Joan Antoni Carrillo Milán (born 8 September 1968) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and later became a manager.

Playing career

Born in Monistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Carrillo made his debuts as a senior with CF Lloret, and went on to appear for Girona FC, FC Andorra, RCD Espanyol B, Polideportivo Ejido, Palamós CF and UE Vilassar de Mar. With the latter he retired in 2001, after appearing regularly in both Segunda División B and Tercera División.

Joan Carrillo

Managerial career

Shortly after his retirement, Carrillo started working at RCD Espanyol for the club's youth setup, first team and sportive area. On 3 July 2006 he was appointed Girona FC manager, with the club in the fourth level.

Joan Carrillo

On 5 February 2007 Carrillo was sacked, with the Albirrojos alleging poor performances. He subsequently returned to Espanyol, being assigned as the reserves' assistant.

Joan Carrillo

Carrillo was appointed RCD Espanyol assistant manager in July 2009, behind Mauricio Pochettino. In June 2011 he joined the backroom staff of Paulo Sousa by becoming the assistant manager of Hungarian club Videoton FC.

On 6 June 2014 Carrilllo was appointed at the helm of the club, replacing fired José Gomes. Roughly a year later, despite being crowned champions, he was dismissed.

On 19 October 2015 Carrillo was named UD Almería manager, replacing fired Sergi Barjuán. He was relieved from his duties on 20 December, with the club being in a winless run of 15 matches.

Carrillo was appointed as the new HNK Hajduk Split manager in December 2016. After finishing third in his first season, he was sacked on 6 November 2017 after a 2–3 loss to bottom side NK Rudeš.

On 11 December 2017, Carrillo replaced fellow Spaniard Kiko Ramírez at the helm of Wisła Kraków. He left by mutual accord the following June after taking them to sixth in the Ekstraklasa.

On 25 November 2019 he was appointed as the manager of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Fehérvár FC after Marko Nikolić was dismissed by the club due to a 1–3 home defeat against Puskás Akadémia FC at MOL Aréna Sóstó. He left the club in July of the following year, subsequently taking over Cypriot side AEK Larnaca FC in September but being dismissed in November.

On 8 November 2021, he was appointed as the manager of Nemzeti Bajnokság I club, Debreceni VSC. On 1 February 2023, he returned to Spain and its second division after being appointed manager of CD Lugo, but was sacked on 6 March after five matches without a win.

Personal life

Carrillo's brother, Lluís, is also a manager.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Videoton

Hungarian Premier League: 2014–15

References

External links

Videoton FC profile

1968 births

Living people

People from Bages

Footballers from the Province of Barcelona

Footballers from Barcelona

Spanish men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Segunda División B players

Tercera División players

Girona FC players

FC Andorra players

RCD Espanyol B footballers

Polideportivo Ejido footballers

Palamós CF footballers

UE Vilassar de Mar players

Spanish expatriate men's footballers

Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra

Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra

Spanish football managers

Girona FC managers

UD Almería managers

Fehérvár FC managers

HNK Hajduk Split managers

Wisła Kraków managers

AEK Larnaca FC managers

Debreceni VSC managers

CD Lugo managers

Segunda División managers

Cypriot First Division managers

Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers

Spanish expatriate football managers

Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary

Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia

Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland

Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

Expatriate football managers in Hungary

Expatriate football managers in Croatia

Expatriate football managers in Poland

Expatriate football managers in Cyprus