Emilio Ferrera (born 19 June 1967 in

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) is a

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football manager and former player, who is currently managing the U21 squad of

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. His last former club was OH Leuven in the

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. Before he also worked at

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, where he was fired after coaching only one match, following a 1–3 season-opening defeat to KV Mechelen. Ferrera has managed a number of clubs across various countries and continents (mostly in Belgium, but also including Greece, Luxembourg, Saudi Arabia and a short stint in Mexico), having started his coaching career in his twenties. For example, he led

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''ad interim'' in the 1995 Mexican football season aged only 27 at the time.

Personal life

Emilio Ferrera was born in Schaerbeek, Belgium. His family emigrated from the Spanish village El Cerro de Andévalo in 1962. His brothers,

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and Francisco, and his nephew

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, are all football coaches.

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