David Badía

David Badía Cequier (born 4 September 1974) is a Spanish professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk.

David Badía
Personal information
Full name David Badía Cequier
Date of birth (1974-09-04) 4 September 1974
Place of birth Gavà, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Lechia Gdańsk (manager)
Youth career
Gavà
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Gavà
1995–1999 Europa
1999–2000 Gavà
2000–2001 Premià
2001–2003 Sturm Graz 0 (0)
2003 Sturm Graz II 1 (1)
2004 Europa
Managerial career
2012–2016 Barcelona (youth)
2016–2018 Antalyaspor (assistant)
2017 Antalyaspor (caretaker)
2017–2018 Antalyaspor (caretaker)
2018–2019 Fenerbahçe (assistant)
2019–2021 Almería (assistant)
2021–2022 Ethnikos Achna
2022 AEK Larnaca
2022 Akritas Chlorakas
2023– Lechia Gdańsk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Badía began his career playing for football teams in the Catalonia region of Spain, featuring for each of CF Gavà, CE Europa, and CE Premià. He then spent two seasons playing in Austria with Sturm Graz, before returning to Spain to play with CE Europa.

Badía began coaching with FC Barcelona, holding managerial and directorial roles within the Barcelona youth department from 2012 to 2016.[1][2] His first senior management role came with Turkish side Antalyaspor, when Badía, who was the assistant manager, took over as the club's interim manager for five games between 2017 and 2018. After serving as an assistant in Fenerbahçe and UD Almería, he took up managerial roles in Cyprus, leading Ethnikos Achna, AEK Larnaca, and Akritas Chlorakas in short spells between 2021 and 2022.[3]

On 21 March 2023, Badía became the manager of Polish side Lechia Gdańsk, replacing Marcin Kaczmarek.[4]

References
  1. "David Badia Cequier". badiacequier.wixsite.com. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  2. "PKO Ekstraklasa. Pracował w Barcelonie, teraz będzie w Gdańsku. Zaskakujący wybór Lechii na stanowisko trenera". sport.tvp.pl.
  3. "David Badia został nowym trenerem Lechii Gdańsk". lechia.net.
  4. "David Badia trenerem Lechii Gdańsk!". lechia.pl.
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