Full name Arnau Sala Descals Name Arnau Sala Years Team | Playing position Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
Date of birth (1971-11-20) 20 November 1971 (age 44) Place of birth Sant Fruitos de Bages, Spain | ||
Arnau Sala & Reuben Sawyer
Arnau Sala Descals (born 20 November 1971) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and the current manager of CF Peralada.
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Club career
Born in Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sala made his senior debuts with CE Manresa in Tercera División. After appearing with Real Zaragoza B and AEC Manlleu in Segunda División B, he joined UE Figueres in the same level in the 1994 summer.
In June 1999 Sala joined Segunda División's Córdoba CF. He played his first match as a professional on 28 August, aged 28, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva.
Sala scored his first professional goal on 2 October, netting his side's first of a 2–1 home win against CA Osasuna. After appearing in 36 matches and scoring four goals during his first campaign, he was sparingly used in his second, and subsequently returned to Figueres in the 2001 summer.
In 2002 Sala joined Girona FC, achieving promotion from the fourth level at first attempt. He retired in 2006, aged 35, with CF Peralada in the same division.
Manager career
On 3 June 2010, after being Raül Agné's assistant at Girona and Recreativo de Huelva, Sala was appointed Figueres manager. He achieved two consecutive promotions with the club, taking them back to the fourth level in the 2012–13 season.
In February 2013 Sala announced he would leave Figueres at the end of the season, and was appointed at the helm of Girona FC B on 4 July. On 29 December he was appointed UE Olot manager, replacing fired Edu Vílchez.
On 10 May 2014, after narrowly avoiding relegation, Sala renewed with Olot.