David Sánchez (footballer, born 1982)

David Sánchez Rodríguez (born 25 July 1982) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive or attacking midfielder, currently manager of Xerez Deportivo FC.

Not to be confused with David Rodríguez (footballer, born 1986).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sánchez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

David Sánchez
Personal information
Full name David Sánchez Rodríguez
Date of birth (1982-07-25) 25 July 1982
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Xerez Deportivo (manager)
Youth career
1999–2000 Sevilla
2000–2001 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Barcelona C 12 (3)
2001–2005 Barcelona B 74 (14)
2003–2005 → Albacete (loan) 47 (1)
2005 → Alavés (loan) 8 (1)
2005–2007 Albacete 60 (3)
2007–2008 Gimnàstic 17 (1)
2008–2009 Politehnica Timişoara 1 (0)
2009 → Gloria Buzău (loan) 11 (1)
2010 Castellón 0 (0)
2010–2011 Elche 28 (2)
2011–2013 Atlético Baleares 72 (7)
2013–2014 Gimnàstic 38 (1)
2014–2015 Melilla 53 (17)
2016 Cádiz 21 (3)
2016–2017 Atlético Baleares 17 (0)
2017–2019 Murcia 54 (1)
2018–2019 → Orihuela (loan) 24 (2)
Total 537 (57)
International career
2000–2001 Spain U18 4 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Murcia (youth)
2021–2023 Murcia B
2023– Xerez Deportivo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his 18-year professional career in the Segunda División B, totalling 111 Segunda División games and seven goals over five seasons while appearing for Alavés, Albacete, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Elche. He added 47 matches in La Liga (with Albacete), and also made one competitive appearance with Barcelona.

Playing career

A trainee of both Sevilla FC (early)[1] and FC Barcelona (with whom he featured in a UEFA Champions League game, against Club Brugge KV),[2] Sánchez was born in Seville, Andalusia, and he made his debut in La Liga with Albacete Balompié in 2003–04. On 19 October 2003, after a team effort, he scored from a lob in a 3–1 home win over Real Sociedad – his only goal of the season.[3][4]

Sánchez spent the second half of the 2004–05 campaign in the Segunda División, loaned to Deportivo Alavés, and appeared rarely as the Basques returned to the top flight. He then completed another two solid years with Albacete, joining them in summer 2005 after being released by Barcelona.[5][6][7]

In July 2007, Sánchez moved to second-tier Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[7] Scarcely used, he joined Romanian club FC Timişoara at the end of the season, being loaned to FC Gloria Buzău in January 2009 and being released in July after only 12 total appearances.[8]

After spending the first months of the new campaign training on his own, Sánchez moved in January 2010 to CD Castellón of division two,[9] making no appearances as the Valencian team also suffered relegation. In August, he signed with another side in that league, Elche CF.[10]

Sánchez left the club at the end of 2010–11, amid rumours that he had sold out to Granada CF during the top-division promotion play-offs.[11][12] Shortly after, he signed for CD Atlético Baleares in the Segunda División B.[13]

On 13 July 2013, Sánchez returned to Gimnàstic, now in the third tier of Spanish football.[14] On 23 July of the following year, he moved to UD Melilla in the same division.[15]

Sánchez continued to compete in the lower leagues or amateur football until his retirement at the age of 37, representing in the process Cádiz CF,[16] Atlético Baleares,[17] Real Murcia and Orihuela CF.[18]

Coaching career

On 4 July 2019, Sánchez was appointed manager of Murcia's under-17 squad as well as part of the club's technical secretariat.[19] He started coaching in his own right two years later, being in charge of Real Murcia Imperial[20] and later Xerez Deportivo FC also in the newly-created Tercera Federación.[21]

References
  1. "El revulsivo David Sánchez" [David Sánchez the spark]. El País (in Spanish). 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. Piñol, Àngels (30 October 2002). "Riquelme decide en Brujas" [Riquelme the decider in Bruges]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. "Spain round-up: Valencia reclaim top spot". UEFA. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. Romero, Arístides (19 October 2003). "El Albacete golea a un subcampeón descafeinado" [Albacete rout decaffeinated runners-up]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. Castelo, Luis (21 April 2005). "David Sánchez ultima su marcha inminente al Alavés" [David Sánchez all but gone to Alavés]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  6. Sarrión, Justo (13 August 2005). "David Sánchez firmó con el Alba y luego se entrenó" [David Sánchez signed with Alba and then he trained]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  7. "David Sánchez, nuevo jugador del Nàstic" [David Sánchez, new Nàstic player]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 June 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. "FABULOS! Barca, Real, Inter si Milan trimit jucatori in Romania! Super fotbalistii care au pierdut ZECI de milioane dupa cariere RATATE" [FABULOUS! Barça, Real, Inter and Milan send players to Romania! Super footballers who lost tens of millions in FAILED careers] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  9. "David Sánchez: "Tengo muchas ganas de volver a jugar"" [David Sánchez: "I want to play again so bad"]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 11 February 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  10. "El Elche ficha a Quero y presenta a David Sanchez" [Elche sign Quero and present David Sanchez]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 August 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  11. Galván, José Antonio (5 August 2011). "El Elche vuelve a sospechar de David Sánchez" [Elche suspect David Sánchez again]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  12. Rodríguez, Rubén (6 August 2011). "David Sánchez alimenta la sospecha de soborno con el interés del Tenerife de Quique Pina" [David Sánchez fuels bribe suspect with Quique Pina's Tenerife interest]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  13. "El jugador David Sánchez, ex del Elche, firma finalmente por el Atlético Baleares" [Player David Sánchez, formerly of Elche, finally signs for Atlético Baleares]. Ideal (in Spanish). 13 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  14. "David Sánchez torna a Tarragona" [David Sánchez returns to Tarragona] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  15. "La UD Melilla contrata al centrocampista David Sánchez" [UD Melilla hire midfielder David Sánchez]. ABC (in Spanish). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  16. Salvatierra, Enrique (27 December 2015). "David Sánchez rescinde con el Melilla y ficha por el Cádiz" [David Sánchez cuts ties with Melilla and signs for Cádiz] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  17. "David Sánchez volverá al Atlético Baleares" [David Sánchez will return to Atlético Baleares]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 28 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  18. Otón, José (20 December 2018). "Real Murcia: David Sánchez, un regalo al Orihuela de 60.000 euros" [Real Murcia: David Sánchez, a 60.000 euros gift to Orihuela]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  19. "David Sánchez formará parte de la secretaría técnica y entrenará al cadete A" [David Sánchez will be part of the technical secretariat and will coach the cadet A] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  20. Montiel, Cayetano (5 July 2021). "El Murcia elige a David Sánchez para el Imperial y a Mapeka para el División de Honor" [Murcia choose David Sánchez for Imperial and Mapeka for Honour Division]. La Opinión de Murcia (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  21. Romero, M. (2 June 2023). "¿Quién es David Sánchez, el nuevo entrenador del Xerez DFC?" [Who is David Sánchez, Xerez DFC's new manager?]. Diario de Jerez (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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