Carlos Vicens
 Vicens in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1983[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ses Salines, Spain[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Braga (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colonia | |||
| Ses Salines | |||
| La Salle | |||
| 1997–2003 | Mallorca | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Texas Longhorns | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Ferriolense | ||
| 2003–2005 | Santanyí | ||
| 2005–2006 | Atlético Baleares | ||
| 2006–2007 | Cala d'Or | ||
| 2008 | Austin Aztex U23 | ||
| 2008–2010 | Campos | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2013 | Ses Salines | ||
| 2013–2016 | Santanyí | ||
| 2015–2017 | Llosetense (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Manchester City U18 (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Manchester City U18 | ||
| 2021–2025 | Manchester City (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Braga | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez (born 12 February 1983) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Portuguese club SC Braga.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Colònia de Sant Jordi, Ses Salines, Mallorca, Balearic Islands,[4] Vicens played for the youth sides of UD Colonia, CD Ses Salines and SD La Salle before joining RCD Mallorca at the age of 14.[5] After finishing his formation in 2002, he was promoted to farm team CD Ferriolense in Tercera División.
Vicens continued to play mainly in the lower leagues in the following years, representing CD Santanyí in the fourth tier, and CD Atlético Baleares and CD Cala d'Or[6] in the Regional Preferente de Mallorca. In 2007, he moved abroad to study economics at the University of Texas at Austin, and played for the Texas Longhorns.[7]
In April 2008, Vicens was announced as one of the 21 players of the newly-created Austin Aztex U23.[8] After the season ended in July, he was offered a one-year deal to play for the first team, Austin Aztex FC, but rejected after the financial offer was not "life-changing",[7] and returned to his home country to play for CE Campos in the fourth division.
Vicens retired in 2010, aged 27, due to an injury.
Managerial career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Immediately after retiring, Vicens returned to Ses Salines after being named manager of the club in the Tercera Regional.[9] He led the club to two consecutive promotions before returning to Santanyí on 2 July 2013, now as manager.[10]
Despite suffering relegation in his first season, Vicens remained in charge of Santanyí in the following two seasons, missing out promotion in the play-offs. During the 2015–16 campaign, he also worked as an assistant to Nico López at Llosetense.[11]
Vicens departed Santanyí on 18 June 2016,[12] but continued to work with López at Llosetense.
Manchester City
[edit]In July 2017, Vicens moved to England to join Manchester City as a youth coach, having sent his CV to the club the previous year. He worked as an assistant to the Under-12 and Under-13 teams in his first season, and was promoted as an assistant to the Under-18 team the following year.[13]
In August 2020, Vicens was promoted to Under-18 main coach, replacing his previous boss Gareth Taylor.[14] On his first season in charge, he guided Manchester City Under-18s to win the FA Youth Cup.[15]
In July 2021, Vicens was again promoted, becoming Pep Guardiola's assistant in charge of the first team at Manchester City.[11] On 6 May of the following year, Eredivisie team Heracles Almelo announced that Vicens would take charge of its first team from 1 July 2022, after having signed a two-year contract.[16] However, in June, a few days after Heracles were relegated for the first time in 17 years, the deal collapsed and Vicens chose to stay on at Manchester City instead.[17]
Braga
[edit]On 28 May 2025, Vicens was appointed manager of Portuguese Primeira Liga side SC Braga, signing a three-year contract.[18][19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Juan Carlos" (in Spanish). BeSoccer.com. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Vicens, del Ses Salines a campeón con el City" [Vicens, from Ses Salines to champion with City] (in Spanish). Diario de Mallorca. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens, el acento mallorquín del histórico triunfo 'citizen'" [Carlos Vicens, the mallorquín accent of the historic Citizen victory] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "City's new under-18s coach - The economics graduate who turned down Adrian Heath". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens entrenador juvenil del Manchester City visita el entrenamiento del Fútbol Base del Cala D´Or" [Carlos Vicens youth manager of Manchester City visits the training of the youth football of Cala d'Or] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b Vicens, Carlos (10 March 2015). "El sueño americano" [The American dream] (in Spanish). Marcador Int. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Aztex Roster Announced". The Austin Chronicle. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "El CE. Ses Salines empieza la pretemporada" [CE Ses Salines start the pre-season] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Juan Carlos Vicens nuevo entrenador del Santanyi" [Juan Carlos Vicens new manager of Santanyi] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Carlos Vicens, del Llosetense al City de Pep" [Carlos Vicens, from Llosetense to Pep's City] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Nota de despedida de Carlos Vicens" [Carlos Vicens' farewell note] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens nuevo segundo entrenador del equipo sub 18 del Manchester City" [Carlos Vicens new assistant manager of the under-18 team of Manchester City] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "El City apuesta por el español Carlos Vicens para el Juvenil" [City bet on Spaniard Carlos Vicens for the under-18s] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Manchester City win the 2020 FA Youth Cup after thrilling win over Chelsea at SGP". TheFA.com. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens nieuwe hoofdtrainer Heracles Almelo" [Carlos Vicens new manager of Heracles Almelo] (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens da marcha atrás y seguirá en el City" [Carlos Vicens takes a step back and will continue at City] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Carlos Vicens é o novo treinador do SC Braga" [Carlos Vicens is the new head coach of SC Braga] (in Portuguese). SC Braga. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "El mallorquín Carlos Vicens, nuevo entrenador del Braga" [The mallorquín Carlos Vicens, new manager of Braga] (in Spanish). Última Hora. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Carlos Vicens at BDFutbol
- Carlos Vicens at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Carlos Vicens coach profile at Soccerway
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Mallorca
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- CD Atlético Baleares footballers
- Austin Aztex U23 players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Spanish football managers
- Tercera División managers
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol managers
- Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff
- S.C. Braga managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate football managers in England
- Expatriate football managers in Portugal
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen