Álex Anreus, new sporting director of Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto’s academy

From next season, Álex Anreus will be the new sporting director of Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto’s academy. He has signed a four-season contract and will replace current first-team coach Toni Malla, who was recently renewed until 2028 and will no longer combine both roles.

The announcement was made official on the club’s social media channels in the middle of the week, but yesterday it was followed by a signing ceremony in the press room at the Pabellón Port de Sagunt. The new academy sporting director was joined by club president Carlos Argente and sporting vice-president José María Sánchez Gabaldón. The current youth coaches and some members of the board of directors were also present.

Coming from Club Deportivo Iplacea (Alcalá de Henares), Álex Anreus holds the highest qualification (Master Coach) currently available in the field of coaching. This qualification has enabled him to coach at his former club, with several Madrid regional teams and, in turn, as part of the RFEBM staff at the CAR in Sierra Nevada.

“We believe Toni has done a great job, but it had been a long time since we had someone who could focus solely and exclusively on the academy. We must recognise that, by the end of March, we can already put names to both the first-team coach and the academy sporting director,” says Carlos Argente regarding the week’s two announcements.

“I want to thank everyone who has made this possible. I am very excited to start working at this club; it is incredible to see the commitment and collaboration of so many people every day,” comments Álex Anreus on how he feels and what his first days have been like.

“One of the fundamental aspects is the academy: we need many children to be involved and to keep them motivated at all times. From there, the next objective is for the club’s youth set-up to reach as high as possible, from the provincial level, through the regional level and on to the national level. Together, we must take this organisation to the place it deserves, which is the elite,” maintains the Madrid coach.

“The most important thing, above all, is always to enjoy the process. You achieve that day by day, enjoying your team-mates, the competition and the healthy atmosphere of this sport—from the youngest to the oldest,” emphasises the academy’s new sporting director.

“With Álex, we are giving our project even more shape. We want to have a complete development pathway from the benjamín/alevín age groups through to the second team. He is someone who, as well as wanting to win, wants to develop players,” concludes José María Sánchez Gabaldón.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.