José Luis Capdevil

José Luis Sánchez Capdevila (born 12 February 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

Playing career Capdevila was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After playing three seasons in the Segunda División B (one each with AD Alcorcón, Real Madrid Castilla and Hércules CF) he signed with Pontevedra CF, where his career-best nine goals were not enough to prevent a relegation from Segunda División in 2005.

Capdevila subsequently moved to Real Valladolid, being an instrumental figure in the side's 2007 promotion to La Liga, scoring four goals in 35 games. making his competition debut on 15 September 2007 in a 2–1 away loss against Valencia CF.

In September 2008, Capdevila joined Real Murcia CF, recently relegated to division two. Two seasons later, as his team dropped down another level, the 29-year-old signed with another club in that tier, Xerez CD.

Capdevila then spent five years in the Bolivian Primera División, with Club Bolívar and Sport Boys Warnes, winning the national championship with the former in 2014–15. He retired in 2020 aged 39, with Spanish amateurs AD Unión Adarve.

Coaching career Shortly after retiring, Capdevila returned to Alcorcón and was named manager of the Cadete A squad, while also being an assistant of the Juvenil A side. Ahead of the 2021–22 campaign, he took over the Juvenil B before being named manager of the reserves on 23 September 2021, after Jorge Romero was appointed at the first team.

Capdevila led Alcorcón B to a first-ever promotion to Segunda Federación in 2022, but suffered immediate relegation. On 28 June 2023, he was named manager of another reserve team, CD Leganés B also in the Tercera Federación.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecord Alcorcón B23 September 20211 March 2023 Leganés B28 June 202322 May 2025 Total—

Honours Pontevedra Segunda División B: 2003–04

Valladolid Segunda División: 2006–07