{{short description|Spanish footballer}} {{family name hatnote|Coch|Lucena|lang=Spanish}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Aleix Coch | image = | full_name = Aleix Coch Lucena | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Tarragona, Spain | height = 1.85 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Algeciras | clubnumber = 4 | youthyears1 = 2000–2002 | youthclubs1 = Cusa La Granja | youthyears2 = 2002–2003 | youthclubs2 = Espanyol | youthyears3 = 2003–2004 | youthclubs3 = Cusa La Granja | youthyears4 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs4 = Reus | youthyears5 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs5 = Gimnàstic | youthyears6 = 2006–2008 | youthclubs6 = Reus | youthyears7 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs7 = Gimnàstic | years1 = 2010–2012 | clubs1 = Pobla Mafumet | caps1 = 60 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2010–2014 | clubs2 = Gimnàstic | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2014–2016 | clubs3 = Hospitalet | caps3 = 62 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Badalona | caps4 = 34 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2017–2022 | clubs5 = Sabadell | caps5 = 121 | goals5 = 12 | years6 = 2022–2023 | clubs6 = Fuenlabrada | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2023–2024 | clubs7 = Cultural Leonesa | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2024– | clubs8 = Algeciras | caps8 = 39 | goals8 = 2 | club-update = 1 December 2025 }} '''Aleix Coch Lucena''' (born 18 October 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Algeciras.<ref>{{Soccerway|aleix-coch-lucena/152459}}</ref>
==Career== Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Coch was a product of local Gimnàstic de Tarragona. In June 2010, while still a youth player, he was called to train with the first team to cover for injured players.<ref>[http://www.elpunt.cat/noticia/article/8-esports/52-futbol-catala/183198-juvenils-per-cobrir-les-multiples-baixes.html Juvenils per cobrir les múltiples baixes (Youth players to cover for multiple injuries)]; El Punt, 18 June 2010 (in Catalan)</ref> On 19 June he made his debut with the main squad, replacing fellow youth graduate Fran Vélez in the 82nd minute of a 1–0 away defeat against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División championship.<ref>[http://www.marca.com/2010/06/19/futbol/2adivision/1276972579.html Rondón salva los muebles (Rondón saves the day)]; Marca, 19 June 2010 (in Spanish)</ref>
On 10 July 2012, after spending three full seasons with the farm team, Coch was promoted to ''Nàstic'''s main roster alongside Sergio López, Ñoño, Eugeni and his cousin Joel Coch.<ref>[http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/act-noticia.php?id=4864 Ñoño, Aleix i Joel Coch, i Eugeni jugaran al primer equip (Ñoño, Aleix and Joel Coch and Eugeni will play with first team)]; Gimnàstic Tarragona, 10 July 2012 (in Catalan)</ref> 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 free kick in a 2–1 home win over Valencia CF Mestalla.<ref>[http://www.vavel.com/es/futbol/segunda-b/nastic/272293-gimnastic-2-1-valencia-mestalla-los-catalanes-se-recompusieron-y-siguen-en-dinamica-positiva.html Gimnàstic 2–1 Valencia Mestalla: los catalanes se recompusieron y siguen en dinámica positiva (Gimnàstic 2–1 Valencia Mestalla: Catalans got it together and continue good run)]; Vavel, 20 October 2013 (in Spanish)</ref> He was later linked to that opponent in January of the following year,<ref>[http://www.diaridetarragona.com/noticia.php?id=16194 El Nàstic negocia con el Valencia el traspaso de Aleix Coch (Nàstic negotiate transfer of Aleix Coch with Valencia)]; Diari de Tarragona, 8 January 2014 (in Spanish)</ref> but the deal collapsed.<ref>[http://www.diaridetarragona.com/noticia.php?id=17268 Nàstic: Aleix Coch no irá al Mestalla en este mercado de invierno (Nàstic: Aleix Coch will not go to Mestalla in this winter transfer market)]; Diari de Tarragona, 24 January 2014 (in Spanish)</ref>
In July 2014, Coch joined neighbouring CE L'Hospitalet.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133619/http://www.campdesports.cat/index.php?command=show_news&news_id=26582 Aleix Coch fitxa per l'Hospitalet de Kiko Ramírez (Aleix Coch signs for Kiko Ramírez's L'Hospitalet)]; Camp d'Esports, 6 July 2014 (in Catalan)</ref> On 14 July 2016, he moved to fellow third-tier club CF Badalona still in his native region.<ref>[http://www.diaridebadalona.com/guzm%C3%A1n-i-coch-els-primers-fitxatges Guzmán i Coch, els primers fitxatges (Guzmán and Coch, the first signings)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024222451/http://www.diaridebadalona.com/guzm%C3%A1n-i-coch-els-primers-fitxatges |date=24 October 2016 }}; Diari de Badalona, 14 July 2016 (in Catalan)</ref>
On 12 July 2024, Coch signed with Algeciras in the third tier.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Algeciras|url=https://algecirasclubdefutbol.com/aleix-coch-nuevo-jugador-del-algeciras-c-f/|title=Aleix Coch, nuevo jugador del Algeciras C.F.|trans-title=Aleix Coch, new player of Algeciras CF|date=12 July 2024|access-date=9 October 2024|language=es}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elpuntavui.cat/esports/article/52-futbol-catala/413236-la-familia-coch-busca-un-altre-ascens.html|title=La família Coch busca un altre ascens|trans-title=The Coch family seeks another promotion|publisher=El Punt|language=ca|date=19 May 2011|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{BDFutbol|7363}} *{{Futbolme|1823}} *{{AS.com}} *{{FBref}} {{Algeciras CF squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Coch, Aleix}} Category:1991 births Category:Footballers from Tarragona Category:Living people Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Spanish men's footballers Category:CF Reus Deportiu players Category:CF Pobla de Mafumet footballers Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Category:CE L'Hospitalet players Category:CF Badalona players Category:CE Sabadell FC footballers Category:CF Fuenlabrada footballers Category:Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players Category:Algeciras CF footballers Category:Segunda División players Category:Primera Federación players Category:Segunda División B players Category:Tercera División players Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen