Baltasar Sánchez Martín
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baltasar Sánchez Martín | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Santander, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salamanca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Salmantino | |||
| 1984–1995 | Salamanca | 275 | (21) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–2000 | Salamanca (assistant) | ||
| 1997 | Salamanca (interim) | ||
| 1999 | Salamanca (interim) | ||
| 2000 | Salamanca | ||
| 2001–2002 | Salamanca | ||
| 2003–2005 | Zamora | ||
| 2006–2007 | Amposta | ||
| 2011 | Salamanca | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Baltasar Sánchez Martín (born 9 May 1962), commonly known as Balta, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.
Playing career
Born in Santander, Cantabria, Balta was a UD Salamanca youth graduate. After being promoted to the main squad in 1984, represented the side in all three major levels of the Spanish football over the course of 11 seasons, appearing in 275 league matches and scoring 21 goals.[1]
Managerial career
Shortly after his retirement Balta was appointed assistant manager at his lifetime club Salamanca, being also interim manager in some occasions. In 2001 he was definitely appointed manager, but was sacked in October 2002.[2]
In November 2003 Balta was named Zamora CF manager,[3] and led the side to the play-offs final in 2004, losing it to CD Castellón. He was relieved from his duties in November 2005, and was appointed at the helm of Logroñés CF in the 2006 summer.[4]
Balta was sacked on 19 November 2007, after failing to win a single match in the campaign.[5] In August 2009 he returned to Salamanca, now as a director of football.[6]
On 12 April 2011 Balta was appointed manager of the Charros, replacing sacked Pepe Murcia.[7] He subsequently suffered relegation from Segunda División and was relieved from his duties on 14 November, returning to his previous staff role.[8]
References
- ↑ "35 gigantes de la U.D. Salamanca" [35 giants of U.D. Salamanca] (PDF) (in Spanish). Unionistas de Salamanca CF. p. 28. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "El Salamanca acepta la dimisión de Balta" [Salamanca accepts Balta's dimissal] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "El Zamora pone a Balta en lugar de Fabri, cesado tras perder en Burgos" [Zamora puts Balta in Fabri's place, sacked after losing to Burgos] (in Spanish). Diario de León. 25 November 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Balta ya tiene once" [Balta already has a starting XI] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 11 July 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "El Logroñés CF destituye a Balta" [Logroñés CF sacks Balta] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 19 November 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "Balta Sánchez rehace la plantilla de la Unión" [Balta Sánchez remakes the squad of Unión] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Zamora. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "El Salamanca destituye a Pepe Murcia y encomienda su salvación a Balta" [Salamanca sacks Pepe Murcia and entrusts its salvation to Balta] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ↑ "El Salamanca destituye a Balta como técnico" [Salamanca sacks Balta as manager] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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