Lluís Carreras

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lluís Carreras

| image = Generația de Aur vs Barcelona Legends (0-2) 2018 Sports Festival - meciul amintirilor. (52809838847) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Carreras in 2018

| fullname = Lluís Carreras Ferrer

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|9|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sant Pol de Mar, Spain

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1985–1989 | youthclubs1 = Barcelona

| years1 = 1988–1990 | clubs1 = Barcelona C | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1990–1993 | clubs2 = Barcelona B | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 22

| years3 = 1993–1996 | clubs3 = Barcelona | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1993–1994 | clubs4 = → Oviedo (loan) | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 1994–1995 | clubs5 = → Racing Santander (loan) | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1996–2001 | clubs6 = Mallorca | caps6 = 94 | goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2001–2003 | clubs7 = Atlético Madrid | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2003–2004 | clubs8 = Murcia | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2004–2007 | clubs9 = Alavés | caps9 = 28 | goals9 = 0

| totalcaps = 334 | totalgoals = 34

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1989 | nationalteam1 = Spain U16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 1990 | nationalteam2 = Spain U18 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1992–1994 | nationalteam3 = Spain U21 | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs1 = Alavés B (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs2 = Alavés B

| manageryears3 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs3 = Sabadell

| manageryears4 = 2014 | managerclubs4 = Mallorca

| manageryears5 = 2015–2016 | managerclubs5 = Zaragoza

| manageryears6 = 2017 | managerclubs6 = Gimnàstic

| manageryears7 = 2019 | managerclubs7 = Sagan Tosu

| medaltemplates =

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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.

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 FC Barcelona's famed youth system, La Masia. He made his first-team debut on 4 April 1993 in a 3–0 home win against CD Logroñés,[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1993/04/05/MD19930405-002.pdf El Barça golea sin acusar las ausencias (Barça rout regardless of absences)]; Mundo Deportivo, 5 April 1993 (in Spanish) in what would be his only La Liga match of the season.

After two loans with interesting playing time, at Real Oviedo[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1993/07/23/MD19930723-022.pdf Maqueda y Carreras, presentados en Oviedo (Maqueda and Carreras, presented in Oviedo)]; Mundo Deportivo, 23 July 1993 (in Spanish) and Racing de 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 RCD Mallorca,[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/07/20/MD19960720-030.pdf Alud de presentaciones (Presentations galore)]; Mundo Deportivo, 20 July 1996 (in Spanish) 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[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2001/06/28/EMD20010628028MDP.pdf Carreras, el quinto fichaje del Atlético (Carreras, Atlético's fifth signing)]; Mundo Deportivo, 28 June 2001 (in Spanish) and Deportivo Alavés.[http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2004/07/20/EMD20040720026MDV.pdf Carreras aspira al ascenso (Carreras aims for promotion)]; Mundo Deportivo, 20 July 2004 (in Spanish) 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.[http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/178817/0/futbol/alaves/peterman/ Carreras denuncia el "trato vejatorio" de Piterman (Carreras denounces "vexatious treatment" by Piterman)]; 20 minutos, 16 February 2006 (in Spanish) Teammate Roberto Bonano, who stepped up in his defence, was also suspended;[http://www.gara.net/paperezkoa/20070221/4449/eu/Bonano/planta/ante/Piterman/le/dejan/solo?Hizk=fr Bonano se planta ante Piterman y le dejan solo (Bonano confronts Piterman and is left alone)]; Gara, 21 February 2007 (in Spanish) 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.[http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20090212/deportes/alaves/zarate-promociona-pablo-gomez-20090212.html Zárate promociona a Pablo Gómez (Zárate promotes Pablo Gómez)]; El Correo, 12 February 2009 (in Spanish) In his debut campaign at the helm of CE Sabadell FC,[http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20100429/lluis-carreras-nuevo-entrenador-del-sabadell_53918793838.html Lluís Carreras, nuevo entrenador del Sabadell (Lluís Carreras, new manager of Sabadell)]; Mundo Deportivo, 2 May 2010 (in Spanish) he led them to promotion to the second tier after 18 years.[http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20110605/liga-segunda-division/1-0-eneko-marca-y-la-fiesta-es-completa-para-el-sabadell_54166369261.html 1–0: Eneko marca y la fiesta es completa para el Sabadell (1–0: Eneko scores and celebration complete for Sabadell)]; Mundo Deportivo, 5 June 2011 (in Spanish)[http://www.elperiodico.com/es/noticias/deportes/nueva-vida-del-sabadell-1186800 La nueva vida del Sabadell (Sabadell's new life)]; El Periódico de Catalunya, 18 October 2011 (in Spanish)

