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Gerard Nus Casanova (born 31 January 1985) is a Spanish UEFA Pro license football manager, who is the assistant manager of the Greece national football team.
 Nus on the touchline for Rayo OKC in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Nus Casanova | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarragona, Spain | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greece (assistant) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2007–2010 | Liverpool (academy) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Chunnam Dragons (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Brighton & Hove Albion (academy) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Melbourne Heart (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2017 | Ghana (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Elche (technical director) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rayo Vallecano (technical director) | ||
| 2016 | Rayo OKC | ||
| 2017–2018 | Irtysh Pavlodar | ||
| 2018–2019 | Eskilstuna (technical director) | ||
| 2020–2021 | NorthEast United | ||
| 2022– | Greece (assistant) | ||
After retiring as a player at a young age and completing a Sports Science Degree at INEFC Lleida, Nus started his coaching career at Liverpool's academy. After his first year, he was promoted to Rafael Benitez’s coaching staff, ending the 2008–09 Premier League season in second place and advancing to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
After his time in England and with the end of Benitez's period in Liverpool, Nus moved to the K League with the Chunnam Dragons, where he was appointed as assistant coach under Jung Hae Soung. During his year in South Korea, the team finished the league season in seventh place and advanced to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup and the Rush Cup.
In addition, he has worked with Brighton & Hove Albion (English Premier League), Melbourne Heart (A-League), Ghana National Football Team (Africa), Elche (La Liga), Rayo Vallecano (La Liga Smartbank), Rayo OKC (NASL), Irtysh Pavlodar (Kazakhastan Premier League), and Eskilstuna (Allsvenskan).
Early Career and Education
editNus' football journey began at age 14 as an assistant coach at Espanyol's training camps. By 16, he had Level 1 and 2 coaching certificates. At 18, he started a Sports Science degree. At 22, he secured his Level 3 coaching certificate (equivalent to UEFA Pro license) in Huesca, Spain. An ankle injury ended his playing career at Reus Deportiu, leading him to focus solely on coaching. At 21, he became assistant coach at Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the under-19 team.
Liverpool and International Experiences
editIn 2007, Nus decided to move to England to work as a youth coach at the academy of Liverpool. One year later, Nus was promoted to the first team coaching staff, where he worked under the guidance of Rafael Benítez. On 18 March 2009, the team registered a 4–0 victory over Real Madrid. The 2008–09 season was a successful campaign for Liverpool, ending in second place in the Premier League and advancing to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. During this experience, Nus had the opportunity to work with world-renowned players such as Steven Gerrard, Javier Mascherano, Xabi Alonso and Pepe Reina.
Chunnam Dragons
editAfter three years in the UK, Nus moved to Asia to work for the Chunnam Dragons in the top-tier division of the South Korea K League. He was appointed as the assistant coach of Jung Hae-seong. During the 2011-12 campaign, Nus was able to coach players such as Ji Dong-won, who later signed with Sunderland, and Yun Suk-Young, who signed for Queens Park Rangers.
Brighton & Hove Albion
editThe following season (2012–13), Nus was appointed as Head of Academy Coaching at Brighton & Hove Albion, where he oversaw the development of the club's young players and played a role in the process of promoting players to the first team, which was managed by Gus Poyet.
Melbourne Heart
editIn 2013, Nus decided to join John Aloisi's coaching staff at Melbourne Heart – currently named Melbourne City. Nus’ integration to the A-League was facilitated by his relationship with Aloisi, who previously played for two La Liga teams, Osasuna and Deportivo Alaves. The 2013–14 season did not start upright for Melbourne Heart, and on 28 December 2013, Aloisi was sacked as the team manager after having played only 10 games. The technical director, John Van’t Schip, took charge of the team and Nus was automatically promoted to first assistant coach.
At the conclusion of the campaign, Nus rejected the club's offer to renew his contract, ending his time in Australia.
Ghana national team
editIn December 2014, Nus was appointed as Assistant Coach at the Ghana Football Association with the main goal to prepare the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, the 30th staging organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Equatorial Guinea.
On 19 January 2015, Ghana started the tournament with a loss against Senegal. However, the team managed to beat Algeria 1-0 on 23 January and South Africa 2-1. Ghana advanced to the knockout stage in first position. The Black Stars were able to comfortably defeat Guinea. Ghana played Equatorial Guinea for a place in the final. The match was played at Estadio de Malabo and the final score was a 3–0 victory. On 8 February 2015, the final ended goalless. Following extra time and after a 9-8 penalty shoot-out, Ivory Coast defeated Ghana.
Nus also oversaw the development of the Black Stars and the future generations of the country. In March 2015, Nus travelled to Senegal to supervise the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament, 2015 African U-20 Championship, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. Ghana lost in the semi-finals of the tournament but qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Nus’ decided to stay as assistant coach of the Black Stars to compete at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, which was the 31st edition of the tournament, and was hosted by Gabon. This event was also part of the Africa Cup of Nations 60th Anniversary. Nus’ team advanced to the knockout stage, and was able to fight for a final spot with Cameroon.[1] On February 2 the Black Stars were defeated 2-0 by the tournament winners, Cameroon; ending the competition on fourth position. After more than two years with the Ghana National Team, Nus decided to not renew his contract with the country's federation.[1]
Elche
editIn the summer of 2015, Gerard Nus was appointed as a Technical Director of Elche in La Liga, and worked under the supervision of sporting director Ramon Planes. This new role allowed Nus to continue with his position as assistant coach of the National team of Ghana. At Elche, Nus built a pathway to link the youth teams with the first team. Also, he oversaw the training sessions of the first team, assisted in the scouting procedures and helped in the creation of the 15/16 squad. Elche finished the 14/15 campaign with enough points to remain in La Liga. However, off the field issues and the important economic crisis that the club faced, forced the team to drop to a lower division. As a result, many players decided to leave the club. With a limited budget, Elche were however competitive and fought to get into playoff positions during the season.
