Josep Gombau

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Josep Gombau
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Josep Gombau (2012)
Personnel
Surname Josep Gombau Balague
birthday 5th June 1976
place of birth AmpostaSpain
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1993-2003 CF Amposta
2003-2009 FC Barcelona (youth)
2009-2013 Kitchee SC
2013-2015 Adelaide United
2016-2017 Australia U-23
2016-2017 Australia (assistant coach)
2017-2018 Western Sydney Wanderers
2018– Delhi Dynamos FC

Josep Gombau Balague (born June 5, 1976 in Amposta , Spain ) is a Spanish football coach.

life and career

Gombau took his first steps in football as a goalkeeper on the field. At the age of 16, however, he gave up his own playing career and became a coach. After coaching the youth teams of CF Amposta and Espanyol Barcelona , he switched to the youth academy of FC Barcelona in 2003 as a coach . In 2008 he became technical director of FCB Escola , a soccer academy of FC Barcelona in Dubai .

In 2009 he became the new coach of Kitchee SC , who plays in Hong Kong 's premier league. Under Gombau, Kitchee won two championships, two FA Cups and a league cup.

On April 30, 2013 it was announced that Gombau was leaving Kitchee to coach Adelaide United in the Australian A-League . He signed a contract there for two years. One of his first official acts was the commitment of his two compatriots Sergio Cirio and Isaías Sánchez , who had both previously played in the youth academy of FC Barcelona.

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