Jordi Fabregat

Jordi Fabregat Valmaña (born 4 December 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and is a current manager.

Jordi Fabregat
Personal information
Full name Jordi Fabregat Valmaña
Date of birth (1961-12-04) 4 December 1961
Place of birth Tortosa, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Tortosa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1978 Tortosa
1978–1982 Terrassa
1982–1986 Hércules 94 (2)
1986–1987 Córdoba 37 (0)
1988–1991 Xerez 71 (2)
1991–1993 Yeclano 61 (1)
1993–1994 San Fernando
1994–1995 Xerez 33 (0)
National team
1979–1980 Spain U18 10 (1)
1981 Spain U19 3 (0)
1981 Spain U20 4 (1)
1983 Spain U21 2 (0)
Teams managed
1997–2000 Tortosa
2000–2005 La Senia
2005–2007 Mar Menor
2007–2009 Amposta
2009 Portuense
2009–2010 Rapitenca
2010–2012 Amposta
2012–2015 Conquense
2015 Jumilla
2016–2018 Guijuelo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fabregat and the second or maternal family name is Valmaña.

Club career

Born in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia, Fabregat made his senior debuts with CD Tortosa, aged only 16, in the regional leagues. After appearing with Terrassa FC in Segunda División B, he joined Hércules CF in the 1982 summer.

With the Valencian he was promoted to La Liga in the 1983–84 campaign, appearing in 33 matches and scoring two goals. He made his top flight debut on 2 September 1984, starting in a 1–0 away win against Real Zaragoza.[1]

In the 1986 summer, after falling down the pecking order, Fabregat moved to Córdoba CF also in the third level. After appearing regularly for the Andalusians he signed for Segunda División's Xerez CD in the following year, and appeared regularly during his four-year spell.

In 1991 Fabregat joined Yeclano CF in the third division. He eventually retired with CD San Fernando in 1994, playing his last season in Tercera División.

Manager career

In 1997 Fabregat returned to his first club Tortosa, now as manager. He subsequently manager CF La Senia, AD Mar Menor-San Javier and CF Amposta before being appointed at the helm of Racing Club Portuense on 29 January 2009.[2]

After failing to avoid relegation, Fabregat was sacked and joined UE Rapitenca on 9 October.[3] In November 2010 he returned to Amposta,[4] and after establishing the club in the fourth level, was appointed UB Conquense manager on 1 August 2012.[5]

References
  1. 0–1: Campanada del Hércules (0–1: A strike from Hércules); El Mundo Deportivo, 3 September 1984 (in Spanish)
  2. Jordi Fabregat será el nuevo técnico del Racing Portuense (Jordi Fabregat will be the new manager of Racing Portuense); Diario de Cádiz, 29 January 2009 (in Spanish)
  3. Fabregat, nou tècnic de la Rapitenca (Fabregat, new manager of Rapitenca) Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine; Diari Més, 9 October 2009 (in Catalan)
  4. Àngel Garcia plega i el relleva Jordi Fabregat (Àngel Garcia resigns and Jordi Fabregat replaces him); L'Esportiu, 24 November 2010 (in Catalan)
  5. Jordi Fabregat será el nuevo entrenador de la U.B. Conquense (Jordi Fabregat will be the new manager of U.B. Conquense); Cuenca News, 1 August 2012 (in Spanish)
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