Óscar Hernández
Personal information
Full name Óscar Hernández Creus
Date of birth (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona (assistant)
Youth career
–1995 Terrassa U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Terrassa 3 (0)
1997–1999 UE Tàrrega
1999–2000 Balaguer
2000–2004 Mataró 133 (8)
2004–2007 Gavà 36 (0)
Total 172 (8)
Managerial career
2015–2019 Aspire Academy
2019–2021 Al Sadd (assistant)
2021– Barcelona (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Óscar Hernández Creus (born 24 September 1976), 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.[1][2]

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.[1]

Career

He began his senior playing career at Terassa in 1995, making 3 appearances for the club.[2] He then played for UE Tàrrega and Balaguer, and then transferred to Mataró, where he made 133 appearances and scored 8 goals.[2] He transferred to Gavà in 2004 where he played until his retirement in 2007.[2]

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.[3][4]

Honours

Assistant manager

Al Sadd

Barcelona

References

  1. 1 2 "Oscar Hernandez & Sergio Alegre: The assistant managers at Barcelona who will face Valencia without Xavi". OneFootball (in French). 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Óscar Hernández". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  3. ↑ Sport (2023-03-05). "FC Barcelona - Valencia | Óscar Hernández toma el mando". sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  4. ↑ "Raphinha header sends Barcelona nine points clear". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  5. ↑ "FC Barcelona, Liga champions 2022/23!". FC Barcelona. 14 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Baynes, Ciaran (15 January 2023). "Real Madrid 1-3 Barcelona: Gavi stars as Barca dominate to win Spanish Super Cup". Eurosport. Retrieved 16 January 2023.


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