Arnau Sala
{{short description|Spanish footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Sala|Descals|lang=Spanish}}{{Not to be confused with|Arnau Solà|text=Spanish footballer, Arnau Solà}}{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arnau Sala
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| fullname = Arnau Sala Descals
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|11|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sant Fruitós de Bages, Spain
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Girona (assistant)
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Manresa
| years1 = 1989–1993 | clubs1 = Manresa | caps1 = 84 | goals1 = 12
| years2 = 1993 | clubs2 = Zaragoza B | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1993–1994 | clubs3 = Manlleu | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1994–1999 | clubs4 = Figueres | caps4 = 143 | goals4 = 13
| years5 = 1999–2001 | clubs5 = Córdoba | caps5 = 46 | goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2001–2002 | clubs6 = Figueres | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2002–2004 | clubs7 = Girona | caps7 = 33 | goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2004–2006 | clubs8 = Peralada | caps8 = | goals8 =
| totalcaps = 382 | totalgoals = 35
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| manageryears1 = 2007–2009 | managerclubs1 = Girona (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2009–2010 | managerclubs2 = Recreativo Huelva (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2010–2013 | managerclubs3 = Figueres
| manageryears4 = 2013 | managerclubs4 = Girona B
| manageryears5 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs5 = Olot
| manageryears6 = 2015–2017 | managerclubs6 = Peralada
| manageryears7 = 2017–2018 | managerclubs7 = IM Zhongyou (assistant)
| manageryears8 = 2019– | managerclubs8 = Girona (assistant)
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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.[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1999/08/29/pagina-35/408500/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen Justa vitoria del ‘Recre’ en el derbi andaluz (Fair win from 'Recre' in the Andalusian derby)]; El Mundo Deportivo, 29 August 1999 {{in lang|es}}
Sala scored his first professional goal on 2 October, netting his side's first of a 2–1 home win against CA Osasuna.[http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1999/10/03/pagina-28/421733/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen De nuevo Armada (Armada again)]; El Mundo Deportivo, 3 October 1999 {{in lang|es}} 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.[http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/8-esports/52-futbol-catala/177016-arnau-sala-fa-el-pas-i-entrenara-el-figueres.html 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 lang|ca}} 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,[http://www.diaridegirona.cat/esports/2013/02/13/arnau-sala-deixara-lentrenador-del-figueres-al-final-temporada/604064.html 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 lang|ca}} and was appointed at the helm of Girona FC B on 4 July.[http://www.diaridegirona.cat/esports/2013/07/04/munoz-sera-segon-ricardo-arnau/624724.html 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 lang|ca}} On 29 December he was appointed UE Olot manager, replacing fired Edu Vílchez.[http://www.naciodigital.cat/lagarrotxa/noticia/11913/arnau/sala/substitueix/edu/vilchez/tecnic/unio/esportiva/olot 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 lang|ca}}
On 10 May 2014, after narrowly avoiding relegation, Sala renewed with Olot.[http://www.lasegundab.es/blog/2014/05/10/arnau-sala-seguira-en-la-garrotxa-26692.html Arnau Sala seguirá en la Garrotxa (Arnau Sala will remain in Garrotxa)]; La Segunda B, 10 May 2014 {{in lang|es}} He was dismissed that November, with the team again in the drop zone.{{cite news |last1=Planella |first1=David |title=Arnau Sala, destituït|trans-title=Arnau Sala, dismissed |url=http://www.radiolot.cat/noticies/arnau-sala-destituit/ |accessdate=31 October 2019 |publisher=Ràdio Olot |date=24 November 2014 |language=Catalan}}
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.{{cite news |title=El Peralada confirma que és nou equip de Segona Divisió B|trans-title=Peralada confirms that it is a new Segunda División B team |url=https://www.regio7.cat/esports/2017/07/12/peralada-confirma-que-nou-equip/424247.html |accessdate=31 October 2019 |publisher=Regió 7 |date=11 July 2017 |language=Catalan}} In December 2017, he left to be Agné's assistant again, this time with Nei Mongol Zhongyou F.C. in China League One.{{cite news |title=Arnau Sala deixa el Peralada i se'n va amb Raül Agné a la 2a divisió xinesa |trans-title=Arnau Sala leaves Peralada and goes with Raül Agné to the Chinese 2nd division|url=https://www.diaridegirona.cat/esports/2017/12/20/arnau-sala-deixa-peralada-sen/886098.html |accessdate=31 October 2019 |work=Diari de Girona |date=19 December 2017 |language=Catalan}} The pair were dismissed the following August, with the team second from bottom.{{cite news |last1=Ribera |first1=Lluís |title=S'acaba l'aventura a la Xina de Raül Agné i Arnau Sala |trans-title=Raül Agné and Arnau Sala's adventure in China comes to an end|url=https://www.diaridegirona.cat/esports/2018/08/09/sacaba-laventura-xina-raul-agne/929236.html |accessdate=31 October 2019 |work=Diari de Girona |date=9 August 2018 |language=Catalan}}
On 23 October 2019, Sala and Raül Agné returned to Girona FC.[https://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/deportes/raul-agne-llega-acuerdo-ser-entrenador-cordoba-cf_1331299.html Raúl Agné llega a un acuerdo para ser el entrenador del Córdoba CF], diariocordoba.com, 23 October 2019
Managerial statistics
{{updated|17 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure |
| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="8"|Record !rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}} |
|---|
| {{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}} !{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}} |
| align=left|Figueres
|{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|3 June 2010 |align=left|4 July 2013 {{WDL|106|62|22|22|for=196|against=102|diff=yes}} |
| align=left|Girona B
|{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|4 July 2013 |align=left|29 December 2013 {{WDL|15|9|5|1|for=34|against=17|diff=yes}} |
| align=left| Olot
|{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|29 December 2013 |align=left|24 November 2014 {{WDL|33|10|10|13|for=37|against=45|diff=yes}} |
| align=left|Peralada
|{{Flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|27 May 2015 |align=left|21 December 2017 {{WDL|101|42|26|33|for=144|against=111|diff=yes}} |
| colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|255|123|63|69|for=411|against=275|diff=yes}} !— |
References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|4238}}
- {{BDFutbol manager|4238}}
- {{Soccerway coach|arnau-sala-descals/326202}}
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Category:Footballers from the Province of Barcelona
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Segunda División players
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Category:Deportivo Aragón players
Category:AEC Manlleu footballers
Category:UE Figueres footballers