Félix Sánchez (football manager)

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Bas.

Félix Sánchez
Félix Sánchez Bas.jpg
Sánchez managing Qatar at 2018
Personal information
Full name Félix Sánchez Bas
Date of birth (1975-12-13) 13 December 1975 (age 46)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Club information
Current team
 Qatar (coach)
Teams managed
Years Team
1996–2006 Barcelona (youth)
2006–2013 Aspire Academy
2013–2017 Qatar U19
2017–2020 Qatar U23
2017– Qatar
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Qatar (as manager)
AFC U-19 Championship
Winner 2014
AFC U-23 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2019
FIFA Arab Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021

Félix Sánchez Bas (born 13 December 1975) is a Spanish football coach, currently in charge of the Qatar national football team.

He spent most of his career in Qatar, first with the national youth teams until being appointed to the senior team in 2017. His side won the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and were semi-finalists at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Career[]

An FC Barcelona youth coach, Sánchez moved to Qatar in 2006 and joined Aspire Academy.[1] In 2013, he was appointed coach of the Qatar under-19 side, winning the following year's AFC U-19 Championship.

On 3 July 2017, after a spell with the under-20s and under-23s, Sánchez replaced Jorge Fossati at the helm of the senior side.[2] On his debut on 16 August, he won 1–0 against Andorra in a friendly at St George's Park in England.[3] The side finished the year without qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,[4] and were eliminated from the group stage of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup.[5]

Sánchez led Qatar to the AFC Asian Cup title for the first time in 2019 tournament, having won all three group matches and knockout stage matches including a 3–1 win over Japan in the final, scoring 19 times and conceding only once.[6] In May that year, he signed a new contract until the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be hosted by Qatar.[7] Weeks later, the team were invitees to the 2019 Copa América in Brazil, being knocked out in the group.[8] In December, at the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup on home soil, the side reached the semi-finals.[9]

Qatar were also invited to the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the United States, where the hosts eliminated them 1–0 in the semi-finals.[10] At the end of the year, his side made it to the semi-finals of the inaugural FIFA Arab Cup on home turf,[11] eventually finishing third.[12]

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 18 December 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Qatar U19 1 July 2013 30 June 2015 10 9 1 0 090.0
Qatar U20 1 January 2014 2 July 2017 12 2 2 8 016.7
Qatar U23 3 July 2017 28 December 2020 32 10 9 13 031.3
Qatar 3 July 2017 Present 76 40 13 23 052.6
Total 130 61 25 44 046.9 —

Honours[]

Qatar U19
  • AFC U-19 Championship: 2014
Qatar

References[]

  1. ^ "Fèlix Sánchez, de la cantera culé a la catarí" [Fèlix Sánchez, from the culé to the Qatari youth setup]. Sport (in Spanish). 27 November 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Felix Sanchez replaces Jorge Fossati as Qatar coach". Goal. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Qatar defeat Andorra 1-0 in friendly". Al Bawaba. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ "China out of 2018 World Cup despite winning in Qatar". South China Morning Post. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  5. ^ "BRAVO BAHRAIN! Qatar knocked out of Gulf Cup after 1-1 draw". GDN Online. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Qatar stun Japan with 3-1 win to be crowned Asian Cup champions". The Guardian. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Félix Sánchez renueva como seleccionador de Qatar hasta el Mundial" [Félix Sánchez renews as Qatar national team manager until the World Cup]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Sergio Agüero guides Argentina past Qatar to reach Copa América last eight". The Guardian. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. ^ Aziz, Saba (9 December 2019). "Arabian Gulf Cup: Football, blockade and an 'historic' win". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Gyasi Zardes' late strike lifts US over Qatar into record 12th Gold Cup final". The Guardian. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Qatar 1 Algeria 2 - Highlights". beIN Sports. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. ^ McAuley, John (18 December 2021). "Qatar seal third place at Fifa Arab Cup with shootout joy against Egypt in Doha". The National. Retrieved 18 December 2021.

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