Narcís Julià

Narcís Julià
Julià in 2013
Personal information
Full name Narcís Julià Fontané
Date of birth (1963-05-24) 24 May 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Girona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Olympique de Marseille (recruteur)
Youth career
1971–1979 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Girona
1982–1985 Zaragoza B
1983–1984 → Racing Ferrol (loan) 23 (1)
1985–1993 Zaragoza 183 (3)
International career
1993 Catalonia 1 (0)
Managerial career
1994 Zaragoza (youth)
1994–1998 Zaragoza B (assistant)
1998–2000 Zaragoza (assistant)
2003 Girona
2004–2005 Porto (assistant)
2006–2008 Zaragoza (assistant)
2009–2010 Girona
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Julià and the second or maternal family name is Fontané.

Narcís Julià Fontané (born 24 May 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a current manager.

Playing career

Born in Girona, Catalonia, Julià was a Girona FC youth graduate, and was promoted to the first team at the age of just 16. In 1982, he joined Real Zaragoza, being initially assigned to the reserves in Tercera División.[1]

Julià experienced two consecutive promotions with the B-side, and made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 2 February 1986, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dragi Kaličanin in a 6–0 home routing of Celta de Vigo.[2] In July of that year, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.

Julià scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 13 September 1986, netting his team's only in a 1–3 away loss against Real Madrid. He went on to appear regularly for the Aragonese side during the following campaigns, and announced his retirement in November 1993 mainly due to a serious knee injury.[3]

Manager career

After retiring, Julià joined Zaragoza's staff; initially a manager of the youth sides, he was an assistant at both reserve and main squads. In 2001, he returned to Girona, being named director of football.

On 6 June 2003, however, Julià was named manager of the Albirrojos, with the side in Tercera División play-offs.[4] After achieving promotion, he returned to his previous role.[5]

In the 2004 summer Julià was appointed Víctor Fernández's assistant at F.C. Porto,[6] and remained with the manager in his subsequent spell at Zaragoza. On 26 October 2009 he returned to Girona, taking over for sacked Cristóbal.[7]

After narrowly avoiding relegation,[8] Julià left the club and joined FC Barcelona's backroom staff.[9]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "L'hora de volar tot sol per a Narcís Julià" [The time to fly all alone to Narcís Julià] (in Catalan). El Punt. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  2. ^ "6–0: El Zaragoza, sin piedad" [6–0: Zaragoza, without mercy] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 3 February 1986. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Juliá anuncia su retirada del fútbol" [Juliá announces his retirement from football] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 24 November 1993. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ^ "El club despide a Pep Moratalla" [The club sacks Pep Moratalla] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ^ "El Girona celebra por todo lo alto su ascenso" [Girona celebrates his promotion on high] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 1 July 2003. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Narcís Juliá se marcha al Oporto con Víctor Fernández" [Narcís Juliá goes to Oporto with Víctor Fernández] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Echan a Cristóbal y su recambio es Narcís Julià" [They sack Cristóbal and his replacement is Narcís Julià] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ^ "El Girona se salva de milagro" [Girona saves itself by a miracle] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 20 June 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Zubizarreta, nuevo director técnico del Barcelona" [Zubiarreta, new director of football of Barcelona] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2015.