Ivan Piñol Zoroa (born 12 February 1982) is a Spanish football coach who is serving as the head coach Finnish club TPS in Ykkösliiga.
Career
Piñol started coaching in the youth academy of Barcelona in 2010. During the 2014–15 season, he worked in the academy of South African Premiership club Mamelodi Sundowns.
In August 2016, he started as an assistant coach of Rayo OKC, in a coaching staff of Gerard Nus. In December 2017, he followed Nus to Kazakh side Irtysh.
After a brief stint with Indian Super League club NorthEast United, Piñol moved to Finland and joined Kuopion Palloseura organisation. He worked as a head coach of the club's reserve team KuFu-98 and an assistant coach of KuPS first team under manager Simo Valakari in Finnish Veikkausliiga. In February 2022, he left KuPS for Hammarby.[1]
In November 2023, he joined the coaching staff of Lahti,[2] but due to personal family reasons, he was forced to leave the club in June.[3]
In January 2025, Piñol was named the head coach of Ykkösliiga club Turun Palloseura.[4][5][6]
Managerial statistics
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||||
| KuFu-98 | 
|
1 May 2021 | 31 December 2021 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31.82 | |||
| TPS |
|
20 January 2025 | present | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Total | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 40.00 | ||||||
References
- ^ Valmentaja Ivan Piñolin ura jatkuu Hammarbyssa, kups.fi, 3 February 2022
- ^ Ivan Piñol FC Lahden valmennustiimiin, fclahti.fi, 23 November 2023
- ^ Ivan Piñol on poissa valmennustehtävistä toistaiseksi, fclahti.fi, 11 June 2024
- ^ Tässä on TPS:n uusi valmentaja – hän on seuran historiassa harvinainen valinta, Turun Sanomat, 17 January 2025
- ^ UUSI PÄÄVALMENTAJA IVAN PIÑOL TPS TV:N HAASTATTELUSSA: ”HALUAMME OLLA HYÖKKÄÄVÄ JA AGGRESSIIVINEN JOUKKUE”, fctps.fi, 5 February 2025
- ^ Rikkooko Piñol kaavan? – Ulkomaalaisvalmentajien pestit jääneet TPS:ssä lyhyeksi, Aamuset, 1 February 2025
External links
- Ivan Piñol at BeSoccer