Xavier "Xavi" Gurri López (born 18 April 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and the current manager of Mexican club CF Monterrey's under-20 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Gurri López | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Montornès del Vallès, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | Granollers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Granollers | 98 | (0) |
| 1992 | Manlleu | ||
| 1992–1993 | Palafrugell | 25 | (1) |
| 1993–1996 | Girona | 100 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Mataró | 17 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | Granollers | 73 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Espanyol (youth) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Granollers (youth) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Canovelles | ||
| 2007–2008 | Gramenet B | ||
| 2008–2009 | Mollet | ||
| 2009 | Sant Celoni | ||
| 2009–2010 | Cornellà (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Canovelles | ||
| 2011 | Granollers | ||
| 2011–2012 | Gramenet | ||
| 2012–2013 | Mollet | ||
| 2014–2016 | Al Wahda (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Honka U17 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Egypt (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Honka U17 | ||
| 2020 | Hyderabad (assistant) | ||
| 2020 | Hyderabad (interim) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Monterrey (assistant) | ||
| 2023 | Monterrey U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Montornès del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gurri never player in any higher than Segunda División B during his entire career, representing mainly EC Granollers and Girona FC. He retired in 2000 with Granollers.
Coaching career
editAfter retiring, Gurri took up coaching, working at RCD Espanyol[1] and Granollers' youth setups.[2] His first senior experience came with UE Canovelles in 2005,[3][4] and he subsequently managed UDA Gramenet's reserves,[5] CF Mollet,[6][7] and CE Sant Celoni[8] before returning to youth football with UE Cornellà.
Gurri then worked for former sides Canovelles, Granollers,[9] Gramenet and Mollet before moving abroad in 2014, joining Javier Aguirre's staff at Al Wahda FC.[10] In 2018, he also had a brief stint coaching the under-17 squad of Finnish side FC Honka[11] before reuniting with Aguirre in the Egypt national team.
In 2019, Gurri returned to Honka's under-17s,[12] but left in the end of the year to work as an assistant manager of Indian Super League side Hyderabad FC. In January 2020, he was named interim manager of the latter club after the sacking of Phil Brown.[13]
Ahead of the 2020–21 campaign, Gurri was named Albert Roca's assistant.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Equip tècnic del Cadet A" [Technical staff of Cadete A] (in Catalan). Els Equips Cadets. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "La falta de puntería impide el triunfo local" [The lack of aim impedes the locals triumph] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Canovelles-Farners 3–0" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 November 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Plantillas temporada 2006–2007" [Squads 2006–2007 season] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 13 September 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "UD At. Gramenet B" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "El CF Mollet renova l'equip esportiu" [CF Mollet renew their sporting team] (in Catalan). Som Mollet. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Juan Toribio torna al món del futbol com a nou director esportiu del CF Mollet UE" [Juan Toribio returns to footballing world as the new sporting director of CF Mollet UE]. Som Mollet (in Catalan). 14 December 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Xavi Gurri dimiteix com a entrenador del CF Sant Celoni" [Xavi Gurri quits as manager of CF Sant Celoni] (PDF) (in Catalan). El 9 Nou. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "L'EC Granollers destitueix l'entrenador Cristian Colás pels mals resultats" [EC Granollers sack manager Cristian Colás for the poor results] (in Catalan). El 9 Nou. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Temporada triunfal de Javier Aguirre en Abu Dhabi" [Triumphal season of Javier Aguirre in Abu Dhabi] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Esport Hongan akatemiamalli täydessä toimintakunnossa". Esport Honka (in Finnish). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Muutoksia Esport Hongan U17 valmennukseen". Esport Honka (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Javier Lopez: Important to finish the season with a victory". Indian Super League. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Javier Gurri Lopez: We have been competing in all the games". Khel Now. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
External links
edit- Xavi Gurri at BDFutbol
- Xavi Gurri coach profile at Soccerway