Joaquín Gómez

Joaquín Gómez Blasco (born 25 July 1986) is a Spanish professional football manager. He was most recently the assistant manager of Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.

Managerial career Born in Sotillo de la Adrada, Community of Madrid,

In Madrid, Gómez coached various school teams, who played in the lower divisions of the Spanish football hierarchy. At 23, he made the decision to move to England, in pursuit of a professional career in football. He, and his wife, moved to Brighton and in the beginning, he worked in a hotel and a café, while learning the language. At the end of 2010, he received his first full time coaching job, within the Brighton & Hove Albion academy.

At Brighton, Gómez started working with the clubs U7-team, but was gradually appointed more and more responsibilities. He continued working at Stoke City at the same time, until Jones was fired in the November 2019, after a poor start to the season. After this Gómez moved to FC Cartagena in the Spanish Segunda División B.

At the beginning of the year 2020, Gómez signed a contract with SJK Seinäjoki, to become their assistant coach under Jani Honkavaara. On 8 November, he returned to SJK as head coach, eventually spending two seasons in Seinäjoki.

After a one-season stint as an assistant coach of Al Qadsiah, Gómez was named the head coach of Super League Greece club Volos in 2024. He was sacked after just five league games in the end of September 2024.

On 16 January 2025, Gómez was appointed as the new coach of Indonesian Liga 1 club Borneo Samarinda, replacing Pieter Huistra.

On 25 June 2026, after managing Gimnástica Segoviana in his home country in the first half of the year, Gómez was appointed assistant manager of Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin under newly appointed Óscar García. On 13 August, a month and a half after his appointment, he left the club citing family reasons.

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Honours Individual Liga 1 Coach of the Month: February 2025