Carlos Corberán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corberán and the second or maternal family name is Vallet.

Carlos Corberán Vallet (born 7 April 1983) is a Spanish football coach who is currently manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion.

Carlos Corberán

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Corberán Vallet
Date of birth	(1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Cheste, Spain
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	West Bromwich Albion (manager)
Youth career
	Cheste
	Valencia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Valencia B
	Burjassot
	Ribarroja
Managerial career
2013–2014	Alcorcón (youth)
2016–2017	Doxa
2017	Ermis
2017–2020	Leeds United U23's
2020–2022	Huddersfield Town
2022	Olympiacos
2022–	West Bromwich Albion
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Previously the head coach of Doxa and Ermis in the Cypriot First Division, Corberán was first team assistant coach and manager of the under-23s side at Leeds United.^[1][2] He then managed in his own right at Huddersfield Town and Olympiacos.

Playing career

Born in Cheste, Valencian Community,^[3] Corberán represented hometown side CD Cheste^[4] and Valencia as a youth. At the age of 23, however, after representing the team's reserves, Burjassot^[5] and Ribarroja,^[4] playing no higher than Tercera División, he decided to retire to pursue his passion for coaching.^[6]

Coaching career

Early career

After retiring, Corberán subsequently started working at Villarreal's C and B-teams, as a fitness coach.^[7] In 2011, after the appointment of Juan Carlos Garrido in the first team, he was named fitness coach of the main squad.^[8]

In February 2012, Corberán signed for Saudi Arabian team Al-Ittihad alongside head coach Raúl Caneda, having been recommended by Pep Guardiola.^[9] Whilst at the club, he was a fitness coach and helped get the club to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League.^[10]

In July 2013, Corberán was appointed manager of Alcorcón's Juvenil A squad, but was relieved from his duties and subsequently replaced by José María Rico the following January.^[11] In 2014, he returned to Saudi Arabia and joined Al-Nassr, and was named as Caneda's assistant.^[12] They were runners-up in the Super Cup, and reached the group phase in the AFC Champions League and were also finalists in the King's Cup.^[10]

Cyprus

On 29 November 2016, Corberán had his first senior managerial experience after being appointed in charge of Doxa in the Cypriot First Division.^[13] The following 24 January, however, he was sacked.^[14]

Corberán was appointed the new head coach of Ermis, also in the Cypriot top tier, on 30 January 2017,^[10][15] where he helped guide them to a seventh place finish, before being replaced by Nicos Panayiotou.

Leeds United

On 21 June 2017, Corberán was announced as the new Leeds United under-23 manager, replacing the departed Jason Blunt.^[2][16]

After the appointment of new head coach Marcelo Bielsa in June 2018, Corberán was promoted to first team coach, as well as continuing his role as the head coach of the Under 23s.^[1] In October 2018, Corberán was described as "very talented" by Bielsa, with Bielsa stating he values Corberán's opinion "more than his own".^[17]

Corberán's side won the PDL Northern League 2018–19 season by winning the league, they then became the national Professional Development League Champions by beating Birmingham City in the final.^[18]

In June 2019, it was reported that Corberán would be offered the head coach job at Spanish side Cultural Leonesa,^[19] but he decided to stay at Leeds to remain under Bielsa.^[20] A year later, Leeds earned promotion to the Premier League as EFL Championship winners.^[21]

Huddersfield Town

In July 2020, Corberán was offered the position of head coach at Huddersfield Town, which he accepted and his appointment was confirmed on 23 July.^[22] On his debut, on 5 September, the club lost 1–0 at home to Rochdale in the first round of the EFL Cup;^[23] the first league game a week later saw the same score against Norwich City, also at the Kirklees Stadium.^[24]

Corberán missed the opening game of the 2021–22 season due to a positive COVID-19 test. The 2021–22 season saw the Terriers finish in third position.^[25] After drawing the first leg of the play-off semi-finals 1–1 away from home,^[26] a 1–0 home victory saw them defeat Luton Town and set up a final with Nottingham Forest at Wembley.^[27] The match was decided with a Huddersfield own goal.^[28]

On 7 July 2022, Corberán resigned from his position as head coach.^[29]

Olympiacos

On 1 August 2022, Corberán was appointed head coach of Olympiacos.^[30] During the Europa League qualification, under his management, the team managed to qualify for the group stages, despite the fact that the qualification was deemed on penalties on two occasions in a row. He was sacked after two consecutive defeats in the Europa League group stage, and a 2–1 defeat by Aris in Thessaloniki,^[31][32] with the team fifth in the Super League.^[33]

West Bromwich Albion

On 25 October 2022, Corberán returned to the English Championship, being appointed head coach of West Bromwich Albion on a 21⁄2-year deal. He joined a team that were second from bottom after 16 games.^[34] His debut four days later was a 2–0 home loss to Sheffield United.^[35] He won ten of the next twelve league games. On 7 February 2023, amid speculation of a return to Leeds following the sacking of Jesse Marsch, Corberán signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2027.^[36] His team remained in contention for the play-offs until the final day, losing 3–2 at Swansea City to finish ninth.^[37]

