Carlos Sánchez Ruiz (born 16 January 1989) is a Spanish

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, who is the current assistant manager of AD Alcorcón.

Career

Born in Jerez de la Frontera,

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, Sánchez started his career with Xerez CD in 2011, as a sporting

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

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as an assistant of the C-team. On 17 July 2014, Sánchez returned to Xerez after being appointed manager of the ''Juvenil'' side. He returned to Sevilla in the following year, being again an assistant of Paco Peña in the youth categories. Sánchez was also an assistant of Peña back at the C-team during the 2018–19 season, before joining

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on 15 June 2019, for their scouting team. On 11 January 2022, he was announced as the new technical analyst for Sergio at

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. In July 2022, Sánchez joined

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side UD Ibiza as a technical secretary. On 26 November, he was named interim manager of the first team after

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was sacked, and was in charge of the club in a 1–0 home loss against

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two days later; he then returned to his previous role after the appointment of

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as manager. On 15 July 2023, Sánchez was announced as Fran Fernández's assistant at AD Alcorcón.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Carlos 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Jerez de la Frontera Spanish football managers Segunda División managers UD Ibiza managers Sevilla FC non-playing staff