Carlos Corberán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Corberán Vallet | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leeds United (U23 manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Valencia B | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Villarreal (fitness coach) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Ittihad (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Alcorcón (youth) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Al-Nassr (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Doxa | ||
| 2017 | Ermis | ||
| 2018– | Leeds United U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Corberán Vallet (born 7 April 1983) is a Spanish football coach, currently holds a dual role as first team coach at English club Leeds United[1] and head coach of Leeds United's Under 23s.[2]
He was previously head coach of Doxa and Ermis in the Cypriot First Division.
Playing career
Corberán started his playing career at home town club Valencia CF, however at the age of 23, after playing no higher professionally than the Segunda División B in Spain, Corberán decided to retire as a player as he wanted to pursue his passion for coaching.[3]
Coaching career
He began his coaching career at 26 years old, and started at Villarreal CF under head coach Juan Carlos Fernandez before being the assistant to Manuel Pellegrini and working alongside other former Villarreal CF managers Ernesto Valverde, Juan Carlos Garrido and Miguel Ángel Lotina.[3]
In February 2012, Corberán signed for Saudi Arabia team Al-Ittihad alongside head coach Raúl Caneda after Pep Guardiola's recommendation of Corberán to the Arab team. Whilst at the club, he was part of the management team who helped get the club to the semi-finals of the ACL.[4]
In the season 2013–14 he took charge of the AD Alcorcón's Juvenil A squad, until January 2014, when he was relieved of his duties by Jose Maria Rico.[4]
In the season 2014–15 he joined Al-Nassr FC as a coach working with Fabio Cannavaro. They were runners-up in the Saudi Arabia Super Cup, and reached the group phase in the AFC Champions League and were also finalists in the King's Cup.[4]
In November 2016, he signed as head coach at Doxa Katokopias in the Cypriot First Division. This was his first role as head coach of a senior side. However soon after, in January 2017, he was appointed the new head coach of Ermis Aradippou FC of the Cypriot First Division where he helped guide them to a seventh place finish.[4]
On 21 June 2017, he was announced as the new Leeds United Under 23s coach, replacing the departed Jason Blunt.[2][5]
After the appointment of new head coach Marcelo Bielsa in June 2018, Corberán was promoted to first team coach as well as continuing his role as the head coach of the Under 23s.[1]
In October 2018, Corberán now as part of Bielsa's backroom staff for the first team and still the Under 23 head coach, Corberán was hailed as "very talented" by Bielsa, with Bielsa proclaiming he values Corberán's opinion "more than his own".[6]
Corberán's Leeds United 23s side won the PDL Northern League 2018–19 season by winning the league, they then became the national Professional Development League Champions by beating Birmingham City in the final.[7]
In June 2019, it was reported that Corberán would be offered the head coach job at Spanish side Cultural Leonesa but he decided to stay at Leeds to remain under Bielsa.[8]
Honours
Manager
- Professional Development Northern League (Champions) 2018–19 season
- Professional Development League (Champions) 2018–19 season
References
- ^ a b "Full list of Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa's backroom staff at Elland Road". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ a b "CARLOS CORBERÁN ANNOUNCED AS WHITES ACADEMY COACH". Leeds United. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Living the dream with Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa: read the YEP's big interview with Carlos Corberan". Leeds United. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Corberan Announcement: "It's Coming to Stay"". Football Cyprus. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Leeds United look to Cyprus for new development coach". Yorkshire Evening Post. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Marcelo Bielsa hails 'talented' Leeds United coach Carlos Corberan". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Corberan on what the future can hold for Leeds United's PDL champions". Yorkshire Evening Post. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Leeds United coach Carlos Corberan to remain at Elland Road following Cultural Leonesa interest". Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.