{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{short description|Spanish football coach|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Family name hatnote|Sibila|Font|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ferran Sibila | image = | caption = | fullname = Ferran Sibila Pont<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|ferran-sibila-pont/416240|access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|07|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Gironella]], Spain | height = | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Fundaciò Ferran Martorell | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = [[CE Manresa|Manresa]] | years1 = 2007–2017 | clubs1 = Atlètic Gironella | caps1 = | goals1 = | manageryears1 = 2020 | managerclubs1 = [[IFK Göteborg]] (caretaker) | manageryears2 = 2024 | managerclubs2 = [[HJK Helsinki]] (associate) | manageryears3 = 2024–2025 | managerclubs3 = [[IFK Värnamo]] }} '''Ferran Sibila Pont''' (born 13 July 1988) is a Spanish [[Association football|football]] coach.
==Coaching career== Sibila was an assistant coach of [[GIF Sundsvall]] in [[Allsvenskan]] during 2017–2018.
On 3 September 2020, after the then head coach [[Poya Asbaghi]] was sacked, Sibila was appointed caretaker head coach of [[Allsvenskan]] club [[IFK Göteborg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Första träningen efter att kompisen fått sparken|url=https://www.expressen.se/gt/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/forsta-traningen-som-ansvarig-efter-att-kompisen-fatt-sparken/|publisher=GT|date=6 September 2020|access-date=5 April 2021|language=sv}}</ref> after being an assistant since 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=IFK Göteborg presenterar nytt samarbete|url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2019/ifk-goteborg-presenterar-nytt-samarbete/|publisher=IFK Göteborg|date=14 January 2019|access-date=4 April 2021|language=sv}}</ref>
During the 2021–22 season, Sibila worked as an assistant coach of [[EFL Championship]] club [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]].
On 23 August 2022 he was hired as a development coach by [[Malmö FF]], with a special focus on players who were out on loan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ferran Sibila till Malmö FF|url=https://www.mff.se/ferran-sibila-till-malmo-ff/|publisher=Malmö FF|date=23 August 2022|access-date=3 November 2023|language=sv}}</ref>
In the early November 2023, it was announced that Sibila will become the new manager of Finnish champions [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK Helsinki]] on a two-year deal, starting in [[2024 Veikkausliiga|2024]].<ref>[https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/ferran-sibila-hjkn-paavalmentajaksi-kahden-vuoden-sopimuksella/ Ferran Sibila HJK:n päävalmentajaksi kahden vuoden sopimuksella], [[HJK Helsinki|HJK]], 3 November 2023</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-03 |last= Hellanto |first= Riku |title=HJK julkisti uuden päävalmentajansa |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/hjk-julkisti-uuden-paavalmentajansa/8812308 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=mtvuutiset.fi, [[MTV Oy]] |language=fi}}</ref><ref>[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009987156.html HJK:n tuleva päävalmentaja Ferran Sibila paalutti visionsa: ”Joukkueen pitää juosta paljon”], [[Helsingin Sanomat]], Ari Virtanen, 14 November 2023</ref> Later in January 2024, the club announced that due to his lack of the required UEFA Pro -coaching license, Sibila is not eligible to work as a manager in [[Veikkausliiga]], and was named the associate coach of HJK with interim manager [[Ossi Virta]], until he is able to attend the required coaching training class.<ref>[https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/ossi-virta-valmennus-on-aina-vahvasti-tiimityota-nyt-oma-roolini-kasvaa/ Ossi Virta: ”Valmennus on aina vahvasti tiimityötä – nyt oma roolini kasvaa”], hjk.fi, 15 January 2024</ref> Sibila was fired from HJK on 20 May 2024. <ref>{{Cite web | title=Aitio: HJK antoi potkut Ferran Sibilalle – Toni Korkeakunnas palaa - Ilta-Sanomat | url=https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000010438408.html | access-date=2025-08-22 | website=www.is.fi}}</ref>
On 29 May 2024, it was announced that Sibila would start the UEFA Pro -training, organized by [[Scottish Football Association|Scottish FA]].<ref>[https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/latest-group-begin-uefa-pro-licence-with-the-scottish-fa/?rid=13929 Latest group begin UEFA Pro-Licence with the Scottish FA], scottishfa.co.uk, 29 May 2024</ref>
He was named the head coach of Swedish [[Allsvenskan]] club [[IFK Värnamo]] on 23 August 2024. He was sacked on 28 April 2025.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|669008}}
{{IFK Göteborg managers}} {{HJK managers}}
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