Managerial statistics

As of 1 November 2024^{[38][failed verification]}

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Doxa		29 November 2016	24 January 2017	8	1	2	5	4	10	−6	012.50	[citation needed]
Ermis		30 January 2017	31 May 2017	15	6	2	7	25	26	−1	040.00	[citation needed]
Huddersfield Town		23 July 2020	7 July 2022	102	38	28	36	123	129	−6	037.25	[39]
Olympiacos		1 August 2022	18 September 2022	11	2	6	3	13	14	−1	018.18	[citation needed]
West Bromwich Albion		25 October 2022	present	98	44	24	30	137	103	+34	044.90	[39]
Career totals				234	91	62	81	303	281	+22	038.89	—

Honours

Manager

Leeds United U23

• Professional Development Northern League: 2018–19 season
• Professional Development League: 2018–19 season

Individual

• EFL Championship Manager of the Month: February 2022

References

1. "Full list of Leeds United head coach Marcelo Bielsa's backroom staff at Elland Road". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
2. "Carlos Corberán announced as Whites Academy coach". Leeds United. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
3. "Carlos Corberán, el técnico de Cheste dirigirá a un club de la Championship" [Carlos Corberán, the manager of Cheste will manage a club from the Championship] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
4. "Carlos Corberán: "La Premier ha generado cultura deportiva en todas las categorías que están por debajo y las ha mejorado"" [Carlos Corberán: "The Premier generated sporting culture in all categories below and improved them"]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
5. "El valenciano que está a un paso de entrenar en la Premier League" [The Valencian who is one step away from managing in the Premier League] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
6. "Living the dream with Leeds United and Marcelo Bielsa: read the YEP's big interview with Carlos Corberan". Leeds United. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
7. "El filial amarillo se queda sin técnicos para el sábado" [The reserve team amarillo end up without managers for Saturday] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
8. "Garrido ya es historia" [Garrido is already history] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
9. "Carlos Corberán, un chestano que triunfa en Asia" [Carlos Corberán, a chestano who triumphs in Asia] (in Spanish). Comarcal CV. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
10. "Ανακοίνωση για Κορμπεράν: "Ήρθε για να μείνει"" [Announcement for Corberan: "He came to stay"] (in Greek). Omada Reporter. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
11. "José María Rico, nuevo entrenador del División de Honor" [José María Rico, new manager of División de Honor] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2020.^{[dead link]}
12. "إدارة النصر تعلن قبول استقالة مدير عام الكرة سالم العثمان" [Al-Nasr Administration announces the acceptance of the resignation of the General Director of Football Salem Al-Othman] (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
13. "Δόξα: Στην Κύπρο ο Κορμπεράν" [Doxa: Corberán in Cyprus] (in Greek). Balla.com.cy. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
14. "Τέλος ο Κορμπεράν!" [The end of Corberán!] (in Greek). sport-fm.com.cy. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
15. "Ανακοίνωσε επίσημα τον Κάρλος Κορμπεράν ο Ερμής" [Ermis officially announced Carlos Corberan] (in Greek). Athlitiki. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
16. "Leeds United look to Cyprus for new development coach". Yorkshire Evening Post. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
17. "Marcelo Bielsa hails 'talented' Leeds United coach Carlos Corberan". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
18. "Carlos Corberan on what the future can hold for Leeds United's PDL champions". Yorkshire Evening Post. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
19. "Carlos Corberán toma ventaja para ser el entrenador de la Cultural" [Carlos Corberán takes advantage to become the manager of Cultural] (in Spanish). León Noticias. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
20. "Leeds United coach Carlos Corberan to remain at Elland Road following Cultural Leonesa interest". Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
21. "Championship: Leeds United promoted to Premier League after 16-year absence". BBC Sport. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
22. "Carlos Corberan: Huddersfield Town appoint Leeds United assistant as new head coach". BBC Sport. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
23. "Huddersfield Town 0–1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
24. Woodcock, Ian (12 September 2020). "Huddersfield Town 0–1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
25. "Huddersfield Town 2–0 Bristol City: Terriers finish third as Harry Toffolo scores again". BBC Sport. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
26. "Luton Town 1–1 Huddersfield Town: Championship play-off semi final first leg ends in draw". BBC Sport. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
27. "Huddersfield Town 1–0 Luton Town (agg 2–1): Jordan Rhodes goal sends Terriers into Championship play-off final". BBC Sport. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
28. "Championship play-off final: Huddersfield Town 0–1 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
29. "Club statement: Carlos Corberán resigns". www.htafc.com. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
30. Chicken, Steven (1 August 2022). "Carlos Corberan returns to management after Huddersfield Town exit". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
31. "Άρης - Ολυμπιακός 2-1: Κιτρινόμαυρος σίφουνας έκανε την ανατροπή μέσα σε τέσσερα λεπτά και πήρε το ματς". www.sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 22 January 2023.
32. "Ολυμπιακός: Τέλος ο Κάρλος Κορμπεράν". NewsIT (in Greek). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
33. Rayner, Stuart (19 September 2022). "Carlos Corberan's Huddersfield Town resignation backfired for everyone as he is sacked by Olympiacos". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
34. Chapman, Joseph (25 October 2022). "West Brom announce Carlos Corberan as Steve Bruce's replacement". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
35. Chapman, Joseph (29 October 2022). "Carlos Corberan details 'reality check' for West Brom after damaging defeat". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
36. "Carlos Corberan given new West Brom contract until 2027 after Leeds interest". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
37. "Swansea 3-2 West Brom: Baggies beaten by Swans on final day". Sky Sports. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
38. Carlos Corberán coach profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
39. "Carlos Corberan". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

External links

• Carlos Corberán manager profile at BDFutbol