Carles Martínez Novell | |
Birth Date: | 18 May 1984 |
Birth Place: | Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Toulouse (manager) |
Youthclubs1: | Llerona |
Youthyears2: | 1998–2000 |
Youthclubs2: | Granollers |
Manageryears1: | 2000–2010 |
Managerclubs1: | Granollers (youth) |
Manageryears2: | 2010–2015 |
Managerclubs2: | Espanyol (youth) |
Manageryears3: | 2015–2019 |
Managerclubs3: | Barcelona (youth) |
Manageryears4: | 2019–2020 |
Managerclubs4: | Al-Rayyan (youth) |
Manageryears5: | 2020–2022 |
Managerclubs5: | Kuwait U20 |
Manageryears6: | 2023– |
Managerclubs6: | Toulouse |
Carles Martínez Novell (born 18 May 1984) is a Spanish football coach he is currently manager of Ligue 1 club Toulouse.
A youth product of his hometown club Llerona where he played as a goalkeeper, Martínez Novell moved to the youth academy of Granollers at the age of 14, and started managing their youth at the age of 16.[1] He moved to Espanyol's youth sides shortly after. After 5 years with Espanyol, he moved to Barcelona in 2015 and helped manage youth teams in La Masia up to the U16 level.[2] In 2019, he went to the Qatari club Al-Rayyan to manage their youth sides.[3] He was appointed the manager of the Kuwait U20s in 2020.[4] On 9 December 2022, he was appointed as the assistant manager of Toulouse and head of methodology under Philippe Montanier.[5] He was part of the management team that helped Toulouse win the 2022–23 Coupe de France. On 15 June 2023, he was appointed the head coach of Toulouse.[6]
Martínez Novell has a degree from the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia.[7]