Rubén Albés Yáñez (born 24 February 1985) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a winger, who is currently in charge of Sporting de Gijón.

Rubén Albés
Personal information
Full name Rubén Albés Yáñez
Date of birth (1985-02-24) 24 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Vigo, Spain
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Sporting Gijón (manager)
Youth career
Alerta-Traviesas
Areosa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Rápido Bouzas 11 (1)
2005–2006 Pontevedra B
2006–2007 Céltiga 22 (0)
2007–2009 Rápido Bouzas 39 (0)
Total 72 (1)
Managerial career
2008–2009 Rápido Bouzas (youth)
2009 Pontevedra (youth)
2009–2010 Valencia (youth)
2009–2010 Universitat València
2010–2011 Burjassot
2011–2012 Catarroja
2012 Wydad Casablanca (assistant)
2013–2014 Novelda
2014 Eldense (assistant)
2014–2015 Eldense
2015 Valladolid B
2015–2016 Valladolid (assistant)
2016–2017 Valladolid B
2017–2019 Celta B
2019 UCAM Murcia
2020–2021 Hermannstadt
2021–2022 Lugo
2022–2024 Albacete
2024– Sporting Gijón
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Born in Vigo, Galicia, Albés represented CP Alerta-Traviesas and CD Areosa as a youth. He played as a senior with Rápido de Bouzas,[1] Pontevedra CF B and Céltiga FC before returning to Rápido and subsequently retiring.[2]

Coaching career

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Albés started his career with Rápido Bouzas' youth setup, helping the side achieve promotion to the División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol.[2] In August 2009, shortly after taking over Pontevedra CF's youth sides, he joined Valencia CF to work in their youth categories;[2] also in the 2009–10 season, he was also in charge of CE Universitat València in the regional leagues.

Ahead of the 2010–11 campaign, Albés was appointed manager of Tercera División side Burjassot CF;[3] at the age of 25, he was the youngest manager of all national divisions.[4] In January 2012, after a short period in charge of fellow fourth division side Catarroja CF, he was named Benito Floro's assistant at Wydad AC in Morocco.[5]

On 26 June 2013, back to his home country, Albés took over Novelda CF in division four.[6] On 28 July of the following year, he was appointed Francisco Yeste's assistant at CD Eldense,[7] but was initially the manager as Yeste did not have the necessary coaching badges.[8] Both Albés and Yeste were suspended for three months,[9] with Albés being named manager after the suspension ended.

On 29 June 2015, Albés replaced Rubén de la Barrera at the helm of Real Valladolid Promesas in Segunda División B.[10] In October, after the arrival of Miguel Ángel Portugal in the first team, he was named his assistant.[11]

On 6 June 2016, Albés returned to Valladolid B for the ensuing season.[12] Roughly one year later he took over another reserve team, Celta de Vigo B also in the third division.[13]

On 11 June 2019, Albés was appointed UCAM Murcia CF manager,[14] but was sacked on 7 October.[15] The following 14 June, he was appointed in charge of Liga I side FC Hermannstadt, replacing Vasile Miriuță.[16]

Albés' first professional match occurred on 22 June 2020, a 1–4 away loss against FC Viitorul Constanța. Sacked the following 14 January, he returned to his home country after being named manager of Segunda División side CD Lugo on 20 April 2021.[17]

On 19 May 2022, after avoiding relegation, Albés announced that he would leave Lugo at the end of the season.[18] On 27 June, he replaced Rubén de la Barrera at the helm of Albacete Balompié, recently promoted to the second division.[19]

Albés led the club to the promotion play-offs after a sixth place finish in 2022–23, but was sacked on 26 March 2024, as the club was nearing the relegation zone in 2023–24.[20] On 22 June, he was announced as manager of fellow second division side Sporting de Gijón.[21]

