Santiago "Santi" Coch Castillo (born 27 May 1960) is a Spanish retired

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who played as a defender, and is a

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. He represented Gimnàstic over the course of 17 campaigns, appearing in 528 official matches.

Playing career

Born in

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Tarragona Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tar ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, Coch made his senior debuts with

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

in 1977, aged only 17, as his side achieved promotion from the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. Another promotion followed, and he made his professional debut on 16 September 1979, starting in a 3–2 home win against

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in the

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Coch appeared in 23 matches during the 1979–80 season, as ''Nàstic'' suffered immediate relegation after finishing 19th. He appeared in

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but also in the fourth tier for the remainder of his career, retiring in 1994.

Managerial career

In 2005 Coch was appointed manager of Gimnàstic's

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. In 2010, he was relieved from his duties, being immediately included in Gimnàstic's backroom staff. On 9 September 2017, after

Lluís Carreras Lluís Carreras Ferrer (born 24 September 1972) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a left back but also as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager. He started his professional career with Barcelona, without much success, ...

' dismissal, Coch was appointed Rodri's assistant in the first team.

Personal life

Coch's family is widely related to football. His older brother Enric was a goalkeeper, while his

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brother Ramón was a forward. His two sons Joel and Denis (both midfielders) represented Pobla, and his nephew

Aleix Aleix is a Catalan given name for males. It is the Catalan form of the name Alexis and may refer to: * Aleix Alcaraz (born 1990), Spanish professional racing driver * Aleix Coch (born 1991), Spanish football player * Aleix Espargaró (born 1989), S ...

is also a defender.

References

External links

Gimnàstic official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coch, Santi 1960 births Living people People from Conca de Barberà Sportspeople from the Province of Tarragona Twin sportspeople Spanish twins Spanish footballers Footballers from Catalonia Association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Spanish football managers CF Pobla de Mafumet managers

Playing career

Managerial career

Personal life

See also

References

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