Gonzalo Sánchez Moreno

Gonzalo Sánchez Moreno
Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Sánchez Moreno
Date of birth	6 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Full-back
Youth career
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	Barcelona C
1992–1995	Barcelona B
1995–1997	Almería
1997–1998	Barcelona B
Total
Managerial career
2015–2016	Bangladesh U23
2016	Bangladesh
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno is a former football player and was the head coach of the Bangladesh national football team.

Career

Moreno was born in Barcelona in 1972. He played as a right-back for FC Barcelona for 17 years for all categories. He was part of the first team FC Barcelona under Johan Cruyff during the 1994 UEFA Champions League Final. From 1995 to 1996 he signed for UD Almería.^[1] He rejoined FC Barcelona in 1997. He retired a year later due to a knee injury.

Coaching

In 2014, Moreno coached Madagascar's youth teams. He also won the 2014 Champion Clubs' Cup Indian Ocean with CNaPS Sports club from Madagascar. In 2016, he coached the Bangladesh national football team. Former Bangladeshi player and Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin said he was impressed with his long career in FC Barcelona since the age of eight.^[2] He was taught by former Dutch legend Johan Cruyff and played with stars like Luís Figo and Pep Guardiola. Moreno also coached the Bangladesh's under-23 team.^[3] He achieved a bronze medal for Bangladesh at the 2016 South Asian Games.

He holds the UEFA A-license and is currently coaching for FC Barcelona Academy PRO, New York, US.

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Moreno's Bangladeshi team lost against the Jordan under Harry Redknapp.^[4] However, the Bangladeshi team had ten players sanctioned, so he had to take a team full of substitutes.