Alberto Socías Olmos (born 16 May 1973 in Valencia) is a former Spanish rugby union player and coach. He plays as a centre. He is the younger brother of

Antonio Socías Antonio Socías Olmos (born Valencia, 12 July 1970) is a Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a wing. He is the younger brother of Alberto Socías, who also was a Spanish international. Career His first international cap was during a match ag ...

, who also was former Spanish international.

Career

His first international cap was during a match against Italy, on 7 May 1994, at Parma. He was part of the

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roster, where he played two matches. His last international cap was during a match against Netherlands, on 6 April 2002 at Murcia.

Coaching career

He coached the Spain national rugby sevens team from 2012 until 2015, when he

José Ignacio Inchausti José Ignacio Inchausti Bravo (born 1 January 1973 in Madrid) is a Spanish former rugby union player and coach. He is nicknamed ''Tiki''. He played as a centre. Playing career He debuted for the Spain national rugby union team in a test match ag ...

replaced Socías due to criteria differences with the

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. Currently, he is the coach of

CR Les Abelles Club de Rugby Les Abelles is a Professional Spanish rugby team based in Valencia, Spain. They play in Spain's top tier of rugby, the División de Honor The club was founded in 1971 by Halangode Noel, a teacher at the Jesuit School of Valencia. H ...

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* 1973 births Living people Sportspeople from Valencia Spanish rugby union coaches Spanish rugby union players Rugby union centres Spain international rugby union players 1999 Rugby World Cup players {{Spain-rugbyunion-bio-stub