Yannick Ferrera y Caro (born 24 September 1980) is a Belgian-Spanish professional football manager and former player. He is the currently head coach of Belgian Pro League club Dender EH.

Club career

In his early twenties, Ferrera enjoyed a brief career as a professional footballer, playing for Belgian sides Beveren, Tubize, Ternat and Jette.

Managerial career

In 2004, Ferrera was appointed head coach of the Anderlecht youth team, which at that time included Romelu Lukaku and Adnan Januzaj. In 2010, he joined the technical staff of AA Gent, serving under manager Michel Preud'homme, whom Ferrera later followed to Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab.

In 2012, Ferrera became manager of the first league team Charleroi. One year later, he moved to Sint-Truiden that was playing in the Belgian Second Division. Under his leadership, STVV gained promotion to the highest level for the 2015–16 season.

In September 2015, Ferrera was appointed manager at Standard Liège. In spite of winning the domestic cup that season, he was sacked early into the 2016–17 season due to disputes with the board of directors. Ferrera was replaced by Aleksandar Janković. Janković's former club, Mechelen, immediately decided to hire Ferrera for two seasons as a replacement.

On 14 October 2019, Ferrera was appointed as the new manager of Saudi Professional League outfit Al-Fateh. He left the club by mutual consent on 9 January 2022.

On 21 October 2022, Ferrera was appointed manager of Cypriot First Division club Omonia Nicosia. He was sacked in February 2023, amidst disappointing results in the league.

On 6 June 2023, Ferrera was appointed as manager of newly promoted Saudi Pro League side Al-Riyadh. On 20 September 2023, Ferrera was sacked by Al-Riyadh, with the club sitting in the relegation places.

In March 2024, Ferrera joined RWD Molenbeek to help the club avoid relegation during the play-offs. Despite a brief resurgence, RWDM was ultimately relegated. He was nonetheless extended for two more seasons to lead the team's return to the top division. After missing direct promotion in 2024–25 and entering the play-offs, RWDM and Ferrera parted ways.

On 4 July 2025, Ferrera was appointed as head coach of Egyptian side Zamalek by signing a one-year contract.

Personal life

Ferrera was born in Ukkel to a Spanish father and an Italian mother. He retained his Spanish citizenship until 1992, when he was naturalised as a Belgian. His father, Francisco, and his uncles, Manu and Emilio Ferrera are all footballing coaches in Belgium.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 18 April 2025[citation needed]

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
CharleroiBelgium14 July 201214 February 20132794143048−18033.33
Sint-TruidenBelgium24 May 20137 September 20158451161713784+53060.71
Standard LiègeBelgium7 September 20156 September 201642199146154+7045.24
KV MechelenBelgium12 September 201623 October 2017481911186271−9039.58
Waasland-BeverenBelgium8 June 201811 November 2018161871724−7006.25
Al-FatehSaudi Arabia14 October 20199 January 202277291929130124+6037.66
OmoniaCyprus23 October 20226 February 2023179262517+8052.94
Al-RiyadhSaudi Arabia6 June 202320 September 20236114416−12016.67
RWD MolenbeekBelgium23 March 202418 April 20253720894328+15054.05
Zamalek SCEgypt4 July 20251 November 202512732217+14058.33
Total35415878118509466+43044.63

Honours

Sint-Truiden

Standard Liège

Individual