Martí Cifuentes

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Martí Cifuentes
Personal information
Full name Martí Cifuentes Corvillo
Date of birth (1982-07-07) 7 July 1982 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF (head coach)
Youth career
Sant Cugat
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Mirasol
2009–2010 Sant Quirze
Teams managed
2002–2006 Sabadell (youth)
2005–2006 Sabadell (assistant)
2007–2008 Terrassa (youth)
2010–2013 Rubí (youth)
2013–2014 Rubí
2014 Sant Andreu
2015–2016 Hospitalet
2017–2018 AIK (youth)
2018–2020 Sandefjord
2021–2022 AaB
2022– Hammarby IF
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Martí Cifuentes Corvillo (born 7 July 1982) is a Spanish football coach who is the head coach of Hammarby IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Career[]

Early career[]

Cifuentes had short spells coaching in the youth departments of Ajax and Millwall.[2][3] He began his managerial career in Segunda División B club UE Sant Andreu in 2014, He went on to fellow Segunda División B club CE L'Hospitalet ahead of the 2015–16 season. In 2018, Cifuentes moved to Sweden to be in charge of AIK's reserve team and academy.[4]

Sandefjord[]

On 31 May 2018, Cifuentes was announced as Sandefjord's new head coach on a contract that would keep him at the club till the end of the 2020 season.[5][4] He took over mid-season a team that had gained only five points in their first 12 games in the 2019 season. The results improved during the rest of the season, but Sandefjord was relegated from Eliteserien on 11 November with one game to spare, although they lost only six of 18 games after Cifuentes took over.[6] In the following 2019 season, Cifuentes' first full season in charge, Sandefjord finished the 1. divisjon in second place and were promoted back to Eliteserien.[7] In 2020, Sandefjord finished in 11th place in the top tier, eight points clear of the relegation zone, the club's best result in 11 years.[2]

AaB[]

On 28 December 2020, Cifuentes was announced as AaB's new head coach from 1 January 2021 on a contract that would keep him at the club till summer of 2023.[8] He led the club in 37 Danish Superliga fixtures, averaging 1.51 points per game. When he left the club halfway through the 2021–22 campaign, AaB was placed 4th in the table after 17 rounds.[9]

Hammarby IF[]

On 12 January 2022, Cifuentes was appointed as the new head coach of Hammarby IF. He signed a three-year deal with the Swedish club, after they had activated a release clause in his contract with AaB.[10][11] The transfer officially came to effect on 24 January after further negotiations between the two clubs regarding his notice period at AaB.[12]

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 12 January 2022[13]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Sant Andreu 12 February 2014 30 June 2014 11 5 2 4 045.45
L'Hospitalet 1 July 2015 29 March 2016 31 9 7 15 029.03
Sandefjord 31 May 2018 28 December 2020 81 33 26 22 040.74
AaB 1 January 2021 12 January 2022 40 17 11 12 042.50
Hammarby IF 12 January 2022 0 0 0 0 !—
Total 163 64 46 53 039.26

References[]

  1. ^ "Martí Cifuentes profile" (in Norwegian). Sandefjord Fotball. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "AaB ansætter Martí Cifuentes som ny cheftræner" (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Intervju med Martí Cifuentes". AIK Fotboll. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Spanjol blir ny Sandefjord-trener" (in Norwegian). TV2. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Spanske Cifuentes er Sandefjords nye trener" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Alt håp ute for Sandefjord. Rykket ned til OBOS-ligaen" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Sandefjord rykker opp til Eliteserien" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Officielt: AaB ansætter spansk træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Cifuentes forlader AaB nu" (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Martí Cifuentes Hammarbys nye huvudtränare" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Cifuentes solgt til Hammarby I.F." (in Danish). AaB Fodbold. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Martí Cifuentes på plats i Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ^ Martí Cifuentes at Soccerway

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