The club created a specific area of sports performance and detailed training, controlled and monitored by Nus. This new section of the club was designed to allow all the players of the club, from the academy teams to the development squad – under 23 –, to improve the fundamental areas of their game and monitor their constant progress.
On summer 2016, with the conclusion of the season and the consequent departure of the Ramon Planes to Rayo Vallecano, Nus did not sign a new contract and moved to Madrid, where he was appointed as the new technical director of Rayo Vallecano.
Rayo Vallecano
editOn Juliol 2016, Nus was hired by Rayo Vallecano as Deputy Technical Director, to assist Sporting Director Ramon Planes, and with the role of Deputy Technical Director. At Rayo Vallecano, Nus faced similar circumstances as in Elche, as the club was relegated to Segunda División after finishing 18th in the 2015–16 La Liga season. Rayo's first season back in Segunda Division was difficult, and the team ended in 12th position. At the start of the 2017–18 season, the club appointed David Cobeño as the new Sporting Director, with the consequent departure of Ramon Planes.
With the club's goal to build a roster to return to La Liga, Nus decided to remain at the club and played an important role designing the 17/18 squad, with players such as Fran Beltrán, Roberto Trashorras, Óscar Trejo, Bebé, Adrián Embarba, Raúl de Tomás and Unai López. Rayo secured their return to La Liga with a 1–0 victory over Lugo on the 41st game of the season.[2]
Rayo OKC
editIn August 2016, Nus was named Head Coach of Rayo Oklahoma City, a football club owned by Rayo Vallecano. The team based, in Oklahoma City, joined the North American Soccer League – the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. They were able to achieve the NASL Championship semifinal after a ten-game unbeaten run with five straight wins.
On November 7, 2016, following the conclusion of the 2016 NASL playoffs, Nus stepped down and returned to Spain to continue his role as Technical Director for Rayo Oklahoma City’s parent club, Rayo Vallecano. A few months later, the American club ceased operations due to the instability of the league.[3][4]
Irtysh Pavlodar
editOn 21 December 2017, Gerard Nus was appointed as the new manager of Irtysh Pavlodar on a two-year contract. On 28 April 2018, with the club in the middle of the table, Nus and Irtysh Pavlodar announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways.
Just a few months later, Nus was appointed as the Technical Director of Eskilstuna in the Allsvenskan, the Swedish top-tier division.[5][6]
Eskilstuna
editIn December 2018, Nus became Technical Director of Eskilstuna in the Allsvenskan, the top-tier division of Sweden. Nus’ main goal was to oversee the development of the club and establish the key fundamentals of the team. In addition, Nus created a structure from the academy to the first team to assist the development of young players.[7]
NorthEast United
editOn 25 August 2020, Nus was appointed as the new manager of Indian Super League side NorthEast United, a professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the top tier league of India. The club signed the Mauritian international Khassa Camara, Ghanaian striker Kwesi Appiah, Belgium defender Benjamin Lambot, Australian Dylan Fox and Guinean Idrissa Sylla.
With the appointment of the Spanish manager, the club went on a 6-game unbeaten run. In addition, the team was able to defeat Mumbai City– owned by the Football City group – in their opening game of the 2020/21 season by 1–0, as Kwesi Appiah scored his first goal of the campaign. NorthEast United parted ways with coach Gerard Nus after eleven matches in charge and the club three points off the playoff positions.
Others
editEfficiency Match Sports
editGerard Nus is the co-founder of Efficiency Match Sports, software designed to organize training sessions, manage teams, create animations, control data and scout players. It is available in all languages, on iPad and iPhone. More than 3,000 clubs and academies from all over the world are currently using it – Barcelona, Espanyol, Elche, Paris Saint-Germain and Watford.
TV3
editNus has worked for the Catalan TV (Esports 3 / TV3), analysing the Barcelona games from La Liga and the Champions League.
Managerial statistics
editManagerial record
edit- As of match played 12 January 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Rayo OKC | 1 August 2016 | 7 November 2016 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 37.5 | |
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 21 December 2017 | 28 April 2018 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.9 | 2018 Season |
| NorthEast United | 1 September 2020 | 12 January 2021 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 18.2 | 2020–21 season |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 32.4 | — | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Gerard Nus, el català que ha entrenat als cinc continents". ara.cat. Ara. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Gerard Nus deja la Secretaría Técnica del Rayo Vallecano". UniónRayo. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Periódico, El (9 November 2016). "Gerard Nus, el catalán que vive el sueño americano". elperiodico.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Gerard Nus, el último gran héroe americano". efe.com. Agencia EFE. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Gerard Nus dirigirá al Irtysh Pavlodar kazajo". eldesmarque.com. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Gerard Nus entrenará en Kazakijstán". diaridetarragona.com. Diari de Tarragona. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ "Pressmeddelande: Meriterad tränare till akademiverksamheten". afc-eskilstuna.se. Retrieved 19 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- "Nus: "Hay un nuevo presente en el Rayo OKC"". Marca.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- C. Álvarez Villacé (4 November 2016). "Rayo Vallecano: El sueño americano del Rayo". Marca.com. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- "Q&A With Rayo OKC Coach Gerard Nus". Nasl.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- Official website