
The new sporting director of the red-and-white club, José María Sanchez Gabaldon, has already organised the huge network of coaches and assistants required by a school with as many teams as Fertiberia. Gabaldon has added a structural role to the organisation chart: the Category Coordinator, a position to be filled by Tiri, Miguel Angel Alegría and David Núñez.
For the senior and youth categories, the chosen man is Tiri Aguiar, the Canarian who knows the club’s school well and who will be tasked with coordinating the management of three senior teams and two youth teams.
The senior B team in Primera Nacional will have a young but highly qualified coaching staff. Chovi Tomas, a Level III coach, remains in charge and will be assisted by Jandro Pérez, a graduate in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences and a Level II coach. The C team will be led by Tiri Aguiar himself, a Level II coach, with César Viñas, Level I, continuing as assistant. The D team sees the return to the bench of a man who had not yet been born but was already part of BM Puerto’s DNA. Mauro Alonso, son of the legendary founder of the same name, is a Level II coach returning to the club. He will be accompanied by the young José Luis Selles. The veterans will also have a new manager in Fernando García Foggin.
Youth A will have a new name at the club in two ways. Adrián Ribes is a Level III coach who is also joining as goalkeeper of the Primera Nacional team, coming from BM Castellón. Adrián will be assisted by two coaches: Pepe Sebastiá, with extensive experience at Puçol, and a legend of the red-and-white benches, Pedro Conde. Youth B will be managed by Paula Ballester, assisted by José Vizcaino, new to the Fertiberia set-up but highly experienced in leading groups. In addition to holding a Level I handball qualification, he also has a Level III basketball qualification.
In the cadet category, a man who needs no introduction: Miguel Ángel Alegría. After taking a year’s break from his excellent work at BM Morvedre, he takes on the challenge of continuing to develop players and competing at the highest formative level with Fertiberia’s promising Cadet A. His assistant will be Alex Biosca, also brought through the red-and-white academy.
Cadet B will be managed by two experienced young coaches, Pere Marzal and Ivan Urbano, while Cadet C will be led by Luis Arnau and Pablo Granero.
For Cadet D, the father-and-son pair Juanjo and David Landete will make their coaching debuts.
In the children’s category, Team A sees the return of the David and Juan Carlos Núñez partnership, who once again face the challenge of qualifying for the sector phase of the Spanish Championship in the category. In Team B, the club’s veteran all-rounder, Manolo Gandara, will continue, assisted by debutant Ángel López.
Teams C and D, the youngest in the federated school, will have Jorge Ballester in his second season as a children’s team manager, this time assisted by Joan Martínez, while Álvaro Perales and Julio Gómez will take charge of Children’s D, a group still awaiting registrations to ensure that this fourth children’s team can be formed.
To complete the organisation chart, School Coordinator Chovi Tomas is already working on registrations and coaches for the Introduction School.
The pre-season start dates have already been confirmed by the respective coaches and are as follows: 13/08/2018: Primera Nacional and Youth A; 20/08/2018: Cadet and Children’s A; and 27/08/2018: the rest of the teams.
Translation produced using artificial intelligence.