Ángel Sánchez Martín (born 15 January 1982) is a Spanish former professional

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who played as a

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, currently a

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Playing career

Born in

Béjar Béjar () is a town and municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, autonomous community of Castile and León. As of 2018, it had a population of 12,961. The historical development of the town has been linked to its once thriving ...

Province of Salamanca Salamanca () is a province of western Spain, in the western part of the autonomous community of Castile and León (Castilla y León). It is bordered by the provinces of Zamora, Valladolid, Ávila, and Cáceres, and on the west by Portugal. It has ...

, Sánchez amassed

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commercially known as LaLiga SmartBank for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spanish football league system. Administrated by the Lig ...

totals of 296 matches and four goals over 12 seasons, representing in the competition

Deportivo Alavés Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D. (; ''Sporting Alavés''), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the ...

Ciudad de Murcia Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''. Ciudad Murcia was reloca ...

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante ...

and

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Santo ...

. His best output occurred in

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, when he scored twice in 36 appearances to help the latter team finish ninth in their first-ever experience at that level. On 11 July 2015, the 33-year-old Sánchez returned to both his native region and

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

, signing a two-year contract with

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at the 1,500-seat ...

Coaching career

Sánchez retired in May 2017, and immediately joined his last club's staff. On 1 June 2018, he was named first-team manager in the place of

Jordi Fabregat Jordi Fabregat Valmaña (born 4 December 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and is a current manager. Club career Born in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia, Fabregat made his senior debuts with CD Tortosa, aged only 16, ...

Managerial statistics

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Angel 1982 births Living people People from Béjar Sportspeople from the Province of Salamanca Spanish footballers Footballers from Castile and León Men's association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Deportivo Alavés B players Deportivo Alavés players Ciudad de Murcia footballers Levante UD footballers AD Alcorcón footballers CD Guijuelo footballers Spanish football managers Segunda División B managers CD Guijuelo managers