Gerard Nus

Gerard Nus
Gerard Nus on the touchline for Rayo OKC in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gerard Nus Casanova
Date of birth (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985
Place of birth Tarragona, Spain
Teams managed
Years Team
2016 Rayo Vallecano
2016 Rayo OKC
2017-2018 Irtysh Pavlodar

Gerard Nus Casanova, (born 31 January 1985), known as Gerard Nus, is a Spanish football manager who most recently managed Kazakhstan Premier League club Irtysh Pavlodar.

Career

In September 2007, Nus joined Liverpool F.C.'s football academy. The following season, he became part of the first team coached by Rafael Benítez and reserve coaching staff. He then worked as an assistant for the Chunnam Dragons in South Korea, during which time he published a book Warm up in football: training sessions & matches. The book has been translated into English and Korean, and its foreword was written by Rafael Benítez. During the 2012-2013 season, Nus was the Head of Academy Coaching at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., and for the 2013-2014 season, Nus worked as an assistant coach at Melbourne Heart. During the 2014-15 season, he worked for Elche CF.

Ghana

Prior to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Nus was appointed an assistant coach of the Ghana national football team by head coach Avram Grant. After the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, Nus staged a sit-in protest at a hotel in Accra, Ghana. He was protesting against non-payment of his wages. The sit-in lasted seven weeks, and after he received payment, Nus returned to Spain.[1][2]

Rayo Vallecano

In July 2016, Nus was appointed Assistant Technical Director of Rayo Vallecano.

Rayo OKC

On 1 August 2016, Nus was appointed as manager of Rayo OKC following the resignation of Alen Marcina.[3] On 7 November 2016, following the conclusion of the 2016 NASL Playoffs, Nus stepped down and returned to Spain to continue his role as assistant technical director for Rayo OKC'S parent club, Rayo Vallecano.[4]

Irtysh Pavlodar

On 21 December 2017, Nus was appointed as the new manager of Kazakhstan Premier League side Irtysh Pavlodar on a two-year contract.[5] On 28 April 2018, Nus was sacked as Irtysh Pavlodar manager.[6]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record

As of match played 22 April 2018
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
PWDLWin %
Rayo OKC 1 August 2016 7 November 2016 16 6 5 5 037.5
Irtysh Pavlodar 21 December 2017 28 April 2018 7 3 1 3 042.9 2018 Season
Total 23 9 6 8 039.1 —

References

  1. ↑ "Ghana assistant coach Gerard Nus stages sit-in protest". BBC Sport. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Ghana's former video analyst Gerard Nus ends protest". BBC Sport. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "ALEN MARCINA STEPS DOWN, GERARD NUS NAMED RAYO OKC HEAD COACH". rayookc.com. Rayo OKC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Nus steps down as Head Coach". The Oklahoman. November 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "ХЕРАРД НУС — НОВЫЙ ГЛАВНЫЙ ТРЕНЕР ФК «ИРТЫШ» Новым главным тренером ФК Иртыш". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "ЖЕРАРД НУС ОТСТРАНЕН ОТ ДОЛЖНОСТИ ГЛАВНОГО ТРЕНЕРА". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  • "Nus: "Hay un nuevo presente en el Rayo OKC"". Marca.com. 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  • C. Álvarez Villacé. "Rayo Vallecano: El sueño americano del Rayo". Marca.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
  • "Q&A With Rayo OKC Coach Gerard Nus". Nasl.com. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2017-04-25.
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