Aleix Coch

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aleix Coch

| image =

| full_name = Aleix Coch Lucena

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tarragona, Spain

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Algeciras

| clubnumber = 22

| youthyears1 = 2000–2002 | youthclubs1 = Cusa La Granja

| youthyears2 = 2002–2003 | youthclubs2 = Espanyol

| youthyears3 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs3 = Cusa La Granja

| youthyears4 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs4 = Reus

| youthyears5 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs5 = Gimnàstic

| youthyears6 = 2006–2008 | youthclubs6 = Reus

| youthyears7 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs7 = Gimnàstic

| years1 = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = Pobla Mafumet | caps1 = 60 | goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2010–2014 | clubs2 = Gimnàstic | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Hospitalet | caps3 = 62 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Badalona | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2017–2022 | clubs5 = Sabadell | caps5 = 121 | goals5 = 12

| years6 = 2022–2023 | clubs6 = Fuenlabrada | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2023–2024 | clubs7 = Cultural Leonesa | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Algeciras | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 1

| club-update = 19 February 2025

}}

Aleix Coch Lucena (born 18 October 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Algeciras as a central defender.{{Soccerway|aleix-coch-lucena/152459}}

Career

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Coch was a product of local Gimnàstic de Tarragona. In June 2010, while still a youth player, he was called to train with the first team to cover for injured players.[http://www.elpunt.cat/noticia/article/8-esports/52-futbol-catala/183198-juvenils-per-cobrir-les-multiples-baixes.html Juvenils per cobrir les múltiples baixes (Youth players to cover for multiple injuries)]; El Punt, 18 June 2010 (in Catalan) On 19 June he made his debut with the main squad, replacing fellow youth graduate Fran Vélez in the 82nd minute of a 1–0 away defeat against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División championship.[http://www.marca.com/2010/06/19/futbol/2adivision/1276972579.html Rondón salva los muebles (Rondón saves the day)]; Marca, 19 June 2010 (in Spanish)

On 10 July 2012, after spending three full seasons with the farm team, Coch was promoted to Nàstic's main roster alongside Sergio López, Ñoño, Eugeni and his cousin Joel Coch.[http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/act-noticia.php?id=4864 Ñoño, Aleix i Joel Coch, i Eugeni jugaran al primer equip (Ñoño, Aleix and Joel Coch and Eugeni will play with first team)]; Gimnàstic Tarragona, 10 July 2012 (in Catalan) During the campaign he appeared in 13 matches (nine starts, 781 minutes of action), as the club missed out on promotion play-off qualification.

On 20 October 2013, Coch scored his first goal for Gimnàstic, netting the first through a free kick in a 2–1 home win over Valencia CF Mestalla.[http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/segunda-b/nastic/272293-gimnastic-2-1-valencia-mestalla-los-catalanes-se-recompusieron-y-siguen-en-dinamica-positiva.html Gimnàstic 2–1 Valencia Mestalla: los catalanes se recompusieron y siguen en dinámica positiva (Gimnàstic 2–1 Valencia Mestalla: Catalans got it together and continue good run)]; Vavel, 20 October 2013 (in Spanish) He was later linked to that opponent in January of the following year,[http://www.diaridetarragona.com/noticia.php?id=16194 El Nàstic negocia con el Valencia el traspaso de Aleix Coch (Nàstic negotiate transfer of Aleix Coch with Valencia)]; Diari de Tarragona, 8 January 2014 (in Spanish) but the deal collapsed.[http://www.diaridetarragona.com/noticia.php?id=17268 Nàstic: Aleix Coch no irá al Mestalla en este mercado de invierno (Nàstic: Aleix Coch will not go to Mestalla in this winter transfer market)]; Diari de Tarragona, 24 January 2014 (in Spanish)

In July 2014, Coch joined neighbouring CE L'Hospitalet.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133619/http://www.campdesports.cat/index.php?command=show_news&news_id=26582 Aleix Coch fitxa per l'Hospitalet de Kiko Ramírez (Aleix Coch signs for Kiko Ramírez's L'Hospitalet)]; Camp d'Esports, 6 July 2014 (in Catalan) On 14 July 2016, he moved to fellow third-tier club CF Badalona still in his native region.[http://www.diaridebadalona.com/guzm%C3%A1n-i-coch-els-primers-fitxatges Guzmán i Coch, els primers fitxatges (Guzmán and Coch, the first signings)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024222451/http://www.diaridebadalona.com/guzm%C3%A1n-i-coch-els-primers-fitxatges |date=24 October 2016 }}; Diari de Badalona, 14 July 2016 (in Catalan)

On 12 July 2024, Coch signed with Algeciras in the third tier.{{cite web|publisher=Algeciras|url=https://algecirasclubdefutbol.com/aleix-coch-nuevo-jugador-del-algeciras-c-f/|title=Aleix Coch, nuevo jugador del Algeciras C.F.|trans-title=Aleix Coch, new player of Algeciras CF|date=12 July 2024|access-date=9 October 2024|language=es}}

Personal life

Coch's family was widely related to football. His father Enric was a goalkeeper, while his uncles Ramón and Santi were a forward and a defender, respectively; his two cousins, Denis and Joel, also represented Pobla.{{cite web|url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/esports/article/52-futbol-catala/413236-la-familia-coch-busca-un-altre-ascens.html|title=La família Coch busca un altre ascens|trans-title=The Coch family seeks another promotion|publisher=El Punt|language=ca|date=19 May 2011|accessdate=5 October 2015}}