Carlos Corberán Vallet (born 7 April 1983) is a Spanish football

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who is currently head coach of EFL Championship club

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. Previously the head coach of

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and Ermis in the

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, Corberán was first team assistant coach and manager of the under-23s side at

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. He then managed in his own right at

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and

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Playing career

Born in

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, Corberán represented

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

as a youth. At the age of 23, however, after only representing the team's reserves and playing no higher than

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, he decided to retire to pursue his passion for coaching.

Coaching career

Early career

After retiring, Corberán subsequently started working at

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, ...

's C and B-teams, as a fitness coach. In 2011, after the appointment of

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in the first team, he was named fitness coach of the main squad. In February 2012, Corberán signed for Saudi Arabian team Al-Ittihad Club alongside head coach Raúl Caneda, having been recommended by Pep Guardiola. Whilst at the club, he was a fitness coach and helped get the club to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League. In July 2013, Corberán was appointed manager of

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's ''Juvenil A'' squad, but was relieved from his duties and subsequently replaced by José María Rico the following January. In 2014, he returned to Saudi Arabia and joined Al-Nassr FC and was named Caneda's assistant. They were runners-up in the Super Cup, and reached the group phase in the AFC Champions League and were also finalists in the King's Cup.

Cyprus

On 29 November 2016, Corberán had his first senior managerial experience after being appointed in charge of

Doxa Katokopias FC Doxa Katokopias FC ( el, Δόξα Κατωκοπιάς) is a Cypriot football team from Katokopia in the Nicosia District. Since the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Katokopia is under Turkish occupation, and the club moved to Peristerona, w ...

in the

. The following 24 January, however, he was sacked. Corberán was appointed the new head coach of

Ermis Aradippou FC Ermis Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1958, and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division. Ermis' greatest success came ...

also in the Cypriot top tier on 30 January 2017, where he helped guide them to a seventh place finish before being replaced by

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Leeds United

On 21 June 2017, Corberán was announced as the new

under-23 manager, replacing the departed Jason Blunt. After the appointment of new head coach

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in June 2018, Corberán was promoted to first team coach as well as continuing his role as the head coach of the Under 23s. In October 2018, Corberán was described as "very talented" by Bielsa, with Bielsa stating he values Corberán's opinion "more than his own". Corberán's side won the PDL Northern League 2018–19 season by winning the league, they then became the national

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Champions by beating

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in the final. In June 2019, it was reported that Corberán would be offered the head coach job at Spanish side

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, but he decided to stay at Leeds to remain under Bielsa. A year later, Leeds earned promotion to the

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as EFL Championship winners.

Huddersfield Town

In July 2020, Corberán was offered the position of head coach at

, which he accepted and his appointment was confirmed on 23 July. On his debut on 5 September, the Championship club lost 1–0 at home to

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in the first round of the EFL Cup; the first league game a week later saw the same score against

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also at the

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. Corberán missed the opening game of the 2021–22 season due to a positive COVID-19 test. The 2021–22 season saw the Terriers finish in third position. After drawing the first leg of the play-off semi-finals 1–1 away from home, a 1–0 home victory saw them defeat

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and set up a final with

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. The match was decided with a Huddersfield own goal; after two Huddersfield penalty appeals being turned down, Corberán questioned the purpose of

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following the match. On 7 July 2022, Corberán resigned from his position as head coach.

Olympiacos

On 1 August 2022, Corberán was appointed head coach of

. He was dismissed from the Super League Greece title holders on 18 September, having won twice in 11 games, lost both

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fixtures and ranked fifth in the table.

West Bromwich Albion

On 25 October 2022, Corberán returned to the English Championship, being appointed head coach of

on a 2-year deal. He joined a team that were second from bottom after 16 games. His debut four days later was a 2–0 home loss to

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Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Leeds United under-23s * Professional Development Northern League: 2018–19 season *

: 2018–19 season Individual Huddersfield Town * EFL Championship Manager of the Month: February 2022

References

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