Lorenzo Serra Ferrer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenzo Serra Ferrer | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Sa Pobla, Spain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1976 | Poblense | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980–1982 | Poblense | ||
| 1982–1985 | Mallorca B | ||
| 1984 | Mallorca | ||
| 1985–1993 | Mallorca | ||
| 1993–1997 | Betis | ||
| 2000–2001 | Barcelona | ||
| 2004–2006 | Betis | ||
| 2006–2008 | AEK Athens | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lorenzo Serra Ferrer (Spanish pronunciation: [loˈɾenθo ˈsera ˈferer], Catalan: Llorenç Serra Ferrer; born 5 March 1953) is a Spanish football coach.
His career was mainly associated with Mallorca and Betis, and he also served the former in various other capacities.
Born in Sa Pobla, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Serra Ferrer played three years with local amateurs UD Poblense in the fourth division, retiring from football at only 23.
After coaching youth team La Salle, Serra Ferrer joined his only club as a player in 1980. After two national championships, he led them to a first ever promotion to the third level in his second and final season.
In 1983, Serra Ferrer signed for another side in the region, RCD Mallorca, spending two years with the B-team. In the 1983–84 season he also coached the main squad in one game, as an interim manager.
With Mallorca, Serra Ferrer promoted twice to La Liga, in 1986 and 1989, also reaching the Copa del Rey final in 1991, losing 0–1 to Atlético Madrid.
After eight full seasons with Mallorca, Serra Ferrer joined Real Betis in division two, immediately leading them to promotion and subsequently achieving a third place in the following campaign, only trailing champions Real Madrid and Deportivo de La Coruña whilst posting the best defensive record in the league (25 goals in 38 matches) and qualifying to the UEFA Cup.
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