Juan Sabas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Huertasand the second or maternal family name is Lorente.

Juan Sabas

Personal information
Full name	Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente
Date of birth	(1967-04-13) 13 April 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Zamora (manager)
Youth career
	Rayo Fátima
	Montilla Villaverde
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	Tomelloso	20	(4)
1986–1987	Valdepeñas
1987–1989	Pegaso	72	(39)
1989–1990	Rayo Vallecano	34	(6)
1990–1994	Atlético Madrid	63	(9)
1994–1997	Betis	70	(12)
1997–1999	Mérida	64	(16)
1999–2001	Albacete	47	(8)
2001	Linense	2	(1)
2001	Hércules	13	(1)
2001	Ciudad Murcia	4	(1)
2001–2002	Pegaso
Total		389	(97)
Managerial career
2005–2006	Ciudad Murcia (assistant)
2007	Levante (assistant)
2009	Atlético Madrid (assistant)
2010–2011	Valladolid (assistant)
2013–2014	SS Reyes
2016–2017	Extremadura
2018	Extremadura
2020	Córdoba
2023–2024	Melilla
2024–	Zamora
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 2 March 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
SS Reyes		1 July 2013	30 June 2014	46	26	11	9	74	34	+40	056.52	[19]
Extremadura		29 December 2016	1 August 2017	19	8	8	3	23	14	+9	042.11	[20]
Extremadura		1 May 2018	10 November 2018	22	7	4	11	31	30	+1	031.82	[21]
Córdoba		10 March 2020	1 December 2020	6	2	2	2	6	6	+0	033.33	[22]
Melilla		24 October 2023	4 March 2024	19	6	2	11	11	27	−16	031.58	[23]
Zamora		4 July 2024	Present	28	11	7	10	35	26	+9	039.29	[24]
Total				140	60	34	46	180	137	+43	042.86	—

Honours

Player

Atlético Madrid

• Copa del Rey: 1990–91, 1991–92 ^[25]

Ciudad de Murcia

• Tercera División: 2000–01

References

1. 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.
2. Marcos, José (7 March 2009). "Sabas, el agitador" [Sabas, the agitator]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 September 2009.
3. "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.
4. Villalba, Juan M. (11 June 2001). "Los tumbos del 'vaquerito'" [The tumblings of the 'little cowboy']. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2012.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. Peña, Raúl (1 August 2017). "El Extremadura destituye a Sabas" [Extremadura dismiss Sabas]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
11. 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.
12. "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.
13. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: Juan Sabas" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Juan Sabas] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
14. "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.
15. 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.
16. "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.
17. "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.
18. "Juan Sabas, nuevo entrenador del Zamora" [Juan Sabas, new manager of Zamora] (in Spanish). Zamora CF. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
19. "Sanse" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
20. "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
21. "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
    "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
22. "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
23. "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
24. "Sabas: Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
25. "What became of… Juan Sabas". La Liga. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2024.

External links

• Juan Sabas at BDFutbol
• Juan Sabas manager profile at BDFutbol
• Betisweb stats and bio (in Spanish)