Aleix Coch

Aleix Coch Lucena (born 18 October 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CE Sabadell FC as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Coch and the second or maternal family name is Lucena.
Aleix Coch
Personal information
Full name Aleix Coch Lucena
Date of birth (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991
Place of birth Tarragona, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Sabadell
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)
2016–2017 Badalona 34 (1)
2017– Sabadell 64 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2020

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 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.[9]

References
  1. Juvenils per cobrir les múltiples baixes (Youth players to cover for multiple injuries); El Punt, 18 June 2010 (in Catalan)
  2. Rondón salva los muebles (Rondón saves the day); Marca, 19 June 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. Guzmán i Coch, els primers fitxatges (Guzmán and Coch, the first signings) Archived 2016-10-24 at the Wayback Machine; Diari de Badalona, 14 July 2016 (in Catalan)
  9. "La família Coch busca un altre ascens" [The Coch family seeks another promotion] (in Catalan). El Punt. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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