Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juan Carlos Vicens Gómez [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 February 1983||
Place of birth | Colònia Sant Jordi, Ses Salines, Spain [3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City (assistant coach) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2010–2013 | Ses Salines | ||
2013–2016 | Santanyí |
Carlos Vicens (born 12 February 1983) is a Spanish football manager and former player who is an assistant coach at Manchester City.
An amateur player who retired early to focus on management, Vicens took his first steps as a coach in his native island of Mallorca for minor clubs such as Ses Salines and Santanyí; he was then assistant to Nico López at Llosetense. [4]
In July 2017, he 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. [5]
In August 2020, he was promoted to Under-18 main coach, replacing his previous boss Gareth Taylor. [6] On his first season in charge, he guided Manchester City Under-18s to win the FA Youth Cup. [7]
In July 2021, Vicens was again promoted, becoming Josep Guardiola's assistant in charge of the first team at Manchester City. [4]
On 6 May 2022, Eredivisie team Heracles announced that Vicens would take charge of its first team from 1 July 2022, after having signed a two-year contract. [8] However, in June, a few days after Heracles were relegated for the first time in 17 years, [9] Vicens mutually parted ways with the Dutch club, choosing to stay on at Manchester City instead. [10]