Aston Villa’s Spanish takeover continues with the appointment of Josep Gombau as their new U-21 head coach. Born in Amposta, the 47-year-old has been officially announced as the new man in charge of the club’s youth team, and makes the move to England after his experience with Odisha FC in 2022/23.
He also played an important role in guiding Odisha to the ISL playoffs last season, albeit falling short of the title. Prior to his spell in the ISL, he also worked with the Delhi Dynamos, adding to his experience in India.
Josep Gombau becomes new U-21 head coach of Aston Villa
Gombau first took charge of his home town club Amposta before moving on to Espanyol and then dipping his feet in the fabled La Masia academy of Barcelona. He then travelled across the world, gathering experience in Hong Kong, the USA, Australia and India before now being summoned to England.
Villa are confident that Josep Gombau’s experience in developing players will help them improve the structure of their team for the coming years. With Unai Emery in charge of the first team, the Clarets have succeeded tremendously in the Premier League.
And establishing a solid youth system will allow them to churn out more talents like Jacob Ramsey and Carney Chukwuemeka to play or sell for a profit in the future.
