Carlos Sánchez | |
Fullname: | Carlos Sánchez Ruiz |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1989 |
Birth Place: | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |
Currentclub: | Alcorcón (assistant) |
Manageryears1: | 2011–2012 |
Managerclubs1: | Xerez (youth) |
Manageryears2: | 2012–2013 |
Managerclubs2: | Xerez B (assistant) |
Manageryears3: | 2013–2014 |
Managerclubs3: | Sevilla C (assistant) |
Manageryears4: | 2014–2015 |
Managerclubs4: | Xerez (youth) |
Manageryears5: | 2015–2018 |
Managerclubs5: | Sevilla (youth) |
Manageryears6: | 2018–2019 |
Managerclubs6: | Sevilla C (assistant) |
Manageryears7: | 2022 |
Managerclubs7: | Ibiza (interim) |
Manageryears8: | 2023– |
Managerclubs8: | 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.
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]