Javier Pereira (footballer) explained

Javier Pereira
Fullname:Francisco Javier Pereira Megía
Birth Date:13 May 1966
Birth Place:Badajoz, Spain
Position:Winger
Youthclubs1:Salesianos
Years1:1984–1985
Clubs1:Badajoz
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:1986–1987
Clubs2:Montijo
Clubs3:Díter Zafra
Clubs4:Puebla Patria
Clubs5:Sanvicenteño
Clubs6:Guadiana
Manageryears1:2001–2003
Managerclubs1:Badajoz B
Manageryears2:2003–2005
Managerclubs2:Don Benito
Manageryears3:2007–2008
Managerclubs3:Salamanca (assistant)
Manageryears4:2008–2009
Managerclubs4:Albacete (assistant)
Manageryears5:2009–2010
Managerclubs5:Alavés
Manageryears6:2010–2011
Managerclubs6:Cartagena (assistant)
Manageryears7:2011–2013
Managerclubs7:Levante (assistant)
Manageryears8:2013–2014
Managerclubs8:Valladolid (assistant)
Manageryears9:2014–2015
Managerclubs9:Watford (assistant)
Manageryears11:2015–2018
Managerclubs11:Fulham (assistant)
Manageryears12:2018–2019
Managerclubs12:Chongqing Lifan (assistant)
Manageryears13:2020–2021
Managerclubs13:Henan Jianye
Manageryears14:2021
Managerclubs14:Levante
Manageryears15:2022–2023
Managerclubs15:Henan SSLM
Manageryears16:2023
Managerclubs16:Shanghai Port
Manageryears17:2024
Managerclubs17:Watford (First Team Lead Coach)

Francisco Javier Pereira Megía (pronounced as /es/; born 13 May 1966) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a right winger.

Playing career

Born in Badajoz, Extremadura, Pereira only played amateur football during his career. After notably playing one match for Segunda División B side CD Badajoz in the 1984–85 season, he went on to represent UD Montijo, CD Díter Zafra, AD Puebla Patria, CP Sanvicenteño and CD Guadiana.[1]

Pereira eventually retired at the age of just 28, after having degrees in Law and Psychology and a job at the Social security of his hometown.[2]

Managerial career

After retiring, Pereira started his managerial career in 2001, with former side Badajoz's reserve team. On 18 July 2003, he was named manager of Tercera División side CD Don Benito,[3] achieving promotion to the third division in his first season but being sacked in March 2005;[4] his club suffered relegation nonetheless. He eventually returned to Don Benito in 2006, but as a sporting director.[5]

In 2007, Pereira left Don Benito to join Juan Ignacio Martínez's staff at UD Salamanca, as his assistant manager.[6] The duo also worked together at Albacete Balompié before the appointment of Pereira as Deportivo Alavés manager on 22 June 2009.[7]

Sacked by Alavés on 1 February 2010,[8] Pereira returned to his previous role as JIMs assistant at Cartagena, Levante and Valladolid. In 2014 he moved abroad, joining Óscar García's staff at Watford, and continued at the club despite García's departure, working as an assistant of subsequent managers Billy McKinlay and Slaviša Jokanović.[9]

Pereira continued to work with Jokanović in the following three seasons, being his assistant at Fulham.[10] In 2018, after Jokanović was fired, Pereira joined Jordi Cruyff's staff at Chongqing Lifan.

On 30 January 2020, Pereira returned to Fulham as an Assistant Director of Football Operations.[11] He moved back to China on 11 September, after being named manager of Henan Jianye.[12] He steered the club to safety in the relegation play-off, courtesy of four wins and two draws.[13]

In October 2021, Pereira rescinded his contract in Asia and came home to manage struggling La Liga side Levante UD for the rest of the season, with two more campaigns as option.[14] At the turn of the year, he returned to the Chinese Super League, joining the renamed Henan Songshan Longmen.[15] In the following year, he joined Shanghai Port as the new manager where he won the tile of Chines Super League 2023 for the second time in the history of the club.[16]

Personal life

Pereira's father José Luis was also a footballer.[17] A midfielder, his professional inputs consisted of 31 appearances in three seasons with CF Extremadura and Badajoz.[18]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Don Benito18 July 200317 March 2005
Alavés9 July 20091 February 2010
Henan Jianye11 September 20206 October 2021
Levante7 October 202129 November 2021
Henan Songshan Longmen9 January 202228 February 2023
Shanghai Port1 March 202331 December 2023
Total

