Rubén Albés Yáñez (born 24 February 1985) is a Spanish

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and former player who played as a winger.

Playing career

Born in

Vigo Vigo (, ; ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of province of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest ...

, Galicia, Albés represented CP Alerta-Traviesas and CD Areosa as a youth. He played as a senior with

Rápido de Bouzas Club Rápido de Bouzas is a Spanish football team based in Bouzas, parish of Vigo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1914 it currently plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Baltasar Pujales'', which has a capacity of 2,500 ...

, Pontevedra CF B and

Céltiga FC Céltiga Fútbol Club is a Spanish football team based in A Illa de Arousa in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1926, it plays in . Its stadium is Estadio ''Salvador Otero'' with a capacity of 2,000 seats. Season to season ---- ...

before returning to Rápido and subsequently retiring.

Coaching career

Albés started his career with Rápido Bouzas' youth setup, helping the side achieve promotion to the

División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol The División de Honor Juvenil is the top level of the Spanish football league system for youth players 19 years old and under. The División de Honor is administered by the RFEF through the ''Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado (LNFA)''. Format ...

. In August 2009, shortly after taking over

Pontevedra CF Pontevedra Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team in Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 16 October 1941 it currently plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Municipal de Pasarón'', with a capacity o ...

's youth sides, he joined

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

to work in their youth categories; also in the 2009–10 season, he was also in charge of CE Universitat València in the regional leagues. Ahead of the 2010–11 campaign, Albés was appointed manager of

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

side Burjassot CF; at the age of 25, he was the youngest manager of all national divisions. In January 2012, after a short period in charge of fellow fourth division side

Catarroja CF Catarroja Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Catarroja, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1924 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Mundial 82'', with a capacity of 5,000 seats. Season to season -- ...

, he was named

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's assistant at

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in Morocco. On 26 June 2013, back to his home country, Albés took over Novelda CF in division four. On 28 July of the following year, he was appointed Francisco Yeste's assistant at

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Segunda División, and holds home matches at '' Estadio Municipal Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which has a ...

, but was initially the manager as Yeste did not have the necessary coaching badges. Both Albés and Yeste were suspended for three months, with Albés being named manager after the suspension ended. On 29 June 2015, Albés replaced

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at the helm 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 , ...

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. In October, after the arrival of

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in the first team, he was named his assistant. On 6 June 2016, Albés returned to Valladolid B for the ensuing season. Roughly one year later he took over another

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Celta de Vigo B Real Club Celta de Vigo Fortuna or simply Celta Fortuna is a Spanish football team based in Vigo, Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1927, it is the reserve team of Celta Vigo and competes in the . They play their ho ...

also in the third division. On 11 June 2019, Albés was appointed

UCAM Murcia CF Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as UCAM Murcia or simply UCAM, is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 1999 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio de La Condomina'', with a capacity of 6,5 ...

manager, but was sacked on 7 October. The following 14 June, he was appointed in charge of

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side

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, replacing

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. Albés' first professional match occurred on 22 June 2020, a 1–4 away loss against

FC Viitorul Constanța Fotbal Club Viitorul Constanța (), commonly known as Viitorul Constanța or simply Viitorul, was a Romanian professional football club based in Ovidiu, Constanța County. They last played their home matches in blue and black kits at the Stadio ...

. Sacked the following 14 January, he returned to his home country after being named manager of

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side

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

on 20 April 2021. On 19 May 2022, after avoiding relegation, Albés announced that he would leave Lugo at the end of the season. On 27 June, he replaced

at the helm of

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

, recently promoted to the second division. Albés led the club to the

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after a sixth place finish in

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, but was sacked on 26 March 2024, as the club was nearing the relegation zone in 2023–24. On 22 June, he was announced as manager of fellow second division side

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...

. On 6 April 2025, he was sacked following nine matches without a win, met the same fate as the club was nearing the relegation zone.

Managerial statistics

References

External links

Rubén Albés profile
at BDFutbol * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Albés, Rubén 1985 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Vigo Men's association football wingers Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Rápido de Bouzas players Pontevedra CF B footballers Céltiga FC players Spanish football managers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Tercera División managers Novelda CF managers CD Eldense managers Real Valladolid Promesas managers UCAM Murcia CF managers CD Lugo managers Albacete Balompié managers Liga I managers FC Hermannstadt managers Spanish expatriate football managers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate football managers in Romania RC Celta Fortuna managers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen