José Luis Capdevila
Spanish footballer
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José Luis Sánchez Capdevila (born 12 February 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Sánchez Capdevila | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santo Domingo Juventud | |||
| 1995–2000 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Real Madrid C | ||
| 2001–2002 | Real Madrid B | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 32 | (7) |
| 2003 | Hércules | 14 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | Pontevedra | 69 | (18) |
| 2005–2008 | Valladolid | 84 | (10) |
| 2008–2010 | Murcia | 69 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Xerez | 42 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Huracán | 36 | (7) |
| 2013–2017 | Bolívar | 112 | (15) |
| 2017–2018 | Sport Boys | 49 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Unión Adarve | 21 | (2) |
| Total | 535 | (76) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Unión Adarve (youth) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Alcorcón (youth) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Alcorcón B | ||
| 2023–2025 | Leganés B | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Capdevila was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After playing three seasons in the Segunda División B (one each with AD Alcorcón, Real Madrid Castilla and Hércules CF) he signed with Pontevedra CF, where his career-best nine goals were not enough to prevent a relegation from Segunda División in 2005.[1]
Capdevila subsequently moved to Real Valladolid, being an instrumental figure in the side's 2007 promotion to La Liga, scoring four goals in 35 games.[2][1] However, he would feature sparingly in the 2007–08 campaign,[3] making his competition debut on 15 September 2007 in a 2–1 away loss against Valencia CF.[4][5]
In September 2008, Capdevila joined Real Murcia CF, recently relegated to division two.[6] Two seasons later, as his team dropped down another level, the 29-year-old signed with another club in that tier, Xerez CD.[7]
Capdevila then spent five years in the Bolivian Primera División, with Club Bolívar[8][9] and Sport Boys Warnes,[10] winning the national championship with the former in 2014–15.[11] He retired in 2020 aged 39, with Spanish amateurs AD Unión Adarve.[12]
Coaching career
Shortly after retiring, Capdevila returned to Alcorcón and was named manager of the Cadete A squad, while also being an assistant of the Juvenil A side. Ahead of the 2021–22 campaign, he took over the Juvenil B before being named manager of the reserves on 23 September 2021, after Jorge Romero was appointed at the first team.[13]
Capdevila led Alcorcón B to a first-ever promotion to Segunda Federación in 2022,[14] but suffered immediate relegation. On 28 June 2023, he was named manager of another reserve team, CD Leganés B also in the Tercera Federación.[15]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 11 May 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Alcorcón B | 23 September 2021 | 1 March 2023 | 62 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 87 | 68 | +19 | 41.94 | [16] |
| Leganés B | 28 June 2023 | 22 May 2025 | 72 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 111 | 75 | +36 | 41.67 | [17] |
| Total | 134 | 56 | 41 | 37 | 198 | 143 | +55 | 41.79 | — | ||