Personal information | |||
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Full name | Josep Gombau Balague | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Amposta, Spain | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1982–1992 | Amposta | ||
Managerial career | |||
1993–1999 | Amposta | ||
1999–2003 | Espanyol (youth) | ||
2003–2009 | Barcelona (youth) | ||
2009–2013 | Kitchee | ||
2013–2015 | Adelaide United | ||
2016–2017 | Australia U23 | ||
2016–2017 | Australia (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
2018–2020 | Delhi Dynamos | ||
2020–2022 | Queensboro | ||
2022–2023 | Odisha | ||
2023 | Persebaya Surabaya | ||
2024– | Aston Villa U21s |
Josep Gombau Balague (born 5 June 1976) is a Spanish professional football manager. He is the current Head Coach of the Aston Villa U21s.[1]
He is a former Barcelona youth team coach and has held multiple positions at the club's youth academy.[2]
Kitchee's head coach Josep Gombau Balague, former coaching staff at the FC Barcelona soccer team, leaves after the first half of the Japan Earthquake Relief Charity match Spanish's soccer team Villarreal against Hong Kong's local team Kitchee in Hong Kong Friday, May 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)