Marcos Abad

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abad and the second or maternal family name is Peidro.

Marcos Abad Peidro (born 12 September 1985) is a Spanish goalkeeper coach who works as first team goalkeeper coach at English club West Bromwich Albion, after previously holding the role of first team goalkeeper coach at Leeds United and former La Liga side Elche CF.^[2]

Marcos Abad

Abad in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Marcos Abad Peidró^[1]
Date of birth	(1985-09-12) 12 September 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Alcoy, Spain^[1]
Team information
Current team	West Bromwich Albion (goalkeeper coach)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2009–2010	Alcoyano (goalkeeper coach)
2010–2017	Elche (goalkeeper coach)
2017	Middlesbrough (goalkeeper coach)
2017–2023	Leeds United (goalkeeper coach)
2023–	West Bromwich Albion (goalkeeper coach)

Career

After graduating the University Of Alicante with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Activity and Sports degree he started his goalkeeping coach career in 2009 when he joined Spanish side CD Alcoyano where they made the playoffs to earn promotion from the second division with Paco López coach. In 2010, Abad joined Elche CF,^[3] where he worked with goalkeepers like Przemysław Tytoń, Willy Caballero, Toño, Juan Carlos Sánchez, Juan Carlos Martín. He was able to develop his knowledge with coaches of the calibre of José Bordalás, Fran Escribá, Rubén Baraja and,^[4] Alberto Toril. Abad held the role of goalkeeper coach at Spanish La Liga Side Elche CF for seven years before joining Aitor Karanka at Middlesbrough in February 2017, the move saw him link up with goalkeepers Victor Valdes,^[5] Brad Guzan and Dimitrios Konstantopoulos.^[6]

After the sacking of Karanka towards the end of the 2016–17 season and the departure of director of football Victor Orta in the summer, Abad left the club in the summer of 2017.^[7]

On 19 June 2017, Abad was announced as the new goalkeeper coach of Leeds United, again linking up with Victor Orta as part of new head coach Thomas Christiansen's backroom staff.^[8][9] Orta revealed in the press conference unveiling Christiansen that Abad had turned down a higher wage in the Chinese Super League to join Leeds in the role.

In the 2018–19 season he was responsible for the training of goalkeepers under the orders of Marcelo Bielsa.

The season started with two young goalkeepers: Jamal Blackman who would suffer a serious injury, and Bailey Peacock-Farrell who became an international with Northern Ireland national team. The injury Blackman allowed to incorporate a new goalkeeper from Real Madrid, Kiko Casilla.^[10]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, he also became translator for head coach Bielsa.^[11]

They managed to be champions of Championship with Leeds United under Bielsa and with it won promotion to the Premier League.

He was confirmed as West Bromwich Albion's new goalkeeping coach in July 2023.^[12]

References

1. "Marcos Abad" (in Spanish). Fútbol Emotion. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
2. "Biography". Marcos Abad. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the : Cómo entrena un portero profesional, con Marcos Abad (Elche F.C). YouTube.
4. Marcos Abad REPORTAJE CANAL PLUS ElcheCF 2015–16. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
5. https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/premier-league/nuevo-entrenador-para-victor-valdes-579393 ^{[dead link]}
6. "Middlesbrough set to name Elche's Marcos Abad as club's new temporary goalkeeper coach". Gazette. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
7. "Marcos Abad Joins In Middlesbrough Training In Southern Spain". Middlesbrough F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
8. "Christiansen excited by the challenge and says Whites deserve to be in Premier League". RV Media 2015. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
9. "HEAD COACH APPOINTED". Leeds United. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
10. "Leeds United sign Kiko Casilla - Club issue statement on Bailey Peacock-Farrell". 17 January 2019.
11. "MARCELO BIELSA: I KNOW PERFECTLY THAT THIS IS A LONG SEASON The Head Coach talks to the press after the victory at Bristol City". Leeds United. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
12. https://www.wba.co.uk/news/marcos-abad-confirmed-new-goalkeeper-coach

External links

• https://www.panenka.org/miradas/entrevistas/marcos-abad-con-bielsa-aprendes-a-no-utilizar-el-no-se-puede/