Albert Parody

Albert Parody
Personal information
Full name Albert Parody
Date of birth (1968-08-30) 30 August 1968[1]
Place of birth Gibraltar
Club information
Current team
 Lynx (chairman-manager)
Teams managed
Years Team
2007–2017 Lynx
2017–2018 Lynx (interim)
2018– Lynx

Albert Parody is a Gibraltarian former association football player, and current owner, chairman and manager of Gibraltar Premier Division side Lynx. He currently holds a UEFA B Licence.

Managerial career

Parody led the formation of Lynx and appointed himself as manager. His first taste of success as a manager came in the 2009–10 season, where Lynx won the Gibraltar Second Division and earned promotion to the top flight for the first time in their short history. However, the step up in quality turned out to be too much for the side and relegation came the following season. Undeterred, Parody rebuilt his side with international players such as Robert Guiling and Rafael Bado, and won the Second Division again in 2012, remaining in the top flight since.

His most successful spell in charge of the club came in Gibraltar's first two seasons as members of UEFA, finishing third in consecutive seasons in 2013–14 and 2014–15, however the growing influx of foreign investment meant that the club's fortunes began to decline as Parody's own investment could not compete with the likes of Lincoln Red Imps and Europa. Appointing close friend Allen Bula as a director of football could not prevent the steady decline in results, and after a difficult 2016–17 campaign, Parody opted to leave managerial duties behind and give the job to Bula.[2]

A dismal start to life under Bula, consisting of 4 defeats in as many games without a goal, forced Parody to sack Bula on 27 October 2017 and resume interim charge,[3] beginning to turn around the club's fortunes before handing over the reigns to Spanish coach Daniel Peluas in late January 2018. That reign ended as soon as it began though, with Peluas leaving the club after one game in charge - a 5-0 defeat to Mons Calpe. Parody returned to the dugout yet again on 19 February 2018, in a 2-0 Rock Cup defeat to Europa.

Outside of football

Parody is the director and co-founder of AJ Security Limited, a security firm in Gibraltar. He is also a director at KA Underground Storage.[4]

Achievements

As manager

With Lynx

References

  1. ↑ Albert Parody GibFootballTalk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Albert Parody: Who better than Mr Bula to take Lynx forward Football Gibraltar. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Premier Division – Review Football Gibraltar. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018
  4. ↑ Albert Parody - LinkedIn Profile LinkedIn. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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