Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bangladesh (head coach) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2013–2015 | Sporting Goa (assistant) | ||
2016–2017 | Rayo Majadahonda (youth) | ||
2020–2022 | Deportivo Alavés (youth) | ||
2022– | Bangladesh | ||
2023– | Bangladesh U23 |
Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato (born 4 October 1984) is a Spanish professional football manager who is the current head coach of the Bangladesh national football team. [1] [2]
Cabrera is an UEFA Pro License coach with wide experience in both professional and grassroots football projects. [3] [4] Cabrera also has a reputation as a football analyst. [5] Cabrera has the experience of working as an expert analyst for Opta Sports and he also has a bachelor's degree in football as well as advertising and marketing. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Cabrera worked as a technical director and as an assistant coach for Indian side Sporting Clube de Goa, from 2013 to 2015. [10] In 2016, he was appointed as the manager for Spanish club CF Rayo Majadahonda and spent a year coaching the team, before departing in 2017. [11] Moreover, he was the head coach of FC Barcelona Academy in Northern Virginia for 4 months in 2018. [12] From 2018, Cabrera acted as the Elite Academy coach of La Liga side Deportivo Alavés for 4 years. [13] [14]
On 8 January 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced the appointment of Javier Fernández Cabrera as the new national team head coach. Cabrera signed an 11 month contract during a meeting called by the BFF on 19 January 2022, where he was officially made the head coach of the Bangladesh national team. [15] [16] [17] [18]
Cabrera's first game incharge ended in a 0–2 defeat in a friendly, at the hand of Maldives, on 24 March 2022. [19] In June, Cabrera guided the team to three straight defeats, as Bangladesh finished bottom of their group in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round. The team conceded 8 and scored 2 goals over their qualification campaign. [20]
On 22 September 2022, Cabrera gained his first victory as Bangladesh coach, which came in his seventh match incharge, when Rakib Hossain scored the only goal as Bangladesh edged Cambodia 1–0. [21] However, the following friendly saw the team go down 1–3 to hosts Nepal. [22]
On 11 January 2023, BFF extended Cabrera's contarct for one more year. The new deal meant the Spaniard would remain at the helm until December 2023. [23] [24]
Cabrera was given the duty as head coach of the Bangladesh national under-23 team for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [25]
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Bangladesh | 8 January 2022 | present | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 26.09 |
Bangladesh U23 | 19 September 2023 | present | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0.00 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bangladesh (head coach) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2013–2015 | Sporting Goa (assistant) | ||
2016–2017 | Rayo Majadahonda (youth) | ||
2020–2022 | Deportivo Alavés (youth) | ||
2022– | Bangladesh | ||
2023– | Bangladesh U23 |
Javier Fernández Cabrera Martín Peñato (born 4 October 1984) is a Spanish professional football manager who is the current head coach of the Bangladesh national football team. [1] [2]
Cabrera is an UEFA Pro License coach with wide experience in both professional and grassroots football projects. [3] [4] Cabrera also has a reputation as a football analyst. [5] Cabrera has the experience of working as an expert analyst for Opta Sports and he also has a bachelor's degree in football as well as advertising and marketing. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Cabrera worked as a technical director and as an assistant coach for Indian side Sporting Clube de Goa, from 2013 to 2015. [10] In 2016, he was appointed as the manager for Spanish club CF Rayo Majadahonda and spent a year coaching the team, before departing in 2017. [11] Moreover, he was the head coach of FC Barcelona Academy in Northern Virginia for 4 months in 2018. [12] From 2018, Cabrera acted as the Elite Academy coach of La Liga side Deportivo Alavés for 4 years. [13] [14]
On 8 January 2022, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced the appointment of Javier Fernández Cabrera as the new national team head coach. Cabrera signed an 11 month contract during a meeting called by the BFF on 19 January 2022, where he was officially made the head coach of the Bangladesh national team. [15] [16] [17] [18]
Cabrera's first game incharge ended in a 0–2 defeat in a friendly, at the hand of Maldives, on 24 March 2022. [19] In June, Cabrera guided the team to three straight defeats, as Bangladesh finished bottom of their group in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round. The team conceded 8 and scored 2 goals over their qualification campaign. [20]
On 22 September 2022, Cabrera gained his first victory as Bangladesh coach, which came in his seventh match incharge, when Rakib Hossain scored the only goal as Bangladesh edged Cambodia 1–0. [21] However, the following friendly saw the team go down 1–3 to hosts Nepal. [22]
On 11 January 2023, BFF extended Cabrera's contarct for one more year. The new deal meant the Spaniard would remain at the helm until December 2023. [23] [24]
Cabrera was given the duty as head coach of the Bangladesh national under-23 team for the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [25]
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Bangladesh | 8 January 2022 | present | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 36 | −19 | 26.09 |
Bangladesh U23 | 19 September 2023 | present | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0.00 |