Aleix Coch Lucena (born 18 October 1991) is a Spanish

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who plays for

CE Sabadell FC Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team based in Sabadell, a city in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Tarragona Tarragona (, ; Phoenician: ''Tarqon''; la, Tarraco) is a port city located in northeast Spain on the Costa Daurada by the Mediterranean Sea. Founded before the fifth century BC, it is the capital of the Province of Tarragona, and part of Tar ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...

, Coch was a product of local

Gimnàstic de Tarragona Club Gimnàstic de Tarragona, commonly known as Gimnàstic Tarragona or sometimes just Nàstic, is a Spanish sports club based in Tarragona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Its football team plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2. ...

. In June 2010, while still a youth player, he was called to train with the first team to cover for injured players. On 19 June he made his debut with the main squad, replacing fellow youth graduate

Fran Vélez Francisco 'Fran' Manuel Vélez Jiménez (born 23 June 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Saudi club Al Fateh SC as a central defender or a right-back. Club career Gimnàstic Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Vélez began ...

in the 82nd minute of a 0–1 away defeat against

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

in the Segunda División championship. On 10 July 2012, after spending three full seasons with

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, Coch was promoted to ''Nàstics main roster alongside Sergio López,

Ñoño José Antonio Vélez Jiménez (born 16 September 1983), known as Ñoño, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Pobla de Mafumet B. Mainly a left-back, he can also operate as a left winger. Club career Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Ñoñ ...

, Eugeni and his cousin Joel Coch. During the campaign he appeared in 13 matches (nine starts, 781 minutes of action), as the club missed out on promotion play-off qualification. On 20 October 2013, Coch scored his first goal for Gimnàstic, netting the first through a

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in a 2–1 home win over

Valencia CF Mestalla Valencia Club de Fútbol Mestalla, shortened to Valencia Mestalla, is the reserve team of Valencia CF, a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community. Founded in 1944, and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group ...

. He was later linked to that opponent in January of the following year, but the deal collapsed. In July 2014, Coch joined neighbouring

CE L'Hospitalet Centre d'Esports l'Hospitalet is a Spanish football team based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1957 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF - Group 5, holding home games at Estadi Municipal ...

. On 14 July 2016, he moved to fellow third-tier club

CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 5, temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with ...

still in his native region.

Personal life

Coch's family was widely related to football. His father Enric was a goalkeeper, while his uncles Ramón and Santi were a forward and a defender, respectively; his two cousins, Denis and Joel, also represented Pobla.

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