Ferran Pol Pérez has decided to hang up the gloves at 38 years of age. The Andorran goalkeeper, international for his country on 27 occasions, has played in the last two seasons in the UE Santa Coloma of the league of the small Pyrenean country, a club with which he finished sixth in the regular season.
Born in Andorra la Vella on February 28, 1983, Ferran is the little brother of the historical Agustí Pol, author of the first goal of the Andorran team. ‘Irons‘He went through the grassroots football St. Gabriel, Dust Y CE Award.
Precisely when he was a member of the Maresme club, he was called up at the age of 15 with the senior team that had to face the then current world champion in Saint-Dennis France, who had conquered the ’98 World Cup. That day he did not make his debut but his passage through the ‘tricolor’ would not remain an anecdote.
His career has been closely linked to historic Catalan football clubs: Horta (2002-03), Cerdanyola Mataró (2003), Masnou B (2003-05), Masnou (2005-06), UDA Gramenet B (2006-08), UE Vilassar (2008-09) and Saints (2009-10). In most of these clubs he played in the First Catalan category, although he made his debut in the now defunct Second Division B thanks to the UDA Gramenet.
In 2010 Ferran Pol decided to return to the Principat and played in the FC Andorra (two stages: 2010-13 and 2015-18), Lusitanos (2013-15), UE Sant Julià (2018-19) and UE Santa Coloma (2019-21). His time in the Andorran league allowed him to be called up again by the Andorran senior team, as well as being able to play the Champions League, the highest club competition.
27 times international
With the Andorran absolute debuted in 2010, in a friendly Albania–Andorra, while the official debut came in 2013 in Turkey. Precisely against the Ottoman team he ended his international stage on November 17, 2019.
Defending the goal of the Pyrenean country, potential rivals such as Holland, Gales o Belgic. Precisely before the ‘red devils’ he obtained one of his best sports memories, as he was arrested by a maximum penalty to Eden Hazard. The other, undoubtedly, will be the starting goalkeeper in the triumph achieved in San Marino 0-2 ending thirteen years without winning.
From now on, the future of Ferran Pol becomes part of a technical staff. The former goalkeeper will be the new goalkeeper coach of the FC Ordino, a club for which the former motorcycle rider has bet heavily Rubén Xaus.
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