Carlos Corberán
Carlos Corberán Vallet (born 7 April 1983) is a Spanish football coach and former youth player. He currently serves as the head coach of Championship club Huddersfield Town. Previously the head coach of Doxa and Ermis in the Cypriot First Division, Corberán made his coaching breakthrough with Leeds United, where he has held roles as first team assistant coach and was the manager of their under-23s side. Playing career. Born in Cheste, Valencian Community, Corberán represented Valencia CF as a youth. At the age of 23, however, after only representing the team's reserves and playing no higher  than Tercera División, he decided to retire to pursue his passion for coaching. Coaching career. Early career. After retiring, Corberán subsequently started working at Villarreal CF's C and B-teams, as a fitness coach. In 2011, after the appointment of Juan Carlos Garrido in the first team, he was named fitness coach of the main squad. In February 2012, Corberán signed for Saudi Arabia team Al-Ittihad alongside head coach Raúl Caneda after Pep Guardiola's recommendation of Corberán to the Arab team. Whilst at the club, he was a fitness coach and helped get the club to the  semi-finals of the AFC Champions League. In July 2013, Corberán was appointed manager of AD Alcorcón's "Juvenil A" squad, but was relieved from his duties and subsequently replaced by José María Rico the following January. In 2014, he joined Al-Nassr FC and was named Caneda's assistant. They were runners-up in the Saudi Arabia Super Cup, and reached the group phase in the AFC Champions League and were also finalists in the King's Cup. Doxa. On 29 November 2016, Corberán had his first senior managerial experience after being appointed in charge of Doxa Katokopias FC  in the Cypriot First Division. The following 24 January, however, he was sacked. Ermis Aradippou. On 30 January 2017, Corberán was appointed the new head coach of Ermis Aradippou FC also in the Cypriot top tier, 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. 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. In October 2018, Corberán was described as "very talented" by Bielsa, with Bielsa stating he values Corberán's opinion "more than his own". 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. In June 2019, it was reported that Corberán would be offered the head coach job at Spanish side Cultural Leonesa, but he decided to stay at Leeds to remain under Bielsa. After the English professional football season was paused in March  2020 due to Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football, the season was resumed during June, Corberán was part of Marcelo Bielsa's backroom staff in his dual role of 1st Team Coach and Under 23's Head Coach as Leeds earned promotion to the Premier League and also become the EFL Championship Champions for the 2019-20 season in July after the successful resumption of the season. 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. Corberán missed the opening  game of the 2021–22 season due to a positive COVID-19 test, but was still in charge of first-team affairs from his home. Honours. Manager. Leeds United under-23s Huddersfield Town