Data correct as of 4 June 2026
Carles Martínez Novell
Age: 42 (Born 18 May 1982)
Club: Bayer Leverkusen
Role: Head coach
Country: Spain
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Martínez took to coaching at a remarkably young age, beginning to guide youth teams at Granollers, near his Catalonian birthplace of Les Franqueses del Vallès, aged only 16. His talent took him to the Espanyol coaching ranks soon afterwards and then to Barcelona, where he oversaw several youth teams at the club's famed La Masia academy and helped to develop talents like Fermín López, Gavi and Xavi Simons.
