Gerard Albadalejo Castaño (born 30 August 1983) is a Spanish former footballer and current head coach of the V.League 2 club Becamex Ho Chi Minh City.
Playing career Albadalejo came up through the youth ranks in UA Horta, and then spent his entire career playing for Catalonia teams such as Sant Andreu, Turó de la Peira, Vilassar de Mar, until his retirement at the age of 26 at Cerdanyola del Vallès, after suffering from a fifth metatarsal injury.
Managerial career After his retirement, Albadalejo coached several youth teams in Catalonia region, before being appointed as Lleida CF's assistant coach in 2012. He then served as Lleida CF's reserves team from 2015 to 2017 before being appointed as the first team coach's that competes in the Segunda División B. On 29 November 2017, his team defeated La Liga side Real Sociedad 3–2 in the Round of 32 of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey.
After being dismissed by Lleida CF in February 2019, Albadalejo coached Segunda División B fellow Orihuela for a year-and-a-half before leading Segunda Federación teams CE Europa and then Atlético Saguntino.
Then with Badalona, Albadalejo lead the team to the 2024 Tercera Federación play-offs, but the team was defeated by L'Hospitalet.
On 2 July 2025, Albadalejo had his first move abroad, to Vietnam, after being appointed as V.League 1 team Ninh Binh.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordLleida CF1 July 20172 April 2019Orihuela CF29 February 201916 March 2021CE Europa3 February 202230 June 2022Atlético Saguntino1 July 202231 January 2023CF Badalona22 November 202323 September 2024Ninh Binh FC1 July 20252 March 2026Career Total
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