Honours

Shanghai Port

2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Javier Pereira. El Periódico Extremadura. es. 30 June 2004. 22 February 2021. 28 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211028171116/https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/opinion/javier-pereira_119707.html. live.
  2. Web site: Javier Pereira, el funcionario que dejó la Seguridad Social apadrinado por Roberto Martínez y Jordi Cruyff. Javier Pereira, the civil servant who left the Social Security sponsored by Roberto Martínez and Jordi Cruyff. El Mundo. es. 7 October 2021. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016220127/https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/2021/10/07/615f4664e4d4d888228b458f.html. live.
  3. Web site: Javier Pereira es el nuevo entrenador del Don Benito. Javier Pereira is the new manager of Don Benito. El Periódico Extremadura. es. 18 July 2003. 22 February 2021. 14 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211114223106/https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/noticias/deportes/javier-pereira-es-nuevo-entrenador-don-benito_64324.html. live.
  4. Web site: Escalante suple al frente del Don Benito a Pereira. Escalante replaces Pereira ahead of Don Benito. El Periódico Extremadura. es. 17 March 2005. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016220129/https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/deportes/2005/03/17/escalante-suple-frente-don-benito-45562236.html. live.
  5. Web site: Javi Pereira será director deportivo del Don Benito. Javi Pereira will be a sporting director of Don Benito. El Periódico Extremadura. es. 19 July 2006. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016221630/https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/deportes/2006/07/19/javi-pereira-sera-director-deportivo-45441347.html. live.
  6. Web site: "La gente se pellizca y no se lo cree". The people pinch themselves and cannot believe it. Hoy. es. 26 October 2011. 22 February 2021. 9 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240609182145/https://www.hoy.es/v/20111026/deportes/segunda-b/gente-pellizca-cree-20111026.html. live.
  7. Web site: Javi Pereira Mecía, nuevo técnico del Alavés. Javi Pereira, new manager of Alavés. Marca. es. 22 June 2009. 22 February 2021. 27 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230627052420/https://www.marca.com/2009/06/22/futbol/equipos/alaves/1245691106.html. live.
  8. Web site: El Deportivo Alavés rescinde su contrato con Javier Pereira. Deportivo Alavés rescind their contract with Javier Pereira. El Mundo. es. 1 February 2010. 22 February 2021. 27 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230627052418/https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2010/02/01/paisvasco/1265045704.html. live.
  9. Web site: Ruben Martinez and Javier Pereira may have been Oscar Garcia appointments but Slavisa Jokanovic has been delighted with the duo. Watford Observer. 4 February 2015. 22 February 2021. 25 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925093725/https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/11771108.ruben-martinez-and-javier-pereira-may-have-been-oscar-garcia-appointments-but-slavisa-jokanovic-has-been-delighted-with-the-duo/. live.
  10. Web site: Un extremeño en la Premier League. An Extremaduran in the Premier League. Hoy. es. 5 August 2018. 22 February 2021. 6 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180806112237/https://www.hoy.es/extremadura/extremeno-premier-league-20180805211541-nt.html. live.
  11. Web site: El Fulham ficha al español Javier Pereira para la dirección deportiva. Fulham sign the Spaniard Javier Pereira for the sporting direction. Marca. es. 30 January 2020. 22 February 2021.
  12. Web site: CSL club Henan Jianye sign Spanish Javier Pereira as head coach. China Daily. 11 September 2020. 22 February 2021. 27 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230627052421/https://www.chinadailyhk.com/article/143017. live.
  13. Web site: 23 November 2020. Javier Pereira: "Cada vez hay más jugadores que vienen a competir de verdad a la liga China". Javier Pereira: "There are more and more players who come to compete seriously in the Chinese League". 15 June 2021. Marca. Spanish. 24 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124070755/https://www.marca.com/futbol/futbol-internacional/2020/11/23/5fbbccf2e2704e75958b45ea.html. live.
  14. Web site: Javier Pereira, nuevo entrenador del Levante . Javier Pereira, new manager of Levante . . 8 October 2021 . Spanish . 7 October 2021 . 7 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211007074716/https://as.com/futbol/2021/10/07/primera/1633588856_807116.html . live .
  15. Web site: Javier Pereira encuentra equipo semanas después de su fracaso en el Levante. Javier Pereira finds team weeks after his failure at Levante. El Desmarque. es. 10 January 2022. 14 February 2023. 14 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230214220405/https://www.eldesmarque.com/valencia/levante-ud/331242-javier-pereira-encuentra-equipo-semanas-despues-de-su-fracaso-en-el-levante. live.
  16. Web site: Spain's Pereira takes over as new Shanghai Port coach. Reuters. 1 March 2023. 7 March 2023. 25 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230425193841/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/spains-pereira-takes-over-new-shanghai-port-coach-2023-03-01/. live.
  17. Web site: Pereira será el próximo entrenador del Badajoz. Pereira will be the next manager of Badajoz. El Periódico Extremadura. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211016221631/https://www.elperiodicoextremadura.com/deportes/2006/06/20/pereira-sera-proximo-entrenador-badajoz-45446892.html. live.
  18. Web site: BDFutbol.com . José Luis Pereira Blanco . 16 October 2021 . 9 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240609182150/https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j15556.html . live .

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