Spanish footballer and manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Huertas and the second or maternal family name is
Lorente .
Juan Sabas Huertas Lorente (born 13 April 1967) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as aforward , currently amanager .
After starting out with local teams,[ 1] Madrid -born Sabas went on to play as a senior forRayo Vallecano ,Atlético Madrid (where he was used mainly as asubstitute ),[ 2] [ 3] Real Betis ,CP Mérida ,Albacete Balompié ,Real Balompédica Linense ,Hércules CF andCiudad de Murcia ,[ 4] Galáctico Pegaso and retiring at the age of 35.[ 1]
Sabas won twoCopa del Rey trophies with Atlético.[ 5] 1991 final , he played 34 minutes of the 1–0 win againstRCD Mallorca at theSantiago Bernabéu Stadium after replacing the injuredPaulo Futre .[ 6]
Sabas appeared in 196La Liga matches over nine seasons, and scored 34 goals.[ 7] Segunda División , he added 82 games and 17 goals.
Sabas returned to Atlético in early 2009 as part of former teammateAbel Resino 's coaching staff,[ 2] Ciudad de Murcia [ 8] Levante UD .[ 9] UD San Sebastián de los Reyes during the2013–14 season ,[ 10] director of football at that club.
On 29 December 2016, Sabas was appointed head coach atExtremadura UD of the third division,[ 11] [ 12] Estadio Francisco de la Hera on 1 May 2018,[ 13] first-ever promotion to the second tier ;[ 14] [ 15]
Sabas was appointed byCórdoba CF on 10 March 2020, after the dismissal ofRaül Agné .[ 16] [ 17]
On 24 October 2023, after nearly three years of inactivity, Sabas was named manager ofUD Melilla in thePrimera Federación .[ 18] relegation zone , he was fired.[ 19]
Sabas took over fellow third-tierZamora CF on 4 July 2024.[ 20] [ 21] first season by six points,[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of 1 November 2025 Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From To Record Ref G W D L GF GA GD Win % SS Reyes 1 July 2013 30 June 2014 46 26 11 9 74 34 +40 0 56.52 [ 25] Extremadura 29 December 2016 1 August 2017 19 8 8 3 23 14 +9 0 42.11 [ 26] Extremadura 1 May 2018 10 November 2018 22 7 4 11 31 30 +1 0 31.82 [ 27] Córdoba 10 March 2020 1 December 2020 6 2 2 2 6 6 +0 0 33.33 [ 28] Melilla 24 October 2023 4 March 2024 19 6 2 11 11 27 −16 0 31.58 [ 29] Zamora 4 July 2024 4 November 2025 50 18 15 17 59 50 +9 0 36.00 [ 30] Total 162 67 42 53 204 161 +43 0 41.36 —
Atlético Madrid
Ciudad de Murcia
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