Carles Martínez Novell (born 18 May 1984) is a Spanish football coach who is currently manager of Ligue 1 club Toulouse.
_69.jpg) Martínez Novell in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Llerona | |||
| 1998–2000 | Granollers | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2010 | Granollers (youth) | ||
| 2010–2015 | Espanyol (youth) | ||
| 2015–2019 | Barcelona (youth) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Rayyan (youth) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Kuwait U20 | ||
| 2023– | Toulouse | ||
Managerial career
editEarly career
editA youth product of his hometown club Llerona where he played as a goalkeeper, Martínez Novell moved to the youth academy of Granollers at the age of 14, and started managing their youth at the age of 16.[1] He moved to Espanyol's youth sides shortly after. After 5 years with Espanyol, he moved to Barcelona in 2015 and helped manage youth teams in La Masia up to the U16 level.[2] In 2019, he went to the Qatari club Al-Rayyan to manage their youth sides.[3] He was appointed the manager of the Kuwait U20s in 2020.[4]
Toulouse
editOn 9 December 2022, Martínez Novell was appointed as the assistant manager of Toulouse and head of methodology under Philippe Montanier.[5] He was part of the management team that helped the club win the 2022–23 Coupe de France, and on 14 June 2023 he was named head coach.[6]
Martínez Novell's debut in Ligue 1 came on 13 August 2023 in a 2–1 win away to Nantes, whom his club had also beaten in the cup final.[7] On 3 January 2024, his team lost the Trophée des Champions 2–0 to Paris Saint-Germain; he said that his team lost the game in the first half by not believing in themselves.[8] Eight days later, the club were eliminated in the last 32 of their cup defence, with a 12–11 penalty shootout defeat away to Championnat National side Rouen after a 3–3 draw, and he further criticised his players' efforts.[9]
In the UEFA Europa League in 2023–24, Toulouse advanced from the group stage in second place behind Liverpool, with a home win and away defeat to the English side. In the playoff, they were eliminated by Portugal's Benfica in February; Martínez Novell called the goalless draw in the second leg at the Stadium de Toulouse their best performance of the season.[10] The league campaign ended with the club in 11th place, signing off with a 3–0 home loss to UEFA Champions League qualifiers Brest.[11]
In September 2024, Martínez Novell signed a new contract of undisclosed length. Club president Damien Comolli said that the coach was playing a style of football that the entity had sought for several years.[5]
Personal life
editMartínez Novell has a degree from the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia.[12][dead link]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of 21 December 2024
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Toulouse | 
|
14 June 2023 | present | 61 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 74 | 79 | −5 | 34.43 |
| Total | 61 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 74 | 79 | −5 | 34.43 | |||
References
edit- ^ Rogé, Albert (4 March 2018). "Carles Martínez, el fútbol corre por sus venas" [Carles Martínez, football runs through his veins]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Carles Martinez Novell a formé ce nouveau crack du Barça". www.lesviolets.com. 1 August 2023.
- ^ CZAJA., Alexis (15 June 2023). "Ligue 1. Qui est Carles Martinez Novell, le nouvel entraîneur du Toulouse FC ?". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Carles Martinez Novell rejoint le staff de Philippe Montanier". ToulouseFC.
- ^ a b "Ligue 1. Toulouse prolonge son entraîneur Carles Martinez Novell" [Ligue 1. Toulouse extend with their manager Carles Martínez Novell]. Ouest-France (in French). 12 September 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "TFC : Carles Martinez Novell, anciennement adjoint de Montanier, est le nouvel entraîneur du Toulouse FC" [TFC: Carles Martínez Novell, formerly Montanier's assistant, is the new manager of Toulouse FC]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "REACTIONS. Nantes-TFC : "On a montré de la personnalité", se félicite l'entraîneur de Toulouse Carles Martinez Novell après la victoire" [REACTIONS. Nantes-TFC: "We showed personality", compliments Toulouse manager Carles Martínez Novell after the victory]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ Castanheira, Julien (4 January 2024). "TFC : La déception et la colère de Carles Martinez Novell après la défaite au Trophée des Champions" [TFC: Carles Martínez Novell's disappointment and anger after defeat in the Trophée des Champions]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ Bonzom, Dorian (21 January 2024). "TFC : La colère de Carles Martinez Novell après l'élimination du TFC face au FC Rouen !" [TFC: Carles Martínez Novell's anger after TFC's elimination against FC Rouen!]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Ligue Europa : Toulouse éliminé après son «meilleur match de la saison», regrette son entraîneur" [Europa League: Toulouse eliminated after their "best match of the season", regrets their manager]. Le Figaro (in French). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "REPLAY. TFC-Brest : les Toulousains passent complètement à côté de leur match contre des Brestois Européens ! Revivez le match en live" [REPLAY. TFC-Brest: Toulouse virtual spectators of their match against European-qualified Brest! Relive the match live]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Carles Martínez: "Fes les coses amb passió, i les faràs bé" | Ginebró".
External links
edit- Carles Martínez Novell at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)