Josep Gombau

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Josep Gombau
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Gombau in 2012
Personal information
Full name Josep Gombau Balague
Date of birth (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Amposta, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
YearsTeam
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]

Contents

He is a former Barcelona youth team coach and has held multiple positions at the club's youth academy. [2]

Career

Born in Amposta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Gombau was a goalkeeper, but switched to coaching at the age of 16. [3] [4] After coaching youth teams in Amposta and Espanyol, he was signed by Barcelona in 2003 as a youth academy coach. [5] [6] [7] In 2008, he became the technical director of FCB Escola, a Barcelona youth football academy opened at the Raffles International School in Jumeirah, Dubai. [8] [9]

Kitchee

Gombau moved to Hong Kong to join Kitchee as the club's head coach in 2009. [10] Under Gombau, Kitchee won two league titles, two FA Cups, and one League Cup. [11] Before the 2012 AFC Cup away match to Tampines Rovers, Kitchee captain Chu Siu Kei applauded the contribution of Gombau to the team, saying: "The coach understands that the players might be smaller than those in the other teams, but using the ball more on the ground gives us an advantage over our opponents. We have more control of the game now". [12]

Adelaide United

On 30 April 2013, it was announced that Gombau would leave Kitchee to coach Adelaide United in the A-League. He signed a two-season deal, arriving at the club in July 2013. [13] His first two signings were compatriots and Barcelona youth products Sergio Cirio and Isaías Sánchez. Gombau also brought his long-time assistant coach Pau Marti to work alongside existing assistant coach Michael Valkanis. [14] Gombau stated that he wants to implement a possession-based football style at Adelaide. [15] [16] Gombau actively exercised his ambition to develop South Australian grassroots football by hosting free seminars for local coaches. [17] Gombau's United won the inaugural FFA Cup by defeating Perth Glory 1–0. [18] Gombau left the club in July 2015 to take up a youth coaching role in the United States. [19]

Australia U-23

Known as a developer of talent, on 28 June 2016, Gombau was appointed as head coach of Australia U-23 in place of Aurelio Vidmar, under whom the team failed to qualify for the Olympics. [20]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 1 November 2017, Gombau was assigned as head coach of Western Sydney Wanderers following the departure of Tony Popovic at the beginning of the season and Hayden Foxe acting as interim coach in the first four rounds. [21] After just six months in charge, 19 April 2018, the club announced they had terminated Gombau's contract after failing to qualify for the 2017/18 A-League Finals Series. [22]

Delhi Dynamos / Odisha FC

On 2 August 2018, Gombau was appointed as head coach of the Indian Super League club Delhi Dynamos following the departure of Miguel Ángel Portugal. [23] Under Gombau, the team did not qualify for the playoffs and placed eighth on the points table, but the team's performance improved. Ahead of the 2019–20 Indian Super League season, the club changed its base from Delhi to Odisha and rebranded as Odisha FC. He extended his contract with the club and they finished sixth in the 2019–20 season table, closely missing the playoffs spot. On 18 March 2020, Gombau and the club amicably parted ways due to personal reasons. [24]

On 6 May 2021, he was announced as a member of the club's technical committee along with David Villa and Victor Oñate. [25]

Queensboro FC

In July 2020, Gombau was announced as the first-ever head coach and sporting director for David Villa's USL Championship club Queensboro FC. [26] He left his positions at the club in June 2022, before their scheduled USL Championship debut in 2023. [27]

Return to Odisha

On 8 June 2022, Gombau rejoined Odisha FC as the head coach on a two-year deal. [28]

Persebaya Surabaya

On 14 September 2023, Gombau was appointed as Persebaya Surabaya new head coach. However, he was later sacked a month later on 28 October 2023, after only managed for 6 matches, with only one win.

Aston Villa U21

On 11 January 2024, Gombau was appointed Head Coach of Aston Villa Under-21s. [1]

Personal life

Gombau and his wife Romina [29] have two daughters, Bruna and Maria. [30]

Managerial statistics

As of 28 October 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
MWDLGFGAGDWin %
Kitchee 1 August 200930 April 201393571818212106+106061.29 [31] [32] [33] [34]
Adelaide United 1 July 201323 July 20156230122010561+44048.39 [35] [36]
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 November 201719 April 20182275103034−4031.82 [37]
Odisha 2 August 201818 March 2020371110165462−8029.73 [38] [39]
Queensboro 6 July 20207 June 2022000000+0!— [27]
Odisha8 June 202211 March 202326133104335+8050.00 [40] [41]
Persebaya Surabaya 14 September 202328 October 20236114715−8016.67
Total2461194978451313+138048.37

Honours

Kitchee SC

Adelaide United

Individual

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