César Ferrando
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | César Ferrando Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UD Tavernes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1981 | Valencia B | ||
| 1981–1984 | Valencia | 50 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Salamanca | 35 | (4) |
| 1985–1987 | Sabadell | 26 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Olímpic Xàtiva | ||
| 1988–1990 | Alzira | 33 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | Ontinyent | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| ?–? | UD Tavernes | ||
| 1997–2000 | Gandía | ||
| 2000–2002 | Valencia B | ||
| 2002–2004 | Albacete | ||
| 2004–2005 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2005–2007 | Albacete | ||
| 2008–2010 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 2012 | Elche | ||
| 2013–2014 | Johor Darul Takzim | ||
| 2016 | Albacete | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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César Ferrando Jiménez (born 25 July 1959) is a Spanish football manager and former player.
Born in Tavernes de la Valldigna, Valencia, Ferrando started his professional career with local giants Valencia CF, first spending nearly four years with the reserves. He made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 26 April 1981, playing the dying minutes of the 3–1 home win against UD Las Palmas.
After a further three full seasons with the Che, Ferrando left in 1984 and went on to play professionally with UD Salamanca, CE Sabadell FC and UD Alzira, competing almost exclusively in Segunda División but playing seven top division games with the second club in the 1986–87 campaign. He closed out his career in 1991 at the age of 32, retiring at lowly Ontinyent CF in his native region.
Ferrando started coaching at amateur level, with his local club UD Tavernes. In 1997, he moved to Segunda División B, where he spent three years in charge of CF Gandía; in 2001, he led Valencia B to a return to that category.
Ferrando was appointed at division two's Albacete Balompié in the 2002 summer, achieving promotion to the top flight in his first year and leading the team to safety the following season, which prompted his signing for Atlético Madrid.
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