| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Corberán Vallet | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-04-07)7 April 1983 (age 42) | ||
| Place of birth | Cheste, Spain | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valencia (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cheste | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Valencia B | |||
| Burjassot | |||
| –2006 | Ribarroja | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Doxa | ||
| 2017 | Ermis | ||
| 2020–2022 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| 2022 | Olympiacos | ||
| 2022–2024 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 2024– | Valencia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Corberán Vallet (born 7 April 1983) is a Spanish professionalfootballcoach and formergoalkeeper who is currently head coach ofLa Liga clubValencia.
Previously the head coach ofDoxa Katokopias andErmis Aradippou in theCypriot First Division, Corberán was first team assistant coach and manager of theunder-23s atLeeds United.[1][2] He then managed atHuddersfield Town,Olympiacos andWest Bromwich Albion before joining boyhood club Valencia in December 2024.
Born inCheste,Valencian Community on 7 April 1983,[3] Corberán represented hometown side Cheste[4] andValencia as a youth.
He began his senior career as a goalkeeper playing forValencia B before moving toBurjassot[5] and thenRibarroja.[4] At the age of 23, in 2006 after playing no higher thanTercera División, he decided to retire to pursue his passion for coaching.[6]
After retiring, Corberán started working atVillarreal'sC andB-teams, as a fitness coach.[7] In 2011, after the appointment ofJuan Carlos Garrido in the first team, he was named fitness coach of the main squad.[8]
In February 2012, Corberán signed for Saudi Arabian teamAl-Ittihad alongside head coachRaúl Caneda, having been recommended byPep Guardiola.[9] Whilst at the club, he was a fitness coach and helped get the club to the semi-finals of theAFC Champions League.[10]
In July 2013, Corberán was appointed manager ofAlcorcón'sJuvenil A squad, but was relieved from his duties and replaced by José María Rico the following January.[11] In 2014, he returned to Saudi Arabia and joinedAl-Nassr, and was named as Caneda's assistant.[12] They were runners-up in theSaudi Super Cup, and reached the group phase in the Champions League and were also finalists in theKing's Cup.[10]
On 29 November 2016, Corberán had his first senior managerial experience after being appointed in charge ofDoxa Katokopias in theCypriot First Division.[13] The following 24 January, however, he was sacked.[14]
Corberán was appointed the new head coach ofErmis Aradippou, also in the Cypriot top tier, on 30 January 2017,[10][15] where he helped guide them to a seventh place finish, before being replaced byNicos Panayiotou.
On 21 June 2017, Corberán was announced as the newLeeds United under-23 manager, replacing the departedJason Blunt.[2][16]
After the appointment of new head coachMarcelo 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.[1] In October 2018, Corberán was described as "very talented" by Bielsa, with Bielsa stating he values Corberán's opinion "more than his own".[17]
Corberán's side won the2018–19 Professional Development League North Division, they then became the nationalProfessional Development League Champions by beatingBirmingham City under-23 in the final.[18]
In June 2019, it was reported that Corberán would be offered the head coach job at Spanish sideCultural Leonesa,[19] but he decided to stay at Leeds to remain under Bielsa.[20] A year later, Leeds earned promotion to thePremier League asEFL Championship winners.[21]
In July 2020, Corberán was offered the position of head coach atHuddersfield Town, which he accepted and his appointment was confirmed on 23 July.[22] On his debut, on 5 September, the club lost 1–0 at home toRochdale in the first round of theEFL Cup;[23] the first league game a week later saw the same score againstNorwich City, also at theKirklees Stadium.[24]
Corberán missed the opening game of the 2021–22 season due to a positive COVID-19 test. The2021–22 season saw the Terriers finish in third position.[25] After drawing the first leg of the play-off semi-finals 1–1 away from home,[26] a 1–0 home victory saw them defeatLuton Town and set up a final withNottingham Forest atWembley.[27] The match was decided with a Huddersfield own goal.[28]
On 7 July 2022, Corberán resigned from his position as head coach.[29]
On 1 August 2022, Corberán was appointed head coach ofOlympiacos.[30] During theUEFA Europa League qualification, under his management, the team managed to qualify for the group stages, despite the fact that the qualification was decided on penalties on two occasions in a row. He was sacked after two consecutive defeats in the Europa League group stage, and a 2–1 defeat byAris inThessaloniki,[31][32] with the team fifth in theSuper League.[33]
On 25 October 2022, Corberán returned to the EFL Championship, being appointed head coach ofWest Bromwich Albion on a 21⁄2-year deal. He joined a team that were second from bottom after 16 games.[34] His debut four days later was a 2–0 home loss toSheffield United.[35] He won ten of the next twelve league games. On 7 February 2023, amid speculation of a return to Leeds following the sacking ofJesse Marsch, Corberán signed a contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2027.[36] His team remained in contention for the play-offs until the final day, losing 3–2 atSwansea City to finish ninth.[37]
On 24 December 2024, Corberán signed a 3-year deal to become the head coach of his hometown and boyhood club,La Liga sideValencia.[38] Taking over with the club in the relegation places, he oversaw an upturn in form and led them to an eventual 12th place finish in La Liga.
During the 2025–26 season, Valencia have endured a poor run of form under Corberán, including consecutive defeats to Oviedo, Girona, Villarreal, and heavy losses to Barcelona (6–0) and Real Madrid (4–0). As of November 2025, Valencia sit 16th in La Liga with two wins and six defeats from eleven matches under Corberán.[39][40]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Doxa |  | 29 November 2016 | 24 January 2017 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 012.50 | [citation needed] |
| Ermis | | 30 January 2017 | 31 May 2017 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 040.00 | [citation needed] |
| Huddersfield Town |  | 23 July 2020 | 7 July 2022 | 102 | 38 | 28 | 36 | 123 | 129 | −6 | 037.25 | [42] |
| Olympiacos |  | 1 August 2022 | 18 September 2022 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 018.18 | [citation needed] |
| West Bromwich Albion | | 25 October 2022 | 24 December 2024 | 107 | 47 | 29 | 31 | 149 | 110 | +39 | 043.93 | [42] |
| Valencia |  | 24 December 2024 | Present | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 039.47 | [42] |
| Career totals | 281 | 109 | 78 | 94 | 363 | 343 | +20 | 038.79 | — | |||
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