Jordi Vinyals

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Vinyals and the second or maternal family name is Martori; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Jordi Vinyals
Personal information
Full name Jordi Vinyals Martori[1]
Date of birth (1963-11-24) 24 November 1963[1]
Place of birth Cardedeu, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Cardedeu
1978–1982 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Barcelona C
1984–1988 Barcelona B 82 (7)
1987–1988 → Sabadell (loan) 25 (1)
1988–1989 Castellón 34 (6)
1989–1990 Oviedo 34 (7)
1990–1991 Betis 27 (0)
1991–1994 Oviedo 68 (8)
1994–1996 Villarreal 68 (5)
1996–1997 Terrassa 35 (5)
1997–1999 Figueres 55 (6)
Total 428 (45)
International career
1981 Spain U18 6 (0)
Managerial career
2000–2003 Villarreal B
2003 Palamós
2003–2004 Gimnàstic
2004–2005 Algeciras
2005–2006 Terrassa
2006–2007 Jaén
2007–2008 Castelldefels
2009–2010 Hospitalet
2010 Castellón
2011–2012 Hospitalet
2012–2015 Barcelona (youth)
2015 Barcelona B
2015–2019 Qingdao Huanghai
2021–2024 Zhejiang Professional
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jordi Vinyals Martori (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒɔɾði βiˈɲals];[a] born 24 November 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

Playing career

Born in Cardedeu, Province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Vinyals was a youth product of FC Barcelona. He totalled 154 games in La Liga over six seasons, in representation of CE Sabadell FC, Real Oviedo (two spells) and Real Betis.[2][3] In the 1991–92 UEFA Cup, he played both legs of the first-round exit against Genoa CFC (3–2 on aggregate);[4] in 1989–90's top division, also as a member of Oviedo, he scored a career-best seven of his 16 goals in the competition.[2]

Vinyals was part of a CD Castellón squad that won the Segunda División in the 1988–89 campaign. To this feat, he contributed 34 matches and six goals in more than 3,000 minutes of action.[5][6]

Vinyals retired at the end of 1998–99 with Segunda División B club UE Figueres, aged 35.[2]

Coaching career

Vinyals started his managerial career in 2000, leading Villarreal CF B to promotion from the regional leagues. He repeated the feat in the 2003–04 season, with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the third tier.[2]

In the following years, Vinyals continued to coach in the lower leagues. In the 2009–10 campaign, his CE L'Hospitalet side promoted to the third division via the playoffs after beating UD Almería B on the away goals rule.[7]

On 8 February 2015 Vinyals, who was in charge of the under-19s, took over from Eusebio Sacristán at the helm of Barcelona's reserves.[8] He only managed two wins in his 18 games in charge, being himself dismissed following second-tier relegation as last.[9][10]

Vinyals subsequently worked in China, with Qingdao Huanghai F.C. and Zhejiang Professional FC. In 2019, he won the League One with the former and thus achieved promotion to the Super League even though he was fired shortly before the end of the season and replaced by his compatriot Juan Manuel Lillo;[11] he repeated the feat in 2021 with the latter, this time through the playoffs where they bested precisely Qingdao.[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 12 December 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Villarreal B[13] Spain 1 July 2000 30 June 2001 30 26 2 2 142 34 +108 086.67
Palamós[14] Spain 1 February 2003 10 February 2003 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Gimnàstic[15] Spain 1 July 2003 30 June 2004 44 22 12 10 66 39 +27 050.00
Algeciras[16] Spain 20 December 2004 30 June 2005 21 7 7 7 16 19 −3 033.33
Terrassa[17] Spain 1 July 2005 26 February 2006 26 10 6 10 32 25 +7 038.46
Jaén[18] Spain 1 July 2006 30 June 2007 38 16 14 8 49 40 +9 042.11
Castelldefels[19] Spain 17 December 2007 30 June 2008 21 7 7 7 23 25 −2 033.33
Hospitalet[20] Spain 1 July 2009 30 June 2010 44 26 15 3 80 21 +59 059.09
Castellón[21] Spain 1 July 2010 25 October 2010 12 4 1 7 15 19 −4 033.33
Hospitalet[22] Spain 1 July 2011 30 June 2012 43 20 11 12 54 47 +7 046.51
Barcelona B[23] Spain 8 February 2015 30 June 2015 18 2 4 12 23 40 −17 011.11
Qingdao Huanghai[24] China 28 December 2015 30 July 2019 63 36 6 21 110 86 +24 057.14
Zhejiang Professional[24] China 1 January 2021 31 December 2024 117 67 28 22 224 95 +129 057.26
Total 448 227 110 111 781 477 +304 050.67

