Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1972[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | FC Barcelona B | 56 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | UD Almería | 42 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | FC Barcelona B[1] | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 103 | (3) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Bangladesh under-23 | ||
| 2016 | Bangladesh | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno is a former football player and was the head coach of the Bangladesh national football team.
Career[edit]
Moreno was born in Barcelona in 1972. He played as a right-back for FC Barcelona for 17 years for all categories. He was part of the first team FC Barcelona under Johan Cruyff during the 1994 UEFA Champions League Final. From 1995 to 1996 he signed for UD Almería.[1] He rejoined FC Barcelona in 1997. He retired a year later due to a knee injury.
Coaching[edit]
In 2014, Moreno coached Madagascar's youth teams. He also won the 2014 Champion Clubs' Cup Indian Ocean with CNaPS Sports club from Madagascar. In 2016, he coached the Bangladesh national football team. Former Bangladeshi player and Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin said he was impressed with his long career in FC Barcelona since the age of eight.[2] He was taught by former Dutch legend Johan Cruyff and played with stars like Luís Figo and Pep Guardiola. Moreno also coached the Bangladesh's under-23 team.[3] He achieved a bronze medal for Bangladesh at the 2016 South Asian Games.
He holds the UEFA A-license and is currently coaching for FC Barcelona Academy PRO, New York, US.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[edit]
Moreno's Bangladeshi team lost against the Jordan under Harry Redknapp.[4] However, the Bangladeshi team had ten players sanctioned, so he had to take a team full of substitutes.
Managerial statistics[edit]
| Team | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh U23 | 
|
28 December 2015 | 18 February 2016 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 50.00 |
| Bangladesh |
|
19 February 2016 | 24 March 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0.00 |
P – Total of played matches
W – Won matches
D – Drawn matches
L – Lost matches
GS – Goal scored
GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Honours[edit]
- Champion 2014 with CNaPS Sports
- Bronze medal (1): 2016
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gonzalo, Gonzalo Sánchez Moreno - Footballer". bdfutbol.com.
- ^ "Ex-Barca man Moreno gets six-month contract". New Age. 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Bangladesh prepare for Jordan trip". Daily Sun. 24 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
- ^ "Jordan win 8-0 in Redknapp's first game". BBC Sport.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Barcelona players
- Bangladesh national football team managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh