Rubén Albés Explained

Rubén Albés
Fullname:Rubén Albés Yáñez
Birth Date:24 February 1985
Birth Place:Vigo, Spain
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Sporting Gijón (manager)
Youthclubs1:Alerta-Traviesas
Youthclubs2:Areosa
Years1:2004–2005
Caps1:11
Goals1:1
Years2:2005–2006
Years3:2006–2007
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Years4:2007–2009
Caps4:39
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:72
Totalgoals:1
Manageryears1:2008–2009
Managerclubs1:Rápido Bouzas (youth)
Manageryears2:2009
Managerclubs2:Pontevedra (youth)
Manageryears3:2009–2010
Managerclubs3:Valencia (youth)
Manageryears4:2009–2010
Managerclubs4:Universitat València
Manageryears5:2010–2011
Managerclubs5:Burjassot
Manageryears6:2011–2012
Managerclubs6:Catarroja
Manageryears7:2012
Managerclubs7:Wydad Casablanca (assistant)
Manageryears8:2013–2014
Managerclubs8:Novelda
Manageryears9:2014
Managerclubs9:Eldense (assistant)
Manageryears10:2014–2015
Managerclubs10:Eldense
Manageryears11:2015
Managerclubs11:Valladolid B
Manageryears12:2015–2016
Managerclubs12:Valladolid (assistant)
Manageryears13:2016–2017
Managerclubs13:Valladolid B
Manageryears14:2017–2019
Manageryears15:2019
Managerclubs15:UCAM Murcia
Manageryears16:2020–2021
Managerclubs16:Hermannstadt
Manageryears17:2021–2022
Managerclubs17:Lugo
Manageryears18:2022–2024
Managerclubs18:Albacete
Manageryears19:2024–
Managerclubs19:Sporting Gijón

Rubén Albés Yáñez (born 24 February 1985) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a winger, who is currently in charge of Sporting de Gijón.

Playing career

Born in Vigo, Galicia, Albés represented CP Alerta-Traviesas and CD Areosa as a youth. He played as a senior with Rápido de Bouzas,[1] Pontevedra CF B and Céltiga FC before returning to Rápido and subsequently retiring.[2]

Coaching career

Albés started his career with Rápido Bouzas' youth setup, helping the side achieve promotion to the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol.[2] In August 2009, shortly after taking over Pontevedra CF's youth sides, he joined Valencia CF to work in their youth categories;[2] also in the 2009–10 season, he was also in charge of CE Universitat València in the regional leagues.

Ahead of the 2010–11 campaign, Albés was appointed manager of Tercera División side Burjassot CF;[3] at the age of 25, he was the youngest manager of all national divisions.[4] In January 2012, after a short period in charge of fellow fourth division side Catarroja CF, he was named Benito Floro's assistant at Wydad AC in Morocco.[5]

On 26 June 2013, back to his home country, Albés took over Novelda CF in division four.[6] On 28 July of the following year, he was appointed Francisco Yeste's assistant at CD Eldense,[7] but was initially the manager as Yeste did not have the necessary coaching badges.[8] Both Albés and Yeste were suspended for three months,[9] with Albés being named manager after the suspension ended.

On 29 June 2015, Albés replaced Rubén de la Barrera at the helm of Real Valladolid Promesas in Segunda División B.[10] In October, after the arrival of Miguel Ángel Portugal in the first team, he was named his assistant.[11]

On 6 June 2016, Albés returned to Valladolid B for the ensuing season.[12] Roughly one year later he took over another reserve team, Celta de Vigo B also in the third division.[13]

On 11 June 2019, Albés was appointed UCAM Murcia CF manager,[14] but was sacked on 7 October.[15] The following 14 June, he was appointed in charge of Liga I side FC Hermannstadt, replacing Vasile Miriuță.[16]

Albés' first professional match occurred on 22 June 2020, a 1–4 away loss against FC Viitorul Constanța. Sacked the following 14 January, he returned to his home country after being named manager of Segunda División side CD Lugo on 20 April 2021.[17]

On 19 May 2022, after avoiding relegation, Albés announced that he would leave Lugo at the end of the season.[18] On 27 June, he replaced Rubén de la Barrera at the helm of Albacete Balompié, recently promoted to the second division.[19]