Honours

Player

Castellón

Manager

Qingdao Huanghai

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, Vinyals is pronounced [biˈɲals].

References

  1. ^ a b c Jordi Vinyals at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d Suárez, Alfonso (30 November 2017). "¿Qué fue de Jordi Vinyals?" [What happened to Jordi Vinyals?]. La Voz de Asturias (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Entrevista | Jordi Vinyals elogia a Grimaldo, a Lamine Yamal, a La Masía y al Oviedo" [Interview | Jordi Vinyals heaps praise on Grimaldo, Lamine Yamal, La Masía and Oviedo] (in Spanish). Flash Score. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  4. ^ Fernández, Víctor (20 September 1991). "Una corta renta para el Oviedo" [Short lead for Oviedo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Vinyals acepta el desafío de devolver al Castellón a 2.ª A" [Vinyals takes on challenge of returning Castellón to 2.ª A]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 26 June 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  6. ^ Sidro, Xavi (19 January 2026). "Seis victorias del Castellón que despiertan recuerdos de un ascenso histórico" [Six Castellón wins that bring back memories of an historic promotion] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  7. ^ Gastó, J.; Mèlich, J. (21 June 2010). "Agónico ascenso del Hospi" [Hospi's agonising promotion]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  8. ^ "El Barça B destituye a Eusebio y asciende a Jordi Vinyals" [Barça B dismiss Eusebio and promote Jordi Vinyals]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 9 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  9. ^ "El Barça B suma seis jornadas sin ganar y sigue en descenso" [Barça B have gone six games without a win and remain in relegation]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  10. ^ "El Barcelona confirma que Vinyals no seguirá al frente del Barça B" [Barcelona confirm that Vinyals will not continue at the helm of Barça B]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  11. ^ a b Molero, Iván (12 December 2019). "Vinyals, el sherpa del Qingdao" [Vinyals, Qingdao's sherpa]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Éxito de Jordi Vinyals en China" [Jordi Vinyals success in China]. Sport (in Spanish). 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Primera Regional Valenciana (Grupo 2) 2000–01" [Primera Regional Valenciana (Group 2) 2000–01] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2002–03 season". BDFutbol.
  15. ^ "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2003–04 season". BDFutbol.
  16. ^ "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2004–05 season". BDFutbol.
  17. ^ "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2005–06 season". BDFutbol.
  18. ^ "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2006–07 season". BDFutbol.
  19. ^ "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2007–08 season". BDFutbol.
  20. ^ "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2009–10" [Tercera División (Group 5) 2009–10] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2009–10" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2009–10] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2010–11 season". BDFutbol.
  22. ^ "Segunda División B (Grupo 3) 2011–12" [Segunda División B (Group 3) 2011–12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
    "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2011–12 season". BDFutbol.
  23. ^ "Matches Jordi Vinyals, 2014–15 season". BDFutbol.
  24. ^ a b Jordi Vinyals coach profile at Soccerway (archived)
  25. ^ "Los albinegros celebraron el último ascenso, a 1ª División, en la 88–89" [Black-and-white celebrated their last promotion, to 1st Division, in 88–89]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 21 June 2005. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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