juan carlos garrido

VALENCIA, 29/3/1969

PHILOSOPHY

That marvellous word, which awakens so much excitement and passion, we live through football and for football; it is much more than a sport, it is our life. Personally I can say that it has given me a lot of happiness and satisfaction, as well as difficult moments, which I have learned from and emerged from stronger. Football forms part of my life: training, matches, different playing systems…

VILLARREAL CF

SEASON 1999-2011

More than 100 games with Villarreal FC

Juan Carlos spent more than 10 years under Villarreal FC body, escalating from academy director to second team head coach and ultimately to first team coach.

During his coaching periods he was able to conquer a promotion to second division with the second team, as well as Europa League semifinal in 2011 and a Champions League participation in 2012.

His base and knowledge of the youth system allowed him to promote more than 15 players to the first team.

CLUB BRUGGE

SEASON 2012-2013

37 matches in two seasons

Juan Carlos joins Brugge in November 2012, from then to the end of the season, the team is the one with more points won and qualifies for the Europa League.

In the 13/14 season he is unbeaten in the 7 games he coaches (5 victories and 2 draws), it’s then surprisingly sacked.

He developed important players such as Thomas Meunier, Carlos Bacca, Maxi Lestienne… A generation who woke up their market value.

REAL BETIS BALOMPIÉ

SEASON 2013-2014

In December 2013, Juan Carlos is hired by Betis to try to manage a turbulent situation the club was going through.

AL AHLY SC

SEASON 2014-2015

Juan Carlos was able to be very successful during his period at Al Ahly SC.

The team competed at a very high level participating in three finals (Egyptian SuperCup, African SuperCup, CAF Confederation Cup).

He was able to become champions at two of them, the CAF Confederation Cup and Egyptian SuperCup.

ETTIFAQ FC

SEASON 2016

In 2016, Juan Carlos signs for Saudi Arabian team Ettifaq. His objectives were to build a professional structure, make an own training methodology and style of playing.

 

 

RAJA CLUB ATHLETIC

SEASON 2017-2018

He arrives in Morocco in July 2017 and he lands in a team who is used to winning cups but had been 4 seasons with no trophies.

In 2017 the team wins the Coupe de Trone and in 2018 they become CAF Champions.

AL - AIN FC

SEASON 2019

Juan Carlos joins the club in a transitional moment and achieves its clasification for the Asian Champions League.

ÉTOILE SPORTIVE

SEASON 2020

Juan Carlos lefts the team being qualified in the first place at the African Champions League.

In November 2019, he signed for the Étoile Sportive du Sahel in Tunisia, He arrives with the objective to play the African Champions and improve the performance of the team in the League where he is sixth in the classification.

wydad casablanca

SEASON 2020

Juan Carlos achieves to qualify the team for the semifinals of the African Champions League and the first place at Botola League.

After the irruption of Covid 19 and the cease of all competitions  he is forced to left the club leaving it in a great situation being qualified at the first place of Botola League.