Carlos Sánchez (football manager)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
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)

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

Career

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

  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.