Michel Sanchez is the current manager of Girona FC, who are making waves in the La Liga by currently topping the points table standings, find out more about him, his salary and tactics
Girona FC currently tops the La Liga table with 34 points after securing 11 wins from 13 games.
Who is Michel Sanchez Girona FC manager, bio, age, height, tactics, salary, contract and stats
Relentless Catalan side (Not Barça) Girona led by Michel Sanchez have shocked the footballing world,
putting in dominant displays and romping to first position in Spain's top flight
This won't sit well with La Liga's big three as they look to close the gap and reclaim top spot pic.twitter.com/hy75mxnghE
— VICTORY (@Victory_cosmas_) November 13, 2023
✨ "Volver a Vallecas siempre es especial para mí".
👨👩👧👦"Es mi barrio y mi familia y amigos están allí".
🗣️ Las declaraciones de Míchel Sánchez en rueda de prensa antes de volver a Vallecas. pic.twitter.com/Z7ZrAbTQln
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) November 9, 2023
Despite being a relatively unknown club just a few seasons ago, Girona FC find themselves at the top of the La Liga table with Michel Sanchez at the helm.
Michel Sanchez biography
Miguel Angel Sanchez Munoz, more commonly known as Michel Sanchez, is a Spanish former footballer and current manager of Girona FC. He was born on October 30, 1975, in Madrid, Spain. During his time as a professional footballer, he mostly played for Rayo Vallecano in the Spanish second division. Michel has currently found great success at Girona after leading them up into the La Liga, and now topping the table with them.
Age and height
Michel Sanchez is currently 48 years old and stands at a height of 1.74 m.
Contract
Michel Sanchez joined Girona FC as their manager in 2021 and just recently signed a new contract with them before the end of last season. He signed a 3-year contract with them, which will see him stay until 2026.
Míchel (Defense) has earned approximately $1,386,175 gross in his playing career and last played for Ceara Sporting Club (Brasileiro) in 2022 but his salary as the manager of Girona isn’t known.
Career and records
Prior to becoming manager, Michel Sanchez was a professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. Throughout his 20-year senior career, Michel amassed a total of 182 matches and 25 goals in the La Liga. Meanwhile, he recorded a total of 169 games and 18 goals in the Segunda División, where he played for teams like Rayo Vallecano and Real Murcia. Following his retirement from professional football, he started his managerial career and has been managing Girona FC since 2021.
After leading them to La Liga via the play-offs during his first season, the club was expected to battle for relegation last season however, Michel did more than that, as he led the team to an impressive 10th-place finish. Despite having a leaky defense, the team scored more goals than any other side besides the big three last season and te Catalans always try to play out from the back, they take risks, and often they are made to pay for it. This is the way the manager wants them to approach every match, with Michel Sanchez a classy, ball-playing midfielder during his days, and insistent that his teams have a similar mindset.
In January 2021, Michel was sacked as manager of tiny Huesca, with the team bottom of LaLiga despite playing some excellent football and not getting the results they deserved. The 47-year-old will never set his sides up to defend and grind out results, they always want possession, always want to be positive, always want to attack.
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