Carlos Sánchez (football manager)

Carlos Sánchez Ruiz (born 16 January 1989) is a Spanish football psychologist, coach and scout, who is the current assistant manager of AD Alcorcón.

Carlos Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Sánchez Ruiz
Date of birth (1989-01-16) 16 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Team information
Current team
Alcorcón (assistant)
Managerial career
Years Team
2011–2012 Xerez (youth)
2012–2013 Xerez B (assistant)
2013–2014 Sevilla C (assistant)
2014–2015 Xerez (youth)
2015–2018 Sevilla (youth)
2018–2019 Sevilla C (assistant)
2022 Ibiza (interim)
2023– Alcorcón (assistant)

Career

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Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia,[1] Sánchez started his career with Xerez CD in 2011, as a sporting psychologist of the youth setup, while also being an assistant coach of the Juvenil B squad. He was an assistant of the reserves during the 2012–13 season, before joining Sevilla FC as an assistant of the C-team.[2]

On 17 July 2014, Sánchez returned to Xerez after being appointed manager of the Juvenil side.[3] He returned to Sevilla in the following year, being again an assistant of Paco Peña in the youth categories.[4]

Sánchez was also an assistant of Peña back at the C-team during the 2018–19 season, before joining Real Valladolid on 15 June 2019, for their scouting team.[5] On 11 January 2022, he was announced as the new technical analyst for Sergio at Cádiz CF.[6]

In July 2022, Sánchez joined Segunda División side UD Ibiza as a technical secretary.[7] On 26 November, he was named interim manager of the first team after Juan Antonio Anquela was sacked,[8] and was in charge of the club in a 1–0 home loss against FC Andorra two days later;[9] he then returned to his previous role after the appointment of Lucas Alcaraz as manager.

On 15 July 2023, Sánchez was announced as Fran Fernández's assistant at AD Alcorcón.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "El jerezano Carlos Sánchez dirigirá a la UD Ibiza frente al Andorra este lunes" [The jerezano Carlos Sánchez will manage UD Ibiza against Andorra this Monday] (in Spanish). Diario de Jerez. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Un paso adelante para Carlos Sánchez" [A step forward for Carlos Sánchez] (in Spanish). Xerez CD. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Carlos Sánchez, en el juvenil de Liga Nacional" [Carlos Sánchez, at juvenil from the Liga Nacional] (in Spanish). Xerez CD. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Dos xerecistas sevillistas" [Two xerecistas sevillistas] (in Spanish). Diario de Jerez. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Gómez ficha a Carlos Sánchez para su estructura" [Gómez signs Carlos Sánchez for his structure] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "New members of the coaching staff". Cádiz CF. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Nueva estructura deportiva de la UD Ibiza" [New sporting structure of UD Ibiza] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Carlos Sánchez, entrenador interino del Ibiza frente al Andorra" [Carlos Sánchez, interim manager of Ibiza against Andorra] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  9. ^ "UD Ibiza- Andorra: Carlos Sánchez: «El equipo está teniendo argumentos a los que agarrarse»" [UD Ibiza - Andorra: Carlos Sánchez: "The team is having something to hold on to"] (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Cuerpo Técnico de la A.D. Alcorcón para la temporada 2023–2024" [Technical staff of A.D. Alcorcón for the 2023–2024 season] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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