Spanish footballer and manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Huertas and the second or maternal family name is
Lorente .
Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente (born 13 April 1967) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward , currently manager of Zamora .
Playing career
After starting out with local teams,[ 1] Madrid -born Sabas went on to play as a senior for Rayo Vallecano , Atlético Madrid (where he was used mainly as a substitute ),[ 2] [ 3] Real Betis , CP Mérida , Albacete Balompié , Real Balompédica Linense , Hércules CF and Ciudad de Murcia ,[ 4] starting and finishing his 17-year career with Galáctico Pegaso and retiring at the age of 35.[ 1]
Sabas appeared in 196 La Liga matches over nine seasons, and scored 34 goals.[ 5] In the Segunda División , he added 82 games and 17 goals.
Coaching career
Sabas returned to Atlético in early 2009 as part of former teammate Abel Resino 's coaching staff,[ 2] having already worked with him in that capacity at Ciudad de Murcia [ 6] and Levante UD .[ 7] His first managerial experience occurred with UD San Sebastián de los Reyes during the 2013–14 season ,[ 8] and he later became a director of football at that club.
On 29 December 2016, Sabas was appointed head coach at Extremadura UD of the third division,[ 9] being sacked the following 1 August.[ 10] He returned to the Estadio Francisco de la Hera on 1 May 2018,[ 11] helping to achieve a first-ever promotion to the second tier ;[ 12] on 10 November, however, he was again dismissed.[ 13]
Sabas was appointed by Córdoba CF on 10 March 2020, after the dismissal of Raül Agné .[ 14] On 1 December, after only six matches, he was relieved of his duties.[ 15]
On 24 October 2023, after nearly three years of inactivity, Sabas was named manager of UD Melilla in the Primera Federación .[ 16] In March 2024, with his side in the relegation zone , he was relieved of his duties.[ 17]
Sabas took over fellow third-tier Zamora CF on 4 July 2024.[ 18]
Managerial statistics
As of 3 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Ref
SS Reyes
1 July 2013
30 June 2014
46
26
11
9
74
34
+40
0 56.52
[ 19]
Extremadura
29 December 2016
1 August 2017
19
8
8
3
23
14
+9
0 42.11
[ 20]
Extremadura
1 May 2018
10 November 2018
22
7
4
11
31
30
+1
0 31.82
[ 21]
Córdoba
10 March 2020
1 December 2020
6
2
2
2
6
6
+0
0 33.33
[ 22]
Melilla
24 October 2023
4 March 2024
19
6
2
11
11
27
−16
0 31.58
[ 23]
Total
112
49
27
36
145
111
+34
0 43.75
—
Honours
Player
Atlético Madrid
Ciudad de Murcia
References
^ a b Alcaraz, Felix (2 September 2001). "Retorno a las filas del Pegaso" [Return to the ranks of Pegaso]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2012 .
^ a b Marcos, José (7 March 2009). "Sabas, el agitador" [Sabas, the agitator]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2009 .
^ "La cifra goleadora más sorprendente de Leo Messi" [Leo Messi's most surprising scoring statistic]. Sport (in Spanish). 16 October 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2017 .
^ Villalba, Juan M. (11 June 2001). "Los tumbos del 'vaquerito' " [The tumblings of the 'little cowboy']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2012 .
^ "El Albacete Balompié jugará en una Segunda División de Primera con muchos aspirantes al ascenso" [Albacete Balompié will play in a Primera -like Segunda División with many promotion candidates]. Albacete Diario (in Spanish). 14 August 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022 .
^ "El Ciudad de Murcia ya cuenta con preparador físico" [Ciudad de Murcia already have a physio]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 12 July 2005. Retrieved 25 June 2019 .
^ "Abel y Stoichkov son destituidos como entrenadores de Levante y Celta" [Abel and Stoichkov are dismissed as managers of Levante and Celta]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). 8 October 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2019 .
^ "Juan Sabas nuevo entrenador de la UD San Sebastián de los Reyes" [Juan Sabas new manager of UD San Sebastián de los Reyes] (in Spanish). UD SS Reyes. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2018 .
^ "El madrileño Juan Sabas, nuevo entrenador del Extremadura" [Madrilenian Juan Sabas, new manager of Extremadura] (in Spanish). RTVE . 29 December 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2018 .
^ Peña, Raúl (1 August 2017). "El Extremadura destituye a Sabas" [Extremadura dismiss Sabas]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2018 .
^ De la Riva, Mario (1 May 2018). "Después de despedir a tres técnicos, el Extremadura ficha a Sabas, a quien echó en verano" [After sacking three managers, Extremadura sign Sabas, who they fired in the summer]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2018 .
^ "Playoff de ascenso: El Extremadura, nuevo equipo de Segunda división" [Promotion playoffs: Extremadura, new Second division team]. ABC (in Spanish). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019 .
^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Juan Sabas" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Juan Sabas] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018 .
^ "Juan Sabas es el nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF, que destituye a Raúl Agné" [Juan Sabas is the new manager of Córdoba CF, who dismiss Raúl Agné]. ABC (in Spanish). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020 .
^ López, Fernando (1 December 2020). "Juan Sabas: ocho meses, una pandemia y seis partidos en liga que pasaron del todo a la nada" [Juan Sabas: eight months, a pandemic and six league matches that went from everything to nothing]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2022 .
^ "Juan Sabas, nuevo entrenador de la Unión Deportiva Melilla" [Juan Sabas, new manager of Unión Deportiva Melilla] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023 .
^ "Juan Sabas deja de ser entrenador de la UD Melilla" [Juan Sabas is no longer manager of UD Melilla] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^ "Juan Sabas, nuevo entrenador del Zamora" [Juan Sabas, new manager of Zamora] (in Spanish). Zamora CF. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024 .
^ "Sanse" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
^ "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018 .
^ "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018 ."Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 December 2018 .
^ "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 March 2020 .
^ "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 October 2023 .
^ "What became of… Juan Sabas" . La Liga . 20 March 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2024 .
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