Carlos Sánchez Ruiz (born 16 January 1989) is a Spanish football psychologist, coach and scout, who is the current assistant manager of AD Alcorcón.
Born in Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalusia,[1] Sánchez started his career with Xerez CD in 2011, as a sporting psychologist of the youth setup, while also being an assistant coach of the Juvenil B squad.
[4] Sánchez was also an assistant of Peña back at the C-team during the 2018–19 season, before joining Real Valladolid on 15 June 2019, for their scouting team.
[6] In July 2022, Sánchez joined Segunda División side UD Ibiza as a technical secretary.
[7] On 26 November, he was named interim manager of the first team after Juan Antonio Anquela was sacked,[8] and was in charge of the club in a 1–0 home loss against FC Andorra two days later;[9] he then returned to his previous role after the appointment of Lucas Alcaraz as manager.