Jorge Vilda
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jorge Vilda Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Spain (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1991–1995 | Barcelona | ||
1995-1996 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
1996-1998 | Real Madrid CF | ||
Managerial career | |||
2009–2013 | Spain U-19 (assistant) | ||
2009–2014 | Spain U-17 | ||
2014–2015 | Spain U-19 | ||
2015– | Spain |
Jorge Vilda Rodríguez (born 7 July 1981) is a Spanish football coach and UEFA Pro Licence holder, who is the current head coach of the Spain women's national football team - a position he has held since 2015. Vilda is also sporting director of the Spanish FA's (RFEF) women's national-team system and tactical instructor at their National Coaching School.
A former youth player at Real Madrid, Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona, Vilda began as an assistant coach at WU17 and WU19 level, before taking the head coach's position with Spain's WU17s in 2009. During five years at that level, Spain won gold (2010 & 2011), silver (2014) and bronze (2013) at UEFA Women's U-17 EUROs,[1] in addition to silver (2014) and bronze (2010) at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
In 2014 he was among the ten nominees for that year's FIFA Coach of the Year for Women's Football and was appointed to the head coach's role with Spain's WU19s, which resulted in silver medals at the UEFA Women's U-19 EURO in 2014 and 2015.
Appointed Spain's senior head coach in 2015, succeeding Ignacio Quereda, Vilda oversaw a successful qualifying campaign for the UEFA Women's EURO 2017.[2] At the competition in the Netherlands they reached the quarter-finals, where they lost on penalties to Austria after a 0-0 draw.[3]
In 2018 Spain won the Cyprus Cup and also secured their place at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - only their second appearance at the global event. Additionally, Vilda oversaw Spain's victory at the UEFA WU19 EURO, which contributed to being shortlisted for the award of The Best FIFA Woman's Coach 2018.[4]
By 2019, many of the players that Vilda had worked with at youth level, including Alexia Putellas, Amanda Sampedro, Virginia Torrecilla, Lola Gallardo, Nahikari García, Patri Guijarro, Mariona Caldentey and Ivana Andrés, had all established themselves as regular senior-squad members. At France 2019, Spain qualified from Group B in second place (behind Germany and ahead of China PR and South Africa), the first time Spain had reached the knockout stages of the FIFA WWC.
Drawn against 2015 champions USA in the Round of 16,[5] two penalties from Megan Rapinoe ended Spain's chances of reaching the last eight. Vilda and Spain's momentum has continued into 2020, with La Roja finishing second in the She Believes Cup - beating England and Japan and losing to hosts United States.
Managerial honors
- Spain WU19s[8]
- Winners of the UEFA WU19 EURO 2018
- Runners-up at the UEFA WU19 EURO in 2014 & 2015
- Spain WU17s
- FIFA Coach of the Year for Women's Football
- Nominated for the award in 2011 & 2014
- Shortlisted in 2018[11]
References
- ^ a b "Young Competition for Budding Talents". UEFA. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2017/index.html
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/season=2017/matches/round=2000624/match=2020920/index.html
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/news/vilda-according-to-vilda-2991332#coach-angel-vilda-serrano-with-jorge-vilda
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/matches/match/300438260/#match-liveblog
- ^ "Spain crowned Algarve Cup champions". FIFA. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "USA celebrate while Spain reign in Cyprus". FIFA. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Tournament History:WU19 Euro". UEFA. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "A Victory for Women's Football". FIFA. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Asian sides dominate Trinidad & Tobago". Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "FIFA has announced the ten coaches who have been shortlisted for The Best FIFA Women's Coach award 2018". FIFA. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
External links
- Jorge Vilda at Soccerway
- https://www.womenssoccerunited.com/jorge-vilda-interview/
- https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/coaches/coach=250014446/profile/index.html
- https://www.fifa.com/womens-football/news/mentor-and-mentees-make3057730
- https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/news/rising-la-roja-eyeing-further-progress-2927798