Alberto Socías

Alberto Socías Olmos (born 16 May 1973) is a former Spanish rugby union player and coach. He played as a centre.

He is the brother of Antonio Socías and Raquel Socías, who also were former Spanish internationals.

He is currently the Technical Director of Rugby Seven of the RFER.

Career His first international cap was during a match against Italy, on 7 May 1994, at Parma. He was part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played two matches. His last international cap was during a match against Netherlands, on 6 April 2002 at Murcia.

Coaching career He coached the Spain national rugby sevens team from 2012 until 2015, when he José Ignacio Inchausti replaced Socías due to criteria differences with the FER. He coached Les Abelles between 2015 and 2020/2021.

In 2023, he was appointed alongside Francisco Hernández coaches of the Spain 7s, although Alberto was later appointed head coach of the Spain Women's 7s. On August 30, 2024, he was replaced as coach of the women's rugby 7s team by María Ribera, although he would continue to work with the Spanish Rugby Federation in the technical direction of rugby 7.