Yannick Ferrera

Not to be confused with Yannick Ferreira Carrasco.

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ferrara and the second or maternal family name is Caro.

Yannick Ferrera

Personal information
Full name	Yannick Ferrera y Caro
Date of birth	(1980-09-24) September 24, 1980
Place of birth	Ukkel, Belgium
Team information
Current team	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	KSK Beveren
2001–2002	AFC Tubize
Managerial career
2004–2010	Anderlecht (youth)
2010–2011	Gent (assistant)
2011–2012	Al Shabab (assistant)
2012–2013	Charleroi
2013–2015	Sint-Truiden
2015–	Standard Liège
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yannick Ferrera (born 24 September 1980) is a Belgian former professional footballer who is currently football manager at Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League.

Yannick Ferrera was born in Ukkel to Spanish parents and held Spanish citizenship until 1992, when he was naturalised as a Belgian.

In his early twenties, Ferrera enjoyed a brief career as a professional footballer, playing for Belgian sides Beveren and Tubize.

In 2004 he was oppointed head coach of the Anderlecht youth team, which at that time included Romelu Lukaku and Adnan Januzaj. In 2010 Yannick Ferrera joined the technical staff of AA Gent, serving under manager Michel Preud'homme, whom he later followed to Saudi Arabian club Al Shabab.

In 2012, Ferrera became manager of first league team Charleroi. One year later, he moved to STVV, which played in the Belgian Second Division. Under his leadership STVV gained promotion to the highest level for the 2015-16 season.

In September 2015, Ferreira was appointed manager at Standard Liège.