Aleix Coch
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aleix Coch Lucena | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarragona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Badalona | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Espanyol | |||
| Cusa La Granja | |||
| Reus | |||
| Gimnàstic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Pobla Mafumet | 60 | (6) |
| 2010–2014 | Gimnàstic | 24 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Hospitalet | 62 | (0) |
| 2016– | Badalona | 9 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2016. | |||
Aleix Coch Lucena (born 18 October 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Badalona as a central defender.
Club 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.[1] On 19 June, he made his debut with the main squad, replacing fellow youth graduate Fran Vélez in the 82nd minute of a 0–1 away defeat against UD Las Palmas for the Segunda División championship.[2]
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.[3] 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;[4] he was later linked to that opponent in January of the following year,[5] but the deal collapsed.[6]
In July 2014, Coch joined neighbouring CE L'Hospitalet.[7] On 14 July 2016 he moved to fellow third tier club CF Badalona, still in his native region.[8]
Personal life
Coch's family is 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 Joel and Denis are midfielder and defender, and also represented Pobla.[9]
References
- ↑ Juvenils per cobrir les múltiples baixes (Youth players to cover for multiple injuries); El Punt, 18 June 2010 (Catalan)
- ↑ Rondón salva los muebles (Rondón saves the day); Marca, 19 June 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Ñoño, Aleix i Joel Coch, i Eugeni jugaran al primer equip (Ñoño, Aleix and Joel Coch and Eugeni will play with first team); Gimnàstic's official website, 10 July 2012 (Catalan)
- ↑ 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 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Nàstic negocia con el Valencia el traspaso de Aleix Coch (Nàstic negotiates transfer of Aleix Coch with Valencia); Diari de Tarragona, 8 January 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ 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 (Spanish)
- ↑ Aleix Coch fitxa per l'Hospitalet de Kiko Ramírez (Aleix Coch signs for Kiko Ramírez's L'Hospitalet); Camp d'Esports, 6 July 2014 (Catalan)
- ↑ Guzmán i Coch, els primers fitxatges (Guzmán and Coch, the first signings); Diari de Badalona, 14 July 2016 (Catalan)
- ↑ "La família Coch busca un altre ascens" [The Coch family seeks another promotion] (in Catalan). El Punt. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
- Gimnàstic official profile (Spanish)
- Aleix Coch profile at BDFutbol
- Aleix Coch profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Aleix Coch profile at Soccerway