Xabi Sánchez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Bringas.
Xabi Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Xabier Sánchez Bringas
Date of birth (1978-05-05) 5 May 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Oyón, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Bilbao Athletic 0 (0)
1996–1998 → Santutxu (loan)
1998–1999 → Arenas (loan)
1999–2000 Gernika 35 (2)
2000–2001 Alavés B 35 (0)
2001–2003 Eibar 43 (0)
2003–2005 Lorca Deportiva 57 (1)
2005–2006 Benidorm 20 (0)
2006–2007 Jaén 21 (0)
2007–2008 Mazarrón 25 (1)
2008–2009 Roquetas 23 (0)
2009–2014 Amorebieta 150 (0)
2014–2015 Portugalete 22 (1)
Total 431 (5)
Managerial career
2015–2017 Amorebieta (assistant)
2017–2018 Amorebieta B
2018 Amorebieta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Xabier "Xabi" Sánchez Bringas (born 5 May 1978) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Born in Oyón, Álava, Basque Country, Sánchez was an Athletic Bilbao youth graduate. After finishing his formation, he served loan stints at Tercera División sides Santutxu FC and Arenas Club de Getxo before signing for Gernika Club of the Segunda División B in 1999.

In 2001, after a year at Deportivo Alavés B,[1] Sánchez joined Segunda División side SD Eibar.[2] He made his professional debut on 10 October of that year, starting in a 0–1 away win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the season's Copa del Rey.[3]

In 2003, Sánchez moved to Lorca Deportiva CF of the third tier, and helped in their first-ever promotion to the second division in 2005 before leaving for Benidorm CF. He subsequently represented third level sides Real Jaén,[4] Mazarrón CF and CD Roquetas[5] before joining SD Amorebieta in July 2009.[6]

Sánchez was a regular starter for Amorebieta in his five-year spell, being a starter in the club's promotion campaign from the fourth tier. On 30 August 2014, he moved to Club Portugalete,[7] and retired with the side in the following May at the age of 37.

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring Sánchez took up coaching, being an assistant at his main club Amorebieta. He was named manager of the reserves in the regional leagues on 9 July 2017,[8] but took over the first team the following 5 February after the departure of Joseba Etxeberria.[9]

Sánchez left the managerial role in June 2018, after the appointment of Iñigo Vélez.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Así está el mercado" [This is how the market goes] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 4 July 2000. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Así está el mercado" [This is how the market goes] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 July 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Javi Rico clasifica al Gimnàstic" [Javi Rico qualifies Gimnàstic] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 October 2001. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "El Badajoz, a contrarreloj" [Badajoz, running against time] (in Spanish). Hoy. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Xabi Sánchez, del Mazarrón, nuevo jugador roquetero" [Xabi Sánchez, from Mazarrón, new roquetero player] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. ^ "El Amorebieta ultima la renovación de su plantilla con una veintena de bajas" [Amorebieta set the revamp of their squad with about twenty departures] (in Spanish). El Correo. 21 July 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "El Portugalete ficha a Xabi Sánchez" [Portugalete sign Xabi Sánchez] (in Spanish). Deia. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL: Xabi Sánchez será el entrenador de nuestro filial la próxima temporada. Zorte on Xabi! #aupaAZULES" [OFFICIAL: Xabi Sánchez will be the manager of our reserve team the next season. Good luck, Xabi! #aupaAZULES]. SD Amorebieta (in Spanish). Twitter. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Xabi Sánchez coge las riendas de la SD Amorebieta" [Xabi Sánchez takes the reins of SD Amorebieta] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Iñigo Vélez dirigirá al Amorebieta" [Iñigo Vélez will manage Amorebieta] (in Spanish). Grada 3. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2021.