Albert Sánchez Saura (born 1 April 1987) is a Spanish

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and former player who played as either a

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or a

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. He is a member of

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's technical structure.

Playing career

Born in

Esplugues de Llobregat Esplugues de Llobregat () is a municipality of the Barcelona metropolitan area. Formerly in the ''Barcelonès'', since 1990 it has been part of the Comarques of Catalonia, comarca of Baix Llobregat. During recent decades Esplugues has evolved fro ...

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, Sánchez played for Sant Ildefons and Levante Las Planas in the regional leagues, before retiring at the age of 24 to pursue a coaching career.

Coaching career

After graduating in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, Sánchez began his coaching career as manager of the women's team of his last club Levante Las Planas. He led the club to a first-ever promotion to the Primera División in his first season, and led the club to an eleventh place finish in his second, before leaving to work in the youth sides of

Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

. Sánchez worked mainly as an assistant of the under-16, under-17 and under-19 teams at the ''Pericos'', being also a Methodology coordinator during the 2016–17 season, a role he also held at Santboià between 2015 and 2017. After leaving Espanyol in 2017, he joined Peña Deportiva as a Methodology Director and fitness coach in the main squad. In July 2019, after a period at Chinese club

Beijing Enterprises Group Beijing Sport University Football Club (), commonly known as BSU (), was a Chinese professional football club that participated in the China League One division under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was based in Beij ...

, Sánchez became an assistant coach of Pablo Franco at Qadsia in Kuwait. He moved to Al Fateh in the following year, being a Technical Director while also taking over their under-20 team. In July 2021, Sánchez was announced as Óscar López's assistant at

's ''Juvenil A'' squad. On 16 July 2022, he moved to

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as an assistant to

Rafael Márquez Rafael Márquez Álvarez (; born 13 February 1979) is a Mexican football coach and former player who played as a defender. He is currently the assistant coach of the Mexico national team. Nicknamed '' El Káiser'', he is regarded as the bes ...

. On 25 July 2024, Sánchez was named manager of Barcelona B after Márquez left the club. He was removed from the role the following February and joined the club's technical structure.

References

External links

Albert Sánchez manager profile
at BDFutbol * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Albert 1987 births Living people People from Esplugues de Llobregat Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders FC Levante Las Planas players Spanish football managers Liga F managers Primera Federación managers FC Barcelona Atlètic managers RCD Espanyol non-playing staff FC Barcelona non-playing staff Spanish expatriate football managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Spanish sportsmen