Adrián Sánchez (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián José Sánchez Gómez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Barquisimeto, Venezuela | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012–2016 | Deportivo Lara (youth) | ||
| 2017 | Cantolao (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Fundación Lara (youth) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Fundación Lara (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Academia Rey | ||
| 2022–2024 | Angostura (assistant) | ||
| 2024 | Angostura (interim) | ||
| 2025 | Anzoátegui (assistant) | ||
| 2026 | Anzoátegui | ||
Adrián José Sánchez Gómez (born 24 March 1990) is a Venezuelan football manager.
Career
Born in Barquisimeto, Sánchez began working at hometown side Deportivo Lara's youth sides, before moving to Peru in 2017 Cantolao, working as a consultant for their youth categories. Back to his home country in the following year, he joined the project of Fundación Lara Deportiva; initially an under-17 coach, he was promoted to the first team as an assistant of Osmar Castillo.[2]
Ahead of the 2022 season, Sánchez became the manager of the club in Segunda División, now named Academia Rey, after Castillo left.[3] After managing to avoid relegation, he rejoined Castillo's staff at Angostura, again as his assistant.[4]
In September 2024, after Ariel Guevara was unable to manage Angostura due to registration issues, Sánchez was appointed interim manager of the club.[5] He returned to his previous role after the appointment of Saúl Maldonado late in the month.
Ahead of the 2025 campaign, Sánchez moved to Anzoátegui as an assistant of Leonardo González. On 5 January 2026, he was named manager of the side,[6] but only lasted six matches before being sacked on 11 March.[7]
References
- ^ "Adrián José Sánchez Gómez" (in Spanish). Liga FutVe. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "El invicto Fundación Lara Deportiva es la grata revelación en la Segunda División" [The unbeaten Fundación Lara Deportiva is the pleasant surprise in the Segunda División] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ ""Estamos generando mucho arraigo en Barquisimeto"" [“We are generating a lot of roots in Barquisimeto"] (in Spanish). Balón Dominado. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Adrian Sánchez: "Angostura FC es un fútbol vistoso de tenencia y bastante rápido"" [Adrian Sanchez: "Angostura FC play attractive, possession-based, and quite fast-paced football"] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Adrián Sánchez: "No es que el jugador sea de segunda, es que así lo etiquetan"" [Adrián Sánchez: "It is not that the player is from the second division, it is just that that is how they label him"] (in Spanish). Idioma FutVe. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Díaz Rodríguez, Luis (6 January 2026). "El larense Adrián Sánchez será el nuevo Director Técnico del Anzoátegui FC" [Lara native Adrián Sánchez will be the new manager of Anzoátegui FC] (in Spanish). Balonazos. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ García Hernández, Jesús (11 March 2026). "Sacudida en el Anzoátegui FC: Adrián Sánchez deja de ser el Director Técnico" [Shake-up at Anzoátegui FC: Adrián Sánchez ceases to be the manager] (in Spanish). Balonazos. Retrieved 12 March 2026.