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.[http://www.marca.com/2013/05/30/futbol/equipos/sabadell/1369917764.html Lluis Carreras hace oficial que no sigue en el banquillo arlequinado (Lluis Carreras makes it official that he does not remain in the arquelinado bench)]; Marca, 30 May 2013 (in Spanish) It finally happened on 26 February of the following year when he was appointed at the helm of RCD Mallorca, replacing the fired José Luis Oltra.[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2014/02/26/segunda/1393442680_908253.html Lluís Carreras sustituye a Oltra en el banquillo del Mallorca (Lluís Carreras replaces Oltra in Mallorca's bench)]; Diario AS, 26 February 2014 (in Spanish)

Carreras was relieved of his duties on 20 May 2014, after winning only ten points out of 36.[http://www.marca.com/2014/05/20/futbol/equipos/mallorca/1400580688.html Lluis Carreras deja de ser el entrenador del Real Mallorca (Lluis Carreras is no longer manager of Real Mallorca)]; Marca, 20 May 2014 (in Spanish) On 27 December 2015 he was named Real Zaragoza manager[http://www.realzaragoza.com/noticias/54778 Lluis Carreras, nuevo entrenador del Real Zaragoza (Lluis Carreras, new manager of Real Zaragoza)]; Real Zaragoza, 27 December 2015 (in Spanish) but, after failing to reach the play-off positions with a 6–2 loss at already relegated UE Llagostera in the last matchday of the season, he resigned.[http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deportes/futbol/real-zaragoza/2016/06/04/lluis-carreras-deberan-encontrar-otro-entrenador-que-sea-capaz-conseguir-ascenso-894601-611027.html Lluís Carreras: "Deberán encontrar otro entrenador que sea capaz de conseguir el ascenso" (Lluís Carreras: "They must find another manager who is able to achieve a promotion")]; Heraldo de Aragón, 4 June 2016 (in Spanish)

On 21 June 2017, Carreras signed a two-year contract with another second-division club, Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[http://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20170621/423582899445/lluis-carreras-nuevo-entrenador-del-gimnastic-de-tarragona.html Lluís Carreras, nuevo entrenador del Gimnàstic de Tarragona (Lluís Carreras, new manager of Gimnàstic de Tarragona)]; La Vanguardia, 21 June 2017 (in Spanish) After just four league games (one draw and three losses), he was dismissed.[https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/segunda-division/lluis-carreras-destituido-como-entrenador-del-nastic-6275236 Lluís Carreras, destituido como entrenador del Nàstic (Lluís Carreras, dismissed as Nàstic manager)]; Sport, 9 September 2017 (in Spanish)

