Albert Rudé Rull (born 18 September 1987) is a Spanish professional

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who is currently in charge of

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club

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Coaching career

Born in

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, Rudé began his career training amateur football clubs in his native region, as well as being a university professor at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia. In December 2015, he joined Mexican side

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as an assistant manager to

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, and would spend the next three years working alongside him. After leaving Pachuca, Rudé stayed in Mexico and was named manager of the under-17 team of

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on 18 July 2018. He left the club after a year, and reunited with Alonso at

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, again as his assistant. On 13 January 2020, Rudé was once again named as Alonso's assistant, this time at

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side

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for their inaugural campaign. On 7 January 2021, after Alonso left the club by mutual consent, he also departed the club. On 30 September 2021, Rudé took his first outright job as a manager, as he was named the head coach of Costa Rican side

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. On 11 July 2022, after nearly ten months in charge, he was sacked following a 1–1 draw against

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four days earlier. On 19 January 2023, Rudé returned to his home country and took over

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CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

, signing a contract until 2024; he replaced Rubén Torrecilla, who was sacked over a month before. On 29 December 2023, Rudé was announced as the new manager of Polish

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Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

, who at the time had nine Spaniards on their roster. On 2 May 2024, he won the first title in his managerial career after leading Wisła to a 2–1 victory over

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in the 2023–24 Polish Cup final. He failed in gaining promotion to the

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, as Wisła ended the

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season in 10th place. On 31 May 2024, Rudé left Wisła by mutual consent. On 6 January 2025, he became new manager if

club

Managerial statistics

Honours

Wisła Kraków *

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: 2023–24

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