Carlos Vicens (born 12 February 1983) is a Spanish football manager and former player who is an assistant coach at Manchester City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1983[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Colònia Sant Jordi, Ses Salines, Spain[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City (assistant coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2010–2013 | Ses Salines | ||
| 2013–2016 | Santanyí | ||
Career
editAn amateur player who retired early to focus on management, Vicens took his first steps as a coach in his native island of Mallorca for minor clubs such as Ses Salines and Santanyí; he was then assistant to Nico López at Llosetense.[4]
In July 2017, he moved to England to join Manchester City as a youth coach, having sent his CV to the club the previous year. He worked as an assistant to the Under-12 and Under-13 teams in his first season, and was promoted as an assistant to the Under-18 team the following year.[5]
In August 2020, he was promoted to Under-18 main coach, replacing his previous boss Gareth Taylor.[6] On his first season in charge, he guided Manchester City Under-18s to win the FA Youth Cup.[7]
In July 2021, Vicens was again promoted, becoming Josep Guardiola's assistant in charge of the first team at Manchester City.[4]
On 6 May 2022, Eredivisie team Heracles announced that Vicens would take charge of its first team from 1 July 2022, after having signed a two-year contract.[8] However, in June, a few days after Heracles 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
edit- ^ "Juan Carlos" (in Spanish). BeSoccer.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Vicens, del Ses Salines a campeón con el City" (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Carlos Vicens, del Llosetense al City de Pep" (in Spanish). Ultima Hora. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens nuevo segundo entrenador del equipo sub 18 del Manchester City" (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "El City apuesta por el español Carlos Vicens para el Juvenil" (in Spanish). AS.com. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "MANCHESTER CITY WIN THE 2020 FA YOUTH CUP AFTER THRILLING WIN OVER CHELSEA AT SGP". TheFA.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "CARLOS VICENS NIEUWE HOOFDTRAINER HERACLES ALMELO" (in Dutch). TheFA.com. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "DOEK VALT VOOR HERACLES ALMELO" (in Dutch). heracles.nl. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens da marcha atrás y seguirá en el City" (in European Spanish). Última Hora. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.