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2018/12/22/soccer/j-league/sagan-tosu-appoint-new-manager-lluis-carreras/#.XdK3OdX7TIU|title=Sagan Tosu appoint new manager Lluis Carreras|publisher=The Japan Times|date=22 December 2018|access-date=18 November 2019}} He resigned the following 5 May, with the side last-placed having scored just once in their first ten J1 League matches.{{cite news|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2019/05/05/carreras-resigns-as-coach-of-japanese-side-sagan-tosu/39447539/|title=Carreras resigns as coach of Japanese side Sagan Tosu|publisher=USA Today|date=5 May 2019|access-date=18 November 2019}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record !rowspan=2\|{{abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align=left\|Alavés B \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|12 February 2009 \|align=left\|29 June 2010 {{WDL\|48\|21\|10\|17\|for=86\|against=51\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/2008-09/0809-3-4.htm\|title=Tercera División (Grupo 4) 2008–09\|trans-title=Tercera División (Group 4) 2008–09\|publisher=Futbolme\|language=es\|access-date=24 October 2016}} {{cite web\|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Regionales/Euskadi/Alava/2009-10/0910-p.htm\|title=Regional Preferente Alavesa 2009–10\|trans-title=Regional Preferente Alavesa 2009–10\|publisher=Futbolme\|language=es\|access-date=24 October 2016}}
align=left\|Sabadell \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|29 June 2010 \|align=left\|30 May 2013 {{WDL\|133\|47\|39\|47\|for=150\|against=166\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2010-11\|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=18 February 2016}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2011-12\|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=18 February 2016}} {{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2012-13\|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=18 February 2016}}
align=left\|Mallorca \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|26 February 2014 \|align=left\|20 May 2014 {{WDL\|12\|2\|4\|6\|for=8\|against=15\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2013-14\|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=18 February 2016}}
align=left\|Zaragoza \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|27 December 2015 \|align=left\|6 June 2016 {{WDL\|24\|10\|7\|7\|for=31\|against=29\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2015-16 \|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=18 February 2016}}
align=left\|Gimnàstic \|{{flagicon\|Spain}} \|align=left\|22 June 2017 \|align=left\|9 September 2017 {{WDL\|5\|0\|2\|3\|for=2\|against=9\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2017-18 \|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer\|publisher=BDFutbol\|access-date=23 June 2017}}
align=left\|Sagan Tosu \|{{flagicon\|Japan}} \|align=left\|22 December 2018 \|align=left\|30 April 2019 {{WDL\|13\|2\|2\|9\|for=4\|against=19\|diff=yes}} \|{{J.League manager}}
colspan="4"\|Total {{WDLtot\|235\|82\|64\|89\|for=281\|against=289\|diff=yes}} !—

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|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align=left|Alavés B

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|12 February 2009

|align=left|29 June 2010

|{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Nacionales/2008-09/0809-3-4.htm|title=Tercera División (Grupo 4) 2008–09|trans-title=Tercera División (Group 4) 2008–09|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=24 October 2016}}
{{cite web|url=http://arquero-arba.futbolme.net/Regionales/Euskadi/Alava/2009-10/0910-p.htm|title=Regional Preferente Alavesa 2009–10|trans-title=Regional Preferente Alavesa 2009–10|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=24 October 2016}}

align=left|Sabadell

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|29 June 2010

|align=left|30 May 2013

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2010-11|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=18 February 2016}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2011-12|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=18 February 2016}}
{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2012-13|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=18 February 2016}}

align=left|Mallorca

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|26 February 2014

|align=left|20 May 2014

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2013-14|title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=18 February 2016}}

align=left|Zaragoza

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|27 December 2015

|align=left|6 June 2016

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2015-16 |title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=18 February 2016}}

align=left|Gimnàstic

|{{flagicon|Spain}}

|align=left|22 June 2017

|align=left|9 September 2017

|{{cite web|url=http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/p/l1755.html?temp=2017-18 |title=Carreras: Lluís Carreras Ferrer|publisher=BDFutbol|access-date=23 June 2017}}

align=left|Sagan Tosu

|{{flagicon|Japan}}

|align=left|22 December 2018

|align=left|30 April 2019

|{{J.League manager}}

colspan="4"|Total

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Honours

Barcelona

La Liga: 1992–93

Mallorca

Supercopa de España: 1998

Atlético Madrid

Segunda División: 2001–02

Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship third place: 1994

References

External links

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