Narcís Pèlach
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Narcís Pèlach Nadal[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Girona, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Norwich City (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2007 | Girona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2010 | Cassà | ||
2010–2011 | Manlleu | ||
2011–2014 | Palamós | ||
2014–2016 | Figueres | 59 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2016 | Figueres (youth) | ||
2016–2018 | Figueres | ||
2018–2019 | Peralada | ||
2019–2020 | Girona (assistant) | ||
2020–2023 | Huddersfield Town (assistant) | ||
2022 | Huddersfield Town (interim) | ||
2023 | Huddersfield Town (interim) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Narcís Pèlach Nadal (born 5 September 1988), sometimes known as Chicho, is a Spanish football coach and former player who is a first-team coach of EFL Championship club Norwich City.
Playing career
[edit]Pèlach was born in Girona, Catalonia, and joined the youth categories of hometown club Girona at the age of five.[2] He left the side in August 2007, and signed for Tercera División newcomers UD Cassà.[3][4]
On 24 June 2010, after Cassá's relegation, Pèlach moved to fellow fourth tier side AEC Manlleu.[5] He joined Palamós in the Primera Catalana in July of the following year,[6] and helped in their promotion back to the fourth division in his first season.
On 29 May 2014, Pèlach and teammate Ritxi signed for Figueres still in the fourth level.[7] He retired in May 2016, aged just 25.[8]
Coaching career
[edit]Immediately after joining Figueres, Pèlach started working as a coach of their Juvenil B team, being named in charge of the Juvenil A side on 28 July 2015.[9] On 17 May 2016, after retiring, he was presented as manager of the first team.[8]
On 4 January 2018, Pèlach was presented as Peralada-Girona B manager, with the farm team of Girona, playing in Segunda División B.[10] On 6 June 2018, after leading the side to a 9th place finish, he renewed his contract until 2020.[11]
In June 2019, after Peralada's relegation and their affiliation with Girona ended, Pèlach was named Juan Carlos Unzué's assistant at Girona's first team.[12] In October, after Unzué was sacked and José Luis Martí was named the new manager, he and fellow assistant Juan Carlos Moreno were fired from the club.[13]
On 24 July 2020, Pèlach moved abroad for the first time in his career and joined Carlos Corberán's staff at English club Huddersfield Town.[14] He was appointed interim head coach in September 2022,[15] winning his only game in charge, before Mark Fotheringham took over.[16] Pèlach was again named interim manager of Huddersfield in February 2023, replacing Fotheringham.[17][18] His spell lasted six days, as the club appointed Neil Warnock.[citation needed]
In May 2023, Pèlach joined Norwich City as a first-team coach.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ Narcís Pèlach manager profile at BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "ENTREVISTA – Narcís Pèlach "Chicho" (1)" [INTERVIEW – Narcís Pèlach "Chicho" (1)] (in Catalan). En Ratxa. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho jugarà al Cassà de Robert Vila" [Chicho will play at Robert Vila's Cassà] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho (Cassà): "Estem molt tranquils, hi ha prou equip per salvar la categoria"" [Chicho (Cassà): "Stay calm, there is enough team to save the category"] (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho deixa el Cassà i fitxa pel Manlleu de Francesc Cargol" [Chicho leaves Cassà and signs for Francesc Cargol's Manlleu] (in Catalan). Empordà. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho, garantia de regularitat a la defensa del Palamós CF" [Chicho, a consistency assurance in the defense of Palamós CF.] (in Catalan). Ràdio Palamós. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho i Ritxi, del Palamós, també fitxen pel Figueres" [Chicho and Ritxi, from Palamós, also sign for Figueres] (in Catalan). Empordà. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ a b "El Figueres presenta Chicho Pèlach com a nou tècnic" [Figueres present Chicho Pèlach as new manager] (in Catalan). La Xarxa. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho entrenarà el juvenil A del Figueres el pròxim curs" [Chicho will manage the juvenil A of Figueres the following season] (in Catalan). Empordà. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho, presentat a Peralada: "Si no ho hagués acceptat, no m'ho hauria perdonat mai"" [Chicho, presented at Peralada: "If I did not have accepted, I would not have forgiven myself"] (in Catalan). Empordà. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho Pèlach renova amb el Peralada fins al 2020" [Chicho Pèlach renews with Peralada until 2020] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Oficial: Unzué, nou entrenador del Girona" [Official: Unzué, new manager of Girona] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Renovació total al cos tècnic" [Complete renewal in the technical staff] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Chicho se'n va al Huddersfield Town" [Chicho goes to Huddersfield Town] (in Catalan). L'Esportiu. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Huudersfield Town caretaker coach Narcis Pelach demands passion in must-win 'fight game' against Cardiff City". Yorkshire Post.
- ^ Staffpublished, P. A. (17 September 2022). "Huddersfield interim boss Narcis Pelach lauds 'professional' Jordan Rhodes". fourfourtwo.com.
- ^ Jones, Oliver (8 February 2023). "Huddersfield Town manager Narcis Pelach profiled after Mark Fotheringham exit". YorkshireLive.
- ^ "Huddersfield sack head coach Fotheringham". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Narcís Pèlach to join as first-team coach". Norwich City F.C. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Narcís Pèlach at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)