Carles Martínez Novell

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Novell.

Carles Martínez Novell

Martínez Novell in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-05-18) 18 May 1984
Place of birth	Les Franqueses del Vallès, Spain
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Toulouse (manager)
Youth career
Years	Team
	Llerona
1998–2000	Granollers
Managerial career
2000–2010	Granollers (youth)
2010–2015	Espanyol (youth)
2015–2019	Barcelona (youth)
2019–2020	Al-Rayyan (youth)
2020–2022	Kuwait U20
2023–	Toulouse

Carles Martínez Novell (born 18 May 1984) is a Spanish football coach he is currently manager of Ligue 1 club Toulouse.

Managerial career

A youth product of his hometown club Llerona where he played as a goalkeeper, Martínez Novell moved to the youth academy of Granollers at the age of 14, and started managing their youth at the age of 16. He moved to Espanyol's youth sides shortly after. After 5 years with Espanyol, he moved to Barcelona in 2015 and helped manage youth teams in La Masia up to the U16 level. In 2019, he went to the Qatari club Al-Rayyan to manage their youth sides. He was appointed the manager of the Kuwait U20s in 2020. On 9 December 2022, he was appointed as the assistant manager of Toulouse and head of methodology under Philippe Montanier. He was part of the management team that helped Toulouse win the 2022–23 Coupe de France. On 15 June 2023, he was appointed the head coach of Toulouse.

Personal life

Martínez Novell has a degree from the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia.

Managerial statistics

As of 3 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Toulouse		14 June 2023	present	55	18	17	20	68	73	−5	032.73
Total				55	18	17	20	68	73	−5	032.73

External links

• Carles Martínez Novell at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)