Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia

Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Playing career

Born in Vilassar de Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia, Rubi never competed in higher than the Segunda División B during a ten-year senior career. He started out at local club Vilassar de Mar in 1989. Rubi appeared in the promotion playoffs to Segunda División with both Manlleu and Terrassa, falling short on both occasions. Whilst with the former, he scored in a 3–3 away draw against Extremadura on 29 May 1994, but the team eventually finished in second position in their group.

Coaching career

Rubi began working as a coach with Vilassar de Mar, and subsequently was in charge of several Tercera División sides in his native region. With L'Hospitalet, he lost the 2004 promotion play-off final on penalties to Atlético Levante. His first experience in the third division was at Sabadell, being dismissed on 2 March 2005 while two points inside the relegation zone; he was promoted to that level with Espanyol B, a year later. After a short stint with Ibiza-Eivissa, Rubi was appointed at Benidorm. He left the club in the end of the campaign, after achieving a sixth-place finish in the third tier. On 8 June 2012, Rubi signed with Girona after having been part of the staff in previous years. He took the team to the best season of their history, leading them to the fourth position in division two and being eventually knocked out in the play-offs. Rubi left Girona and joined Barcelona on 28 June 2013, being added to Tito Vilanova's staff. On 3 June of the following year, he replaced dismissed Juan Ignacio Martínez at the helm of Real Valladolid. After failing to win promotion to La Liga in the 2015 Segunda División play-offs, Rubi was replaced by Gaizka Garitano on 6 July 2015. On 28 October, he was appointed as manager of Levante, taking over from the sacked Lucas Alcaraz. On his debut three days later, the team lost 3–0 at city rivals Valencia. He only managed to collect seven wins until the end of the season, the side returned to the second tier after a six-year stay and he…

Club
Levante UD
Club
Pontevedra CF (1996–1997)
Club
UE Vilassar de Mar (1989–1992)
Club
AEC Manlleu (1992–1994)
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RCD Espanyol B (1994–1995)
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CE L'Hospitalet (1995–1996)
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Terrassa FC (1997–1998)
Club
RCD Espanyol de Barcelona

Legacy

Honours

Almería

Segunda División: 2021–22 Individual

Miguel Muñoz Trophy (Segunda División): 2017–18

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Spanish football player/manager

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia, commonly known as Rubi, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a winger. He is currently a manager.

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