Carles Martínez Novell

Carles Martínez Novell (born 18 May 1984) is a Spanish football coach who manages Ligue 1 club Toulouse.

Managerial career
A youth product of his hometown club Llerona where he played as a goalkeeper, Martínez Novell moved to the youth academy of Granollers at the age of 14, and started managing their youth at the age of 16. He moved to Espanyol's youth sides shortly after. After 5 years with Espanyol, he moved to Barcelona in 2015 and helped manage youth teams in La Masia up to the U16 level. In 2019, he went to the Qatari club Al-Rayyan to manage their youth sides. He was appointed the manager of the Kuwait U20s in 2020. On 9 December 2022, he was appointed as the assistant manager of Toulouse and head of methodology under Philippe Montanier. He was part of the management team that helped Toulouse win the 2022–23 Coupe de France. On 15 June 2023, he was appointed the head coach of Toulouse.

Personal life
Martínez Novell has a degree from the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia.