Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 May 1972||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Playing position | 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[2] | 5 | (0) |
Total | 103 | (3) | |
Teams managed | |||
2015–2016 | Bangladesh under-23 | ||
2016 | Bangladesh | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Gonzalo Sanchez Moreno is a former football player and is the current head coach of the Bangladesh national football team. Despite his sacking after a rather unsuccessful 2018 FIFA World Cup campaign he was reappointed in March 2017 to coach the team. Andrew Ord soon replaced him.
Career
Moreno was born in Barcelona in 1972. He played as a full-back. He received a trial at the FC Barcelona B team and successfully achieved a youth team contract. Eventually he signed for UD Almería.[3] He then rejoined FC Barcelona. He retired a year later due to a knee injury.
Coaching
In 2016, Moreno got a six-month contract as the head coach of the Bangladesh national football team. Former Bangladeshi player and Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin originally said he wasn't impressed with his coaching experience but he said he showed interest because he joined FC Barcelona academy at the age of eight and knows the prodecure of youth development.[4] Moreno said he can impress because he had playing experiences with stars like Luis Figo and Pep Guardiola and that would be an advantage in his coaching. He also said he has a UEFA A-license and was taught by former Dutch legend Johan Cruyff. Moreno has coached Madagascar's youth teams.[5] He is also the manager of Bangladesh's under-23 team with Satyajit Das Rupu.[6] He achieved a bronze medal for Bangladesh at the 2016 South Asian Games. He was in charge of his first match for Bangladesh against the United Arab Emirates but unfortunately he lost 6-1 in Abu Dhabi.
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
His Bangladeshi team suffered humiliation after being thrashed by Jordan under Harry Redknapp.[7] After a horrible run with one point from a draw against Tajikistan,[8] Bangladesh went down to the bottom of their group. Bangladesh only achieved 2 goals, one scored by Jahid Hasan Ameli against Tajikistan, and the other was an own goal scored by Kyrgyzstan's Valery Kichin.[9]
Reappointment and Replacement
Sanchez Moreno was appointed again to train with the team but was replaced by Andrew Ord.
Managerial Statistics
Team | Nat. | From | To | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | %W |
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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
- Bronze medal (1): 2016
References
- ↑ http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j6757.html
- ↑ http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j6757.html
- ↑ http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j6757.html
- ↑ http://newagebd.net/162540/ex-barca-man-moreno-gets-six-month-contract/
- ↑ http://newagebd.net/162540/ex-barca-man-moreno-gets-six-month-contract/
- ↑ http://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/116168/Bangladesh-prepare-for-Jordan-trip
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35896715
- ↑ https://www.onefootball.com/pub/en/match/bangladeshvstajikistan-73-428133
- ↑ https://www.bff.com.bd/bff/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2271:kyrgyzstan-beat-bd-3-1&catid=34:latest-news&Itemid=74