Samuel Baños
Spanish footballer
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Samuel Baños Cardín (born 16 August 1979), known simply as Samuel, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently manager of Sporting Atlético.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Baños Cardín | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Villaviciosa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting Gijón B (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1994 | Juventud Estadio | ||
| 1994–1997 | Sporting Gijón | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2001 | Sporting Gijón B | 101 | (4) |
| 2000–2005 | Sporting Gijón | 93 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Murcia | 55 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | → Xerez (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Levante | 47 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Alcorcón | 28 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Sabadell | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Baleares | 24 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Caudal | 51 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Marino | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | L'Entregu | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 467 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Spain U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1997 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Lealtad (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lealtad | ||
| 2019–2021 | Sporting Gijón B | ||
| 2021–2022 | Langreo | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sporting Gijón B (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Sporting Gijón C | ||
| 2025– | Sporting Gijón B | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Samuel was born in Villaviciosa, Asturias. A product of Sporting de Gijón's youth system at Mareo, he spent the vast majority of his career in the Segunda División, with Sporting, Real Murcia CF, Xerez CD, Levante UD, AD Alcorcón and CE Sabadell FC.[1] He amassed totals of 271 matches and nine goals over 13 seasons in that tier, promoting to La Liga with the second[2] and fourth clubs.[3]
On 31 August 2012, aged 33, Samuel returned to Segunda División B where he had already represented Sporting B the previous decade, signing for CD Atlético Baleares.[4]
Coaching career
Samuel started his managerial career in 2017 as assistant coach of his hometown club CD Lealtad, and took the reins of the team the following year.[5] They finished the season unbeaten,[6] but could not achieve promotion from Tercera División after falling in the playoffs to Getafe CF B[7] and CP Villarrobledo.[8]
On 6 July 2019, Samuel was appointed at Sporting Gijón's reserves.[9]
Managerial statistics
- As of 14 December 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Lealtad |  |
12 June 2018 | 6 July 2019 | 53 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 94 | 31 | +63 | 62.26 | [10] |
| Sporting Gijón B | |
6 July 2019 | 25 January 2021 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 29.73 | [11] |
| Langreo | |
11 June 2021 | 4 April 2022 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 27.59 | [12] |
| Sporting Gijón C | |
19 July 2023 | 26 March 2025 | 65 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 112 | 45 | +67 | 63.08 | [13] |
| Sporting Gijón B | |
26 March 2025 | Present | 25 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 21 | +26 | 44.00 | [14] |
| Total | 209 | 104 | 55 | 50 | 327 | 176 | +151 | 49.76 | — | |||