LUD
1984–1987
Levante UD
Segunda División B
Professional Football Coach | UEFA PRO
Fernando Martínez«Nando»
“Group cohesion and trust in my players are fundamental to achieving our goals.”
About me
Football, seen from every angle
Developed at Levante UD and established in La Liga with Valencia CF, Real Club Deportivo de A Coruña and Sevilla FC, I was a senior international for Spain. Since retiring I have experienced football from the dugout, from Valencia CF's technical secretariat and as a sporting director, in Spain, Armenia and China. I work with professionalism and enthusiasm, guided by a clear conviction: the player must be the true protagonist of the team.
- Name
- Fernando Martínez Perales
- Known as
- Nando
- Born
- 31 May 1967 · Valencia, Spain
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Qualification
- UEFA PRO Licence
Coaching career
From the dugout to the boardroom
2025
EAF Valencia CF
Sporting Director
January – July 2025
2022/23
UD Yugo Socuéllamos
Head Coach
Segunda RFEF · final 6 league games
2021/22
Sada CF
Head Coach
Primera Regional Galicia · Group 1
2020/21
Rayo Lliria CF
Sporting Director
Preferente Valencia · Group 2
2019/20
Laracha CF
Head Coach
Preferente Galicia · Group 1
2018/19
China U-14 National Team
Assistant Coach
October 2018 – May 2019
2015/16
FC Banants (Armenia)
First-team Assistant Coach · Academy Coordinator U15–U16
Armenian Premier League
Armenian Cup winners 2016 with the first team
2013/14
Pontevedra CF
Head Coach
Tercera División · Group 1
2011/12
CCD Cerceda
Head Coach
Tercera División · Group 1
Promotion play-off to Segunda B
2009–11
UD Somozas
Head Coach
Tercera División · Group 1
2005
Valencia CF
Technical Secretariat · Scouting
Scouting
Playing career
Sixteen seasons at historic clubs
VCF
1987–1992
Valencia CF
La Liga
138 matches
7 goals
Debut: 29 August 1987
RCD
1992–1998
Real Club Deportivo de A Coruña
La Liga
164 matches
8 goals
Part of Deportivo's legendary 1990s squad
SFC
1998–2000
Sevilla FC
Segunda División A & La Liga
1997–1999 in Segunda A · 1999–2000 in La Liga
SDC
2000–2001
SD Compostela
Segunda División
Honours as a player
Titles
1994–1995
Copa del Rey
Real Club Deportivo de A Coruña
- Final: Deportivo 2–1 Valencia CF
- 27 June 1995 · Santiago Bernabéu
- Kicked off on 24 June, it resumed on the 27th after a severe storm.
1995
Spanish Super Cup
Real Club Deportivo de A Coruña
- 1st leg: Deportivo 3–0 Real Madrid · 24 August 1995
- 2nd leg: Real Madrid 1–2 Deportivo · 27 August 1995
1998-1999
Promotion to Primera División
Sevilla FC
Spain national team
Senior international
2
senior caps for the Spain national team
Philosophy
How I understand football
01“In professional football, the people you work with, both players and technical staff, are fundamental. I believe in daily work, teamwork and joining forces to achieve our goals.”
02“The footballer as a person and everything around them —their emotional, physical and mental state— is extraordinarily important to get the best performance in every match and training session.”
03“The purpose of training is to refine the team's organisation, working on and developing our idea of play.”
04“Collective intelligence is a competitive asset that makes a team unstoppable and a winner. Our methodology helps players feel comfortable on the pitch so their skills serve the team.”
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