferrera was appointed as head coach of Egyptian side Zamalek by signing a one-year contract.[13]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Ferrera was born in Ukkel to a Spanish father and an Italian mother.[14] He retained his Spanish citizenship until 1992, when he was naturalised as a Belgian.[15] His father, Francisco, and his uncles, Manu and Emilio Ferrera are all footballing coaches in Belgium.[16]
Managerial statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 18 April 2025[citation needed]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Charleroi | Belgium | 14 July 2012 | 14 February 2013 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 33.33 |
| Sint-Truiden | Belgium | 24 May 2013 | 7 September 2015 | 84 | 51 | 16 | 17 | 137 | 84 | +53 | 60.71 |
| Standard Liège | Belgium | 7 September 2015 | 6 September 2016 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 45.24 |
| KV Mechelen | Belgium | 12 September 2016 | 23 October 2017 | 48 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 39.58 |
| Waasland-Beveren | Belgium | 8 June 2018 | 11 November 2018 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 6.25 |
| Al-Fateh | Saudi Arabia | 14 October 2019 | 9 January 2022 | 77 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 130 | 124 | +6 | 37.66 |
| Omonia | Cyprus | 23 October 2022 | 6 February 2023 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 52.94 |
| Al-Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 6 June 2023 | 20 September 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 16.67 |
| RWD Molenbeek | Belgium | 23 March 2024 | 18 April 2025 | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 54.05 |
| Zamalek SC | Egypt | 4 July 2025 | 1 November 2025 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 58.33 |
| Total | 354 | 158 | 78 | 118 | 509 | 466 | +43 | 44.63 | |||
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Honours
[edit | edit source]Sint-Truiden
Standard Liège
Individual
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- Living people
- 1980 births
- People from Uccle
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgian football managers
- Belgian expatriate football managers
- Belgian people of Spanish descent
- Belgian people of Italian descent
- K.S.K. Beveren players
- Royale Union Tubize-Braine players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Royal Charleroi S.C. managers
- Standard Liège managers
- K.V. Mechelen managers
- Al Fateh SC managers
- AC Omonia managers
- Al-Riyadh SC managers
- Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Pro League managers
- Footballers from Brussels
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Challenger Pro League managers
- RWDM Brussels managers
- Zamalek SC managers
- Expatriate football managers in Egypt
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt