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Samuel
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Baños Cardín
Date of birth	16 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Villaviciosa, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sporting Gijón B (assistant)
Youth career
1985–1994	Juventud Estadio
1994–1997	Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2001	Sporting Gijón B
2000–2005	Sporting Gijón
2005–2008	Murcia
2007–2008	→ Xerez (loan)
2008–2010	Levante
2010–2011	Alcorcón
2011–2012	Sabadell
2012–2013	Atlético Baleares
2013–2015	Caudal
2015–2016	Marino
2016–2017	L'Entregu
Total
International career
1995–1996	Spain U16
1997	Spain U17
1997	Spain U18
Managerial career
2017–2018	Lealtad (assistant)
2018–2019	Lealtad
2019–2021	Sporting Gijón B
2021–2022	Langreo
2022–	Sporting Gijón B (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Baños Cardín (born 16 August 1979), known simply as Samuel, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently assistant manager of Sporting de Gijón B.

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 23 January 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Lealtad		12 June 2018	6 July 2019	46	29	13	4	81	25	+56	063.04	^[10]
Sporting Gijón B		6 July 2019	25 January 2021	37	11	7	19	43	45	−2	029.73	^[11]
Langreo		11 June 2021	4 April 2022	29	8	10	11	31	34	−3	027.59	^[12]
Total				112	48	30	34	155	104	+51	042.86	—

References

^ "Samuel Baños, presentado como nuevo centrocampista arlequinado" [Samuel Baños, presented as new arlequinado midfielder]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 July 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ Pallarés Ripalda, José María (20 December 2012). "El Real Murcia regresa al escenario de su último ascenso a Primera" [Real Murcia return to scene of their last promotion to Primera]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Preparados para cautivar" [Ready to enthral]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 22 June 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Más madera para el centro del campo del At Baleares, con la contratación de Samuel Baños" [More blue-collar to At Baleares' midfield, with acquisition of Samuel Baños] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
^ "OFICIAL: Lealtad, Samuel Baños nuevo entrenador" [OFFICIAL: Lealtad, Samuel Baños new manager] (in Spanish). Todo Mercado Web. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Samuel Baños: "Cometimos un error y lo pagamos"" [Samuel Baños: "We made a mistake and we paid for it"]. Diario de Ibiza (in Spanish). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "El Lealtad deberá esperar por el ascenso" [Lealtad must wait for promotion] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ Robledo, Víctor M. (30 June 2019). "El Lealtad despierta del sueño del ascenso (1–2)" [Lealtad wake up from promotion dream (1–2)]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Samuel Baños, nuevo entrenador del Sporting B" [Samuel Baños, new Sporting B manager] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
^ "Lealtad" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ "Samuel: Samuel Baños Cardín: Matches 2019–20". BDFutbol. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
"Samuel: Samuel Baños Cardín: Matches 2020–21". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ "Samuel: Samuel Baños Cardín: Matches 2021–22". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 April 2022.