Spanish footballer and manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Sala and the second or maternal family name is
Descals .
Not to be confused with Spanish footballer,
Arnau Solà .
Arnau Sala Descals (born 20 November 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender , and a manager. He is currently the assistant manager of Girona FC .
Club career
Born in Sant Fruitós de Bages , Barcelona , Catalonia , Sala made his senior debuts with CE Manresa in Tercera División . After appearing with Real Zaragoza B and AEC Manlleu in Segunda División B , he joined UE Figueres in the same level in the 1994 summer.
In June 1999 Sala joined Segunda División 's Córdoba CF . He played his first match as a professional on 28 August, aged 28, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva .[1]
Sala scored his first professional goal on 2 October, netting his side's first of a 2–1 home win against CA Osasuna .[2] After appearing in 36 matches and scoring four goals during his first campaign , he was sparingly used in his second , and subsequently returned to Figueres in the 2001 summer.
In 2002 Sala joined Girona FC , achieving promotion from the fourth level at first attempt . He retired in 2006, aged 35, with CF Peralada in the same division.
Manager career
On 3 June 2010, after being Raül Agné 's assistant at Girona and Recreativo de Huelva , Sala was appointed Figueres manager.[3] He achieved two consecutive promotions with the club, taking them back to the fourth level in the 2012–13 season .
In February 2013 Sala announced he would leave Figueres at the end of the season,[4] and was appointed at the helm of Girona FC B on 4 July.[5] On 29 December he was appointed UE Olot manager, replacing fired Edu Vílchez .[6]
On 10 May 2014, after narrowly avoiding relegation , Sala renewed with Olot.[7] He was dismissed that November, with the team again in the drop zone .[8]
Sala returned to Peralada as manager in 2015, and in his second season won promotion from the fourth tier with a playoff victory over Club Rápido de Bouzas .[9] In December 2017, he left to be Agné's assistant again, this time with Nei Mongol Zhongyou F.C. in China League One .[10] The pair were dismissed the following August, with the team second from bottom .[11]
On 23 October 2019, Sala and Raül Agné returned to Girona FC .[12]
Managerial statistics
As of 17 December 2017
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Ref
Figueres
3 June 2010
4 July 2013
106
62
22
22
196
102
+94
0 58.49
[13]
Girona B
4 July 2013
29 December 2013
15
9
5
1
34
17
+17
0 60.00
[14]
Olot
29 December 2013
24 November 2014
33
10
10
13
37
45
−8
0 30.30
[15]
Peralada
27 May 2015
21 December 2017
101
42
26
33
144
111
+33
0 41.58
[16]
Total
255
123
63
69
411
275
+136
0 48.24
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References
^ Justa vitoria del ‘Recre’ en el derbi andaluz (Fair win from 'Recre' in the Andalusian derby) ; El Mundo Deportivo , 29 August 1999 (in Spanish)
^ De nuevo Armada (Armada again) ; El Mundo Deportivo, 3 October 1999 (in Spanish)
^ Arnau Sala fa el pas i entrenarà el Figueres (Arnau Sala makes the grade and will manage Figueres) ; El Punt Avui, 3 June 2010 (in Catalan)
^ Arnau Sala deixarà de ser l´entrenador del Figueres al final de temporada (Arnau Sala will leave Figueres' manager post at the end of the season) ; Diari de Girona, 13 February 2013 (in Catalan)
^ Muñoz serà el segon de Ricardo i Arnau es perfila com el tècnic del filial (Muñoz will be Ricardo's assistant and Arnau becomes the reserves manager) ; Diari de Girona, 4 July 2013 (in Catalan)
^ Arnau Sala substitueix Edu Vílchez com a tècnic de la Unió Esportiva Olot (Arnau Sala replaces Edu Vílchez as Unió Esportiva Olot's manager) ; Nació Digital, 29 December 2013 (in Catalan)
^ Arnau Sala seguirá en la Garrotxa (Arnau Sala will remain in Garrotxa ) ; La Segunda B, 10 May 2014 (in Spanish)
^ Planella, David (24 November 2014). "Arnau Sala, destituït" [Arnau Sala, dismissed] (in Catalan). Ràdio Olot. Retrieved 31 October 2019 .
^ "El Peralada confirma que és nou equip de Segona Divisió B" [Peralada confirms that it is a new Segunda División B team] (in Catalan). Regió 7. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019 .
^ "Arnau Sala deixa el Peralada i se'n va amb Raül Agné a la 2a divisió xinesa" [Arnau Sala leaves Peralada and goes with Raül Agné to the Chinese 2nd division]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2019 .
^ Ribera, Lluís (9 August 2018). "S'acaba l'aventura a la Xina de Raül Agné i Arnau Sala" [Raül Agné and Arnau Sala's adventure in China comes to an end]. Diari de Girona (in Catalan). Retrieved 31 October 2019 .
^ Raúl Agné llega a un acuerdo para ser el entrenador del Córdoba CF , diariocordoba.com, 23 October 2019
^ "Regional Preferente Catalana (Grupo 1) 2010–11" [Regional Preference Catalan (Group 1) 2010-11] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017 ."Primera Catalana (Grupo 1) 2011–12" [First Catalana (Group 1) 2011-12] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017 ."Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2012–13" [Third Division (Group 5) 2012-13] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017 .
^ "Primera Catalana (Grupo 1) 2013–14 (desde la Ronda 1-15)" [First Catalana (Group 1) 2013-14 (from Round 1-15)] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017 .
^ "Arnau: Arnau Sala Descals: Matches 2013–14" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 September 2017 ."Arnau: Arnau Sala Descals: Matches 2014–15" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 September 2017 .
^ "Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2015–16" [Third Division (Group 5) 2015-16] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017 ."Tercera División (Grupo 5) 2016–17" [Third Division (Group 5) 2016-17] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017 ."Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2016–17" [Promotion Phase to Second Division B 2016-17] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 14 September 2017 ."Arnau: Arnau Sala Descals: Matches 2017–18" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 14 September 2017 .
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