Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (born 30 April 1973) is a Spanish

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, currently in charge of Alcalá.

Managerial career

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holder, Salvachúa began his career with

Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional Football club (association football), football club based in Madrid. The club competes in La Liga, th ...

at La Fábrica, in which he spent six seasons. Salvachua was an integral part of the coaching staff, overseeing the development of several high-profile players during his coaching tenure. Working in both senior head coach and assistant roles, he won four league championships and achieved promotion twice during his time in Europe. After spending time managing

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

club

UB Conquense Unión Balompédica Conquense is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cuenca, Spain, Cuenca, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1946, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio La Fuensanta ...

, as well as serving as a scout for Villarreal CF youth, Salvachúa joined

CD Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V. (;), nicknamed ''"Chivas"'' () and simply known as Guadalajara or internationally as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Guadalajara metropolit ...

in 2007, where he would remain until June 2015, serving assistant coach and manager roles during his time with the club. Salvachúa guided Guadalajara to the final of the

2013–14 Copa Federación de España The 2013–14 Copa Federación de España was the 21st staging of the Copa Federación de España, also known as Copa RFEF, a knockout competition for Spanish football clubs in Segunda División B and Tercera División. The Copa Federación winner ...

and to the promotional playoffs in the 2014–15 season. At the conclusion of his time at Guadalajara, Salvachúa returned to Villarreal as manager of

Villarreal CF C Villarreal Club de Fútbol "C" is the third team of Villarreal CF, a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 2002, and plays in , holding home games at ''Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF'', wit ...

, replacing Javier Torres Gómez. In July 2017, after two seasons with Villarreal CF C, he was appointed manager of

Real Valladolid Promesas Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol Promesas is the reserve team of Real Valladolid, a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1942, currently plays in , ...

for the 2017–18 season. In September 2017, he resigned from his position. In July 2018, Salvachúa joined

Melbourne Victory FC Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under North American professional sports leag ...

as an assistant coach to

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. After Muscat's departure in 2019, he remained with the club under

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. After Kurz was dismissed in January 2020, Salvachúa was appointed caretaker manager until the conclusion of the season. However, on 30 May 2020, with five regular season A-League matches remaining in Melbourne Victory's season, Salvachúa departed the club to return to Europe to be closer to his family. In June 2020, Salvachúa joined

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club

Sint-Truidense V.V. Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (), commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV () or by their nickname De Kanaries (), is a Belgian professional association football, football club located in the city of Sint-Truiden in Limburg (Belgium) ...

as an assistant coach. In April 2021, Salvachúa became the manager of

Las Rozas CF Las Rozas Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Las Rozas de Madrid, in the autonomous Community of Madrid. Founded in 1966 it plays in , holding home games at '' Polideportivo Dehesa de Navalcarbón'', which has a capacity of 3,000 ...

. On 14 October 2021, Salvachúa became the manager of

CD Tudelano Club Deportivo Tudelano is a Spanish football team based in Tudela, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1935 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Tudela'', with a capacity of 11,000 seats. History Early His ...

of the

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, after the dismissal of Javier Olaizola. He left Tudelano at the end of the 2021–22 season. In October 2023, he was appointed manager of

RSD Alcalá Real Sociedad Deportiva Alcalá is a Spanish football team based in Alcalá de Henares in the Community of Madrid. Founded in 1929 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 7, holding home matches at ''Estadio Municipal del Val'', with a capac ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez Salvachua, Carlos 1973 births Living people Sports coaches from Madrid Spanish football managers Primera Federación managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers UB Conquense managers CD Guadalajara (Spain) managers Real Valladolid Promesas managers A-League Men managers Melbourne Victory FC managers Real Madrid CF non-playing staff Villarreal CF non-playing staff Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Spanish expatriate football managers Association football scouts Spanish football coaches