Albés led the club to the promotion play-offs after a sixth place finish in 2022–23, but was sacked on 26 March 2024, as the club was nearing the relegation zone in 2023–24.[20] On 22 June, he was announced as manager of fellow second division side Sporting de Gijón.[21]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
Novelda26 June 201330 June 2014[22]
Eldense28 July 20146 November 2014
Eldense9 March 201529 June 2015
Valladolid B29 June 201522 October 2015
Valladolid B6 June 201612 June 2017
Celta B12 June 201711 June 2019[23]
UCAM Murcia11 June 20197 October 2019
Hermannstadt14 June 202014 January 2021
Lugo20 April 202119 May 2022[24]
Albacete27 June 202226 March 2024[25]
Sporting Gijón22 June 2024Present
Total

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Bouzas, próximo rival del Lalín, no ha perdido todavía en esta campaña. Bouzas, Lalín's next rival, did not lose this season. La Voz de Galicia. es. 22 September 2004. 31 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Vigo exporta entrenadores. Vigo exports managers. Faro de Vigo. es. 8 August 2009. 28 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Rubén Albes nuevo entrenador del Burjassot. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094001/http://www.elcampdefutbol.com/regional2/burjassot/52-ruben-albes-nuevo-entrenador-del-burjassot.html. Rubén Albes new manager of Burjassot. El Camp de Futbol. es. 4 March 2016. 28 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Galicia exporta al entrenador más joven del fútbol español. Galicia exports the youngest manager of Spanish football. La Voz de Galicia. es. 30 November 2010. 28 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Un vigués en el reino alauita. A vigués in the Alawi kingdom. Faro de Vigo. es. 22 January 2012. 28 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Rubén Albés se hace cargo de la dirección técnica del Novelda. Rubén Albés takes over the technical direction of Novelda. Diario Información. es. 26 June 2013. 28 October 2020.
  7. Web site: El técnico vigués Rubén Albés será el segundo entrenador del Eldense. The vigués manager Rubén Albés will be the assistant manager of Eldense. Diario Información. es. 28 July 2014. 28 October 2020.
  8. Web site: Denuncian a Yeste por no tener título para entrenar al Eldense. Yeste is reported for not having the license to train Eldense. El Correo. es. 23 September 2014. 28 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Los técnicos del Eldense Yeste y Albés reciben la misma sanción que Zidane. Eldense managers Yeste and Albés get the same suspension that Zidane. Diario Información. es. 28 October 2020.
  10. Web site: Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del Promesas. Rubén Albés, new manager of Promesas. Vavel. es. 29 June 2015. 28 October 2020.
  11. Web site: Real Valladolid, Rubén Albés nuevo ayudante técnico. Real Valladolid, Rubén Albés new technical assistant. Todo Mercado Web. es. 22 October 2015. 28 October 2020.
  12. Web site: Rubén Albés vuelve al Promesas. Rubén Albés returns to Promesas. Vavel. es. 6 June 2016. 28 October 2020.
  13. Web site: Rubén Albés se hará cargo del banquillo del Celta B. Rubén Albés takes over Celta B's bench. Faro de Vigo. es. 12 June 2017. 28 October 2020.
  14. Web site: Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del UCAM Murcia. Rubén Albés, new manager of UCAM Murcia. UCAM Murcia. es. 11 June 2019. 28 October 2020.
  15. Web site: Rubén Albés deja de ser entrenador del primer equipo. Rubén Albés leaves as first team manager. UCAM Murcia. es. 7 October 2019. 28 October 2020.
  16. Web site: El español Rubén Albés dirigirá al Hermannstadt rumano. Spaniard Rubén Albés will manage the Romanian Hermannstadt. Diario AS. es. 14 June 2020. 28 October 2020.
  17. Web site: Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del CD Lugo. Rubén Albés, new manager of CD Lugo. CD Lugo. es. 20 April 2021. 23 May 2021.
  18. Web site: Rubén Albés dejará el banquillo del CD Lugo al término de la presente temporada. Rubén Albés will leave the bench of CD Lugo at the end of the current season. CD Lugo. es. 19 May 2022. 23 May 2022.
  19. Web site: Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del Albacete Balompié. Rubén Albés, new manager of Albacete Balompié. Albacete Balompié. es. 27 June 2022. 27 June 2022.
  20. Web site: Comunicado oficial: Rubén Albés. Official announcement: Rubén Albés. Albacete Balompié. es. 25 March 2024. 26 March 2024.
  21. Web site: Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del Sporting. Rubén Albés, new manager of Sporting. Sporting Gijón. es. 22 June 2024. 26 June 2024.
  22. Web site: Novelda CF. Resultados Fútbol. es. 7 April 2024.