Mehdi Nafti, new coach of SD Ponferradina

SD Ponferradina has entrusted its new sporting project to Mehdi Nafti, a coach with extensive experience on the Spanish football bench and proven expertise in demanding competitions such as the Primera Federación and LaLiga. His arrival is a boost for a historic club looking to relaunch its season and regain momentum.

With an increasingly established career on the national coaching scene, Nafti has stood out for his ability to improve the immediate performance of the teams he manages, bringing solidity, competitiveness and a clear playing identity. His time in the Primera Federación speaks for itself: he has had remarkably consistent seasons, achieving outstanding rankings and empowering groups of young and experienced players under the same working philosophy. His methodology, based on intensity, organisation and daily demands, has allowed him to build recognisable teams that are always difficult to beat.

Before this new stage in El Bierzo, Nafti also left his mark on his career in professional football, managing teams such as CD Lugo, CD Leganés and Levante UD, where he consolidated his profile as a coach capable of managing competitive dressing rooms, adapting to different contexts and transmitting a winning mentality.

His arrival at Ponferradina is accompanied by great enthusiasm. Nafti joins a club with history, deep roots and fans who always demand maximum commitment. The coach takes on the challenge with energy and ambition, aware of the team’s potential and the room for growth offered by the Bercian project.

With his arrival, Ponferradina begins a new era with the aim of regaining stability, growing through cohesion and competing at the highest level in a category as evenly matched as the Primera Federación. Nafti, known for his ability to connect with the group and raise collective performance, thus becomes the key figure to lead the blue and white team on its new path.

SD Ponferradina, a club with a long tradition in Spanish football, is opening a new chapter with Nafti, one that is born with hope and determination. The French-Tunisian coach takes on the challenge with the same passion that has marked his entire career: hard work, character and commitment to take the team as high as possible.