Carlos Corberán

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corberán and the second or maternal family name is Vallet.
Carlos Corberán
Personal information
Full name Carlos Corberán Vallet
Date of birth (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth Cheste, Spain
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Huddersfield Town (head coach)
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Valencia B
Teams managed
2013–2014 Alcorcón (youth)
2014–2016 Al-Nasr (assistant)
2016–2017 Doxa
2017 Ermis
2020– Huddersfield Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Carlos Corberán Vallet (born 7 April 1983) is a Spanish football coach and former youth player. He currently serves as the head coach of Championship club Huddersfield Town.

Previously the head coach of Doxa and Ermis in the Cypriot First Division, Corberán made his coaching breakthrough with Leeds United, where he has held roles as first team assistant coach and was the manager of their under-23s side.[1][2]

Playing career[]

Born in Cheste, Valencian Community,[3] Corberán represented Valencia CF as a youth. At the age of 23, however, after only representing the team's reserves and playing no higher than Tercera División, he decided to retire to pursue his passion for coaching.[4]

Coaching career[]

Early career[]

After retiring, Corberán subsequently started working at Villarreal CF's C and B-teams, as a fitness coach.[5] In 2011, after the appointment of Juan Carlos Garrido in the first team, he was named fitness coach of the main squad.[6]

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.[7] Whilst at the club, he was a fitness coach and helped get the club to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League.[8]

In July 2013, Corberán was appointed manager of AD Alcorcón's Juvenil A squad, but was relieved from his duties and subsequently replaced by the following January.[9] In 2014, he joined Al-Nassr FC and was named Caneda's assistant.[10] 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.[8]

Doxa[]

On 29 November 2016, Corberán had his first senior managerial experience after being appointed in charge of Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot First Division.[11] The following 24 January, however, he was sacked.[12]

Ermis Aradippou[]

On 30 January 2017, Corberán was appointed the new head coach of Ermis Aradippou FC also in the Cypriot top tier,[8][13] where he helped guide them to a seventh place finish before being replaced by Nicos Panayiotou.

Leeds United[]

On 21 June 2017, Corberán was announced as the new Leeds United under-23 manager, replacing the departed Jason Blunt.[2][14]

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 was described as "very talented" by Bielsa, with Bielsa stating he values Corberán's opinion "more than his own".[15]

Corberán's 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.[16]

In June 2019, it was reported that Corberán would be offered the head coach job at Spanish side Cultural Leonesa,[17] but he decided to stay at Leeds to remain under Bielsa.[18]

After the English professional football season was paused in March 2020 due to Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football, the season was resumed during June, Corberán was part of Marcelo Bielsa's backroom staff in his dual role of 1st Team Coach and Under 23's Head Coach as Leeds earned promotion to the Premier League and also become the EFL Championship Champions for the 2019-20 season in July after the successful resumption of the season.[19]

Huddersfield Town[]

In July 2020, Corberán was offered the position of head coach at Huddersfield Town, which he accepted and his appointment was confirmed on 23 July.[20] Corberan missed the opening game of the 2021-22 season due to a positive COVID-19 test, but was still in charge of first-team affairs from his home.

Managerial statistics[]

As of 16 March 2022[21]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Doxa Cyprus 29 November 2016 24 January 2017 8 1 2 5 4 10 −6 012.50 —
Ermis Cyprus 30 January 2017 31 May 2017 15 6 2 7 25 26 −1 040.00 —
Huddersfield Town England 23 July 2020 Present 91 31 26 34 108 120 −12 034.07 [22]
Career totals 114 38 30 46 137 156 −19 033.33 —

Honours[]

Manager[]

Leeds United under-23s

Huddersfield Town

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Full list of Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa's backroom staff at Elland Road". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "CARLOS CORBERÁN ANNOUNCED AS WHITES ACADEMY COACH". Leeds United. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Carlos Corberán, el técnico de Cheste dirigirá a un club de la Championship" [Carlos Corberán, the manager of Cheste will manage a club from the Championship] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "El filial amarillo se queda sin técnicos para el sábado" [The reserve team amarillo end up without managers for Saturday] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Garrido ya es historia" [Garrido is already history] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Carlos Corberán, un chestano que triunfa en Asia" [Carlos Corberán, a chestano who triumphs in Asia] (in Spanish). Comarcal CV. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Ανακοίνωση για Κορμπεράν: «Ήρθε για να μείνει»" [Announcement for Corberan: "He came to stay"] (in Greek). Omada Reporter. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. ^ "José María Rico, nuevo entrenador del División de Honor" [José María Rico, new manager of División de Honor] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "إدارة النصر تعلن قبول استقالة مدير عام الكرة سالم العثمان" [Al-Nasr Administration announces the acceptance of the resignation of the General Director of Football Salem Al-Othman] (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Δόξα: Στην Κύπρο ο Κορμπεράν" [Doxa: Corberán in Cyprus] (in Greek). Balla.com.cy. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Τέλος ο Κορμπεράν!" [The end of Corberán!] (in Greek). sport-fm.com.cy. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Ανακοίνωσε επίσημα τον Κάρλος Κορμπεράν ο Ερμής" [Ermis officially announced Carlos Corberan] (in Greek). Athlitiki. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Leeds United look to Cyprus for new development coach". Yorkshire Evening Post. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Marcelo Bielsa hails 'talented' Leeds United coach Carlos Corberan". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Carlos Corberan on what the future can hold for Leeds United's PDL champions". Yorkshire Evening Post. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Carlos Corberán toma ventaja para ser el entrenador de la Cultural" [Carlos Corberán takes advantage to become the manager of Cultural] (in Spanish). León Noticias. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Leeds United coach Carlos Corberan to remain at Elland Road following Cultural Leonesa interest". Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Championship: Leeds United promoted to Premier League after 16-year absence". BBC Sport. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Carlos Corberan: Huddersfield Town appoint Leeds United assistant as new head coach". BBC Sport. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  21. ^ Carlos Corberán coach profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Carlos Corberan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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