| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Baños Cardín | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-08-16)16 August 1979 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Villaviciosa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón B (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1994 | Juventud Estadio | ||
| 1994–1997 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Sporting Gijón B | 101 | (4) |
| 2000–2005 | Sporting Gijón | 93 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Murcia | 55 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | →Xerez (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Levante | 47 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Alcorcón | 28 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Sabadell | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Baleares | 24 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Caudal | 51 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Marino | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | L'Entregu | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 467 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Spain U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Lealtad (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lealtad | ||
| 2019–2021 | Sporting Gijón B | ||
| 2021–2022 | Langreo | ||
| 2022– | Sporting Gijón B (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Baños Cardín (born 16 August 1979), known simply asSamuel, is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder, currently assistantmanager ofSporting de Gijón B.
Samuel was born inVillaviciosa, Asturias. A product ofSporting de Gijón's youth system atMareo, he spent the vast majority of his career in theSegunda División, with Sporting,Real Murcia CF,Xerez CD,Levante UD,AD Alcorcón andCE Sabadell FC.[1] He amassed totals of 271 matches and nine goals over 13 seasons in that tier, promoting toLa Liga with thesecond[2] andfourth clubs.[3]
On 31 August 2012, aged 33, Samuel returned toSegunda División B where he had already representedSporting B the previous decade, signing forCD Atlético Baleares.[4]
Samuel started his managerial career in 2017 as assistant coach of his hometown clubCD Lealtad, and took the reins of the team the following year.[5] They finishedthe season unbeaten,[6] but could not achieve promotion fromTercera División after falling inthe playoffs toGetafe CF B[7] andCP Villarrobledo.[8]
On 6 July 2019, Samuel was appointed at Sporting Gijón's reserves.[9]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Lealtad |  | 12 June 2018 | 6 July 2019 | 46 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 81 | 25 | +56 | 063.04 | [10] |
| Sporting Gijón B | | 6 July 2019 | 25 January 2021 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 029.73 | [11] |
| Langreo | | 11 June 2021 | 4 April 2022 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 027.59 | [12] |
| Total | 112 | 48 | 30 | 34 | 155 | 104 | +51 | 042.86 | — | |||