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Salva Suay
Personal information
Full name	Salvador Suay Sánchez
Date of birth	28 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Valencia, Spain
Team information
Current team	Guangzhou (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2000–2004	Levante (youth)
2004–2006	Villarreal (youth)
2006–2009	Atlético Madrid (youth)
2014	América de Cali (interim)
2018–2021	Guangzhou (youth)
2021–2022	Wuhan Three Towns B
2022–2023	Guangzhou (youth)
2023–	Guangzhou

Salvador "Salva" Suay Sánchez (born 28 September 1979) is a Spanish football manager who serves as the current manager of China League One team Guangzhou.^[1]

Career

Born in Valencia, Suay began his career with hometown side Levante UD in 2000, as manager of their youth sides. He moved to Villarreal CF in 2004, again to take over the youth sides while also working as an analyst for the first team, before joining Atlético Madrid in 2006.^[2]

In 2009, Suay returned to his native region to work as general manager of CF Torre Levante. On 5 December 2013, he moved abroad and joined Colombian side América de Cali as their sporting director.^[3]

On 22 October 2014, Suay was named interim manager of América, replacing Jhon Jairo López.^[4] In June 2015, he moved to Envigado as their sporting director,^[5] while also working as an assistant to manager Juan Carlos Sánchez.

In March 2018, Suay moved to China to become manager of the under-21 team of Guangzhou.^[6] He left the club in 2021 to work in the B-team of Wuhan Three Towns, before returning to his previous role in the following year.

In June 2023, Suay was named first team manager of Guangzhou.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "El gran salto de Salva Suay en China" [The great leap of Salva Suay in China] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "El primer derbi de la temporada está servido" [The first derby of the season is served] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 September 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Salva Suay, nuevo director deportivo del América de Cali" [Salva Suay, new sporting director of América de Cali] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Salvador Suay es elegido como nuevo director técnico de América de Cali" [Salvador Suay is chosen as new manager of América de Cali] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Salva Suay está a un paso de fichar por el Envigado FC" [Salva Suay is one step closer to sign with Envigado FC] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
^ "Salva Suay, el ex míster del Atleti que está en cuarentena en China" [Salva Suay, the former manager of Atleti who is in quarantine in China] (in Spanish). Radio Marca Lanzarote. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2024.