Gerard Albadalejo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Albadalejo Castaño[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UA Horta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Sant Andreu | ||
| 2004–2006 | Turó de la Peira | ||
| 2006–2008 | Vilassar de Mar | ||
| 2008–2009 | Cerdanyola del Vallès | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Lleida CF (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Lleida CF B | ||
| 2017–2019 | Lleida CF | ||
| 2019–2021 | Orihuela | ||
| 2022 | CE Europa | ||
| 2022–2023 | Atlético Saguntino | ||
| 2023–2024 | Badalona | ||
| 2025–2026 | Ninh Bình | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gerard Albadalejo Castaño (born 30 August 1983) is a Spanish former footballer and manager who was most recently the head coach of V.League 1 club Ninh Bình.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 6 March 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Lleida CF | 1 July 2017 | 2 April 2019 | 70 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 41.43 | |
| Orihuela CF | 29 February 2019 | 16 March 2021 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 17.86 | |
| CE Europa | 3 February 2022 | 30 June 2022 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 40.00 | |
| Atlético Saguntino | 1 July 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 19.05 | |
| CF Badalona | 22 November 2023 | 23 September 2024 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 | |
| Ninh Binh FC | 01 July 2025 | 2 March 2026 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 62.50 | |
| Career Total | 154 | 55 | 48 | 51 | 35.71 | |||
Playing career
Albadalejo came up through the youth ranks in UA Horta, and then spent his entire career playing for Catalonia teams such as Sant Andreu, Turó de la Peira, Vilassar de Mar, until his retirement at the age of 26 at Cerdanyola del Vallès, after suffering from a fifth metatarsal injury.[2]
Managerial career
After his retirement, Albadalejo coached several youth teams in Catalonia region, before being appointed as Lleida CF's assistant coach in 2012. He then served as Lleida CF's reserves team from 2015 to 2017 before being appointed as the first team coach's that competes in the Segunda División B.[3] On 29 November 2017, his team defeated La Liga side Real Sociedad 3–2 in the Round of 32 of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey.[4][5]
After being dismissed by Lleida CF in February 2019, Albadalejo coached Segunda División B fellow Orihuela for a year-and-a-half before leading Segunda Federación teams CE Europa and then Atlético Saguntino.[6][7]
Then with Badalona, Albadalejo lead the team to the 2024 Tercera Federación play-offs, but the team was defeated by L'Hospitalet.[8]
On 2 July 2025, Albadalejo had his first move abroad, to Vietnam, after being appointed as V.League 1 team Ninh Binh.[9][10]
References
- ^ "HLV trưởng Albadalejo Castano Gerard". vpf.vn. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Gerard Albadalejo nos descubre su etapa como jugador". Gols Media. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Gerard Albadalejo, nuevo entrenador del Lleida Esportiu". Segre. 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Ridículo de la Real, gesta del Lleida (2-3)". Mundo Deportivo. 30 November 2017.
- ^ "HLV Tây Ban Nha dẫn dắt Ninh Bình là ai?". Bongdaplus. 26 June 2025.
- ^ "Gerard Albadalejo, nou entrenador de l'Europa". betevé. 3 February 2022.
- ^ "El Atlético Saguntino ya tiene nuevo entrenador". Gols Media. 28 June 2022.
- ^ "The renaissance of the Badalona of old". Futbol Catalunya. 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Ninh Bình FC bổ nhiệm HLV Gerard Albadalejo cho mùa giải 2025/26". Tiền Phong. 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Gerard Albadalejo: "El nivel de la liga de Vietnam no tiene nada que envidiar al de las ligas europeas"". Sport. 7 September 2025.