NewsLuiz Fernando Iubel joins LFC in key player development role

The 36-year-old has joined the Reds as PDP individual development lead coach and begins work on Merseyside this week.

A holder of the UEFA A, UEFA A Elite Youth and CONMEBOL Pro licences, Iubel arrives with plenty of experience in nurturing emerging talent from his time as a head coach and assistant in Brazil’s Serie A.

He has coached at Vasco da Gama, Ceara, Bahia, Ponte Preta, Coritiba, Juventude, Atletico Mineiro and Cuiaba, winning multiple state championships and guiding the latter to the Mato Grosso title in 2024 during a spell as interim boss.

Iubel was also a tactical analyst for Germany during their silver-medal campaign at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

At Liverpool, he will act as a methodological lead on individual development plans to ensure clear alignment across the club’s senior team, loan, U21 and U18 training groups.

The role will involve him working closely with Academy coaches to provide a joined-up pathway from the Kirkby set-up to loans and then into the senior team.

That will also see him connect with the loan support team and other clubs, maintaining direct contact with players developing away from the Reds.

Iubel studied physical education, business administration and communication at Berea College in the USA. He then took part in a post-graduation course in high performance football coaching at the Faculty of Human Kinetics in Lisbon.

A dual-citizen of Brazil and Germany, Iubel is fluent in English and Portuguese, with additional knowledge of Spanish and German.