Salva Suay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvador Suay Sánchez | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000–2004 | Levante (youth) | ||
| 2004–2006 | Villarreal (youth) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Atlético Madrid (youth) | ||
| 2014 | América de Cali (interim) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Guangzhou FC youth | ||
| 2021–2022 | Wuhan Three Towns B | ||
| 2022–2023 | Guangzhou FC youth | ||
| 2023–2024 | Guangzhou FC | ||
| 2024-2025 | Chongqing Tonglianglong | ||
Salvador "Salva" Suay Sánchez (born 28 September 1979) is a Spanish football manager.[1]
Career
Born in Valencia, Suay began his career with hometown side Levante UD in 2000, as manager of their youth sides. He moved to Villarreal CF in 2004, again to take over the youth sides while also working as an analyst for the first team, before joining Atlético Madrid in 2006.[2]
In 2009, Suay returned to his native region to work as general manager of CF Torre Levante. On 5 December 2013, he moved abroad and joined Colombian side América de Cali as their sporting director.[3]
On 22 October 2014, Suay was named interim manager of América, replacing Jhon Jairo López.[4] In June 2015, he moved to Envigado as their sporting director,[5] while also working as an assistant to manager Juan Carlos Sánchez.
In March 2018, Suay moved to China to become manager of the under-21 team of Guangzhou Evergrande.[6] He left the club in 2021 to work in the B-team of Wuhan Three Towns, before returning to his previous role in the following year.
In June 2023, Suay was named first team manager of Guangzhou FC.[1]
On 27 December 2024, Suay was named the head coach of Chongqing Tonglianglong,[7] and he left the club on 23 September 2025.[8]
References
- ^ a b "El gran salto de Salva Suay en China" [The great leap of Salva Suay in China] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "El primer derbi de la temporada está servido" [The first derby of the season is served] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 September 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Salva Suay, nuevo director deportivo del América de Cali" [Salva Suay, new sporting director of América de Cali] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Salvador Suay es elegido como nuevo director técnico de América de Cali" [Salvador Suay is chosen as new manager of América de Cali] (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Salva Suay está a un paso de fichar por el Envigado FC" [Salva Suay is one step closer to sign with Envigado FC] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Salva Suay, el ex míster del Atleti que está en cuarentena en China" [Salva Suay, the former manager of Atleti who is in quarantine in China] (in Spanish). Radio Marca Lanzarote. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "萨尔瓦多执教重庆铜梁龙，将有更多引援话语权" (in Chinese). Zuqiubao. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "萨尔瓦多告别铜梁龙：我怀着感激离开，坚信球队未来一定光明" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
External links
- Salva Suay coach profile at Soccerway (archived)