Managerial statistics

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As of 10 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Novelda 26 June 2013 30 June 2014 47 20 16 11 49 41 +8 042.55 [22]
Eldense 28 July 2014 6 November 2014 13 3 4 6 16 22 −6 023.08 [23]
Eldense 9 March 2015 29 June 2015 12 6 0 6 24 20 +4 050.00 [23]
Valladolid B 29 June 2015 22 October 2015 9 2 5 2 7 9 −2 022.22 [24]
Valladolid B 6 June 2016 12 June 2017 38 15 9 14 40 42 −2 039.47 [25]
Celta B 12 June 2017 11 June 2019 82 33 20 29 93 83 +10 040.24 [26]
UCAM Murcia 11 June 2019 7 October 2019 7 1 4 2 4 5 −1 014.29 [27]
Hermannstadt 14 June 2020 14 January 2021 26 8 9 9 33 38 −5 030.77
Lugo 20 April 2021 19 May 2022 51 13 23 15 61 67 −6 025.49 [28]
Albacete 27 June 2022 26 March 2024 79 25 28 26 99 101 −2 031.65 [29]
Sporting Gijón 22 June 2024 Present 15 8 4 3 23 14 +9 053.33 [30]
Total 379 134 122 123 449 442 +7 035.36

References

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  1. ^ "El Bouzas, próximo rival del Lalín, no ha perdido todavía en esta campaña" [Bouzas, Lalín's next rival, did not lose this season] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 22 September 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Vigo exporta entrenadores" [Vigo exports managers] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Rubén Albes nuevo entrenador del Burjassot" [Rubén Albes new manager of Burjassot] (in Spanish). El Camp de Futbol. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Galicia exporta al entrenador más joven del fútbol español" [Galicia exports the youngest manager of Spanish football] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Un vigués en el reino alauita" [A vigués in the Alawi kingdom] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Rubén Albés se hace cargo de la dirección técnica del Novelda" [Rubén Albés takes over the technical direction of Novelda] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. ^ "El técnico vigués Rubén Albés será el segundo entrenador del Eldense" [The vigués manager Rubén Albés will be the assistant manager of Eldense] (in Spanish). Diario Información. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Denuncian a Yeste por no tener título para entrenar al Eldense" [Yeste is reported for not having the license to train Eldense] (in Spanish). El Correo. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Los técnicos del Eldense Yeste y Albés reciben la misma sanción que Zidane" [Eldense managers Yeste and Albés get the same suspension that Zidane] (in Spanish). Diario Información. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del Promesas" [Rubén Albés, new manager of Promesas] (in Spanish). Vavel. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Real Valladolid, Rubén Albés nuevo ayudante técnico" [Real Valladolid, Rubén Albés new technical assistant] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Rubén Albés vuelve al Promesas" [Rubén Albés returns to Promesas] (in Spanish). Vavel. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Rubén Albés se hará cargo del banquillo del Celta B" [Rubén Albés takes over Celta B's bench] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del UCAM Murcia" [Rubén Albés, new manager of UCAM Murcia] (in Spanish). UCAM Murcia. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Rubén Albés deja de ser entrenador del primer equipo" [Rubén Albés leaves as first team manager] (in Spanish). UCAM Murcia. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  16. ^ "El español Rubén Albés dirigirá al Hermannstadt rumano" [Spaniard Rubén Albés will manage the Romanian Hermannstadt] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del CD Lugo" [Rubén Albés, new manager of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Rubén Albés dejará el banquillo del CD Lugo al término de la presente temporada" [Rubén Albés will leave the bench of CD Lugo at the end of the current season] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del Albacete Balompié" [Rubén Albés, new manager of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Rubén Albés" [Official announcement: Rubén Albés] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Rubén Albés, nuevo entrenador del Sporting" [Rubén Albés, new manager of Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Novelda CF" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Matches Rubén Albés, 2014–15 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Matches Rubén Albés, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Matches Rubén Albés, 2016–17 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  26. ^ "Matches Rubén Albés, 2017–18 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
    "Matches Rubén Albés, 2018–19 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Matches Rubén Albés, 2019–20 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Matches Rubén Albés, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
    "Matches Rubén Albés, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Matches Rubén Albés, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
    "Matches Rubén Albés, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  30. ^ "Matches Rubén Albés, 2024–25 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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