Óscar Hernández Creus (born 24 September 1976),ÓscarHerná also known as Óscar Hernández, is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who is currently the assistant manager of La Liga club Barcelona. He is the older brother of Xavi.

Family

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Óscar's father, Joaquim, was a former player for Sabadell in the first division. He is the elder brother of Xavi, who is also a former player and manager.

Óscar Hernández Creus

Career

He began his senior playing career at Terassa in 1995, making 3 appearances for the club. He then played for UE Tàrrega and Balaguer, and then transferred to Mataró, where he made 133 appearances and scored 8 goals. He transferred to Gavà in 2004 where he played until his retirement in 2007.

Óscar Hernández Creus

From 2015 to 2019, he was the manager of Aspire Academy in Qatar. He then began working as his brother's assistant at Al Sadd from 2019 to 2021 and then became assistant at Barcelona in 2021. He stood in as Barcelona manager in a 1–0 win against Valencia, because of Xavi's touchline ban.

Óscar Hernández Creus

Honours

Assistant manager

Al Sadd

Qatar Stars League: 2020–21

Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021

Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2019

Emir of Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021

Qatari Stars Cup: 2019–20

Barcelona

La Liga: 2022–23

Supercopa de España: 2022–23

References

1976 births

FC Barcelona non-playing staff

Spanish footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Spanish men's footballers

Spanish football managers

Living people