Carlos Vicens
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez[1]
Date of birth (1983-02-12) 12 February 1983 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Colònia Sant Jordi, Las Salinas, Spain[3]
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City (assistant coach)
Managerial career
Years Team
2010–2013 Ses Salines
2013–2016 Santanyí

Carlos Vicens (born 12 February 1983) is a Spanish football manager and former player who is an assistant coach at Manchester City.

Career

An amateur player who retired early to focus on management, Vicens moved his first steps as a coach in his native island of Mallorca for minor clubs such as Ses Salines and Santanyí; he successively took on as assistant to Nico López at Llosetense.[4]

In July 2017 he moved to England to join Manchester City as a youth coach, working as an assistant to the Under-12 and Under-13 teams in his first season, and then being promoted as an assistant to the Under-18 team the following year; he was hired by the club after having sent a CV to them back in 2016.[5]

In August 2020 he was promoted as Under-18 main coach, replacing his previous boss Gareth Taylor.[6] On his first season in charge, he guided Manchester City Under-18 to win the FA Youth Cup.[7]

In July 2021, Vicens was promoted as Josep Guardiola's assistant in charge of the first team at Manchester City.[4]

On 6 May 2022, Eredivisie outfit Heracles Almelo announced Vicens will be in charge of the first team effective from 1 July 2022, after having signed a two-year contract.[8] However, in June 2022, a few days after Heracles Almelo were relegated for the first time in 17 years,[9] Vicens mutually parted ways with the Dutch club, choosing to stay on at Manchester City instead.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Juan Carlos" (in Spanish). BeSoccer.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Carlos Vicens". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Vicens, del Ses Salines a campeón con el City" (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Carlos Vicens, del Llosetense al City de Pep" (in Spanish). Ultima Hora. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Carlos Vicens nuevo segundo entrenador del equipo sub 18 del Manchester City" (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ^ "El City apuesta por el español Carlos Vicens para el Juvenil" (in Spanish). AS.com. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ^ "MANCHESTER CITY WIN THE 2020 FA YOUTH CUP AFTER THRILLING WIN OVER CHELSEA AT SGP". TheFA.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. ^ "CARLOS VICENS NIEUWE HOOFDTRAINER HERACLES ALMELO" (in Dutch). TheFA.com. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  9. ^ "DOEK VALT VOOR HERACLES ALMELO" (in Dutch). heracles.nl. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Carlos Vicens da marcha atrás y seguirá en el City" (in European Spanish). Última Hora. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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