Technical Proficiency
The technique to play at speed and under pressure, built in training every weekday at Ciudad Deportiva FACSA.
Sports Performance On the Pitch,
On the Pitch,
Every Day
The coaching staff runs training and competition for the academy squads, and develops four things in every player: technique, tactical understanding, physical conditioning, and mental resilience.
Four Pillars
How We Develop a Player
On-field development works on four pillars at once, with the Human Performance department alongside the coaches.
Tactical Intelligence
Understanding the game, and your role in the team’s model.
Physical Conditioning
Planned with the Human Performance staff, so the week builds you up for the match instead of wearing you down.
Mental Resilience
Composure and confidence in competition, with sports psychology support from the Human Performance department.
Our Squads
Four Academy Squads, Real Competition
Every academy squad plays federated competition in the Valencian federation (FFCV), with the men's and women's first teams above them, climbing the Spanish pyramid.
Men's B
Men's C
Men's U19
Women's B
The Week
Built Around the Match
Every squad plays a league match most weeks, usually on the weekend, and the week is planned backwards from it, together with the Human Performance staff.
Monday
Recovery. The session after the match adapts to the minutes you played. Goalkeepers also train on the pitch, for extra time on the field.
Tuesday to Friday
Training at Ciudad Deportiva FACSA from 09:00 to 13:00, with gym work on two mornings.
The day before
Short and sharp: expression, not fatigue.
Match day
Usually on the weekend, confirmed by your Head Coach each week.
One Staff
The Pitch and the Gym, One Plan
Coaches bring the football: its demands, selection, and competition. The performance staff bring strength, power, speed, and load. They plan every week together.
Formats chosen on purpose
A small-sided game and a full-pitch game can cover the same distance and load a player very differently, so the week’s formats are planned with the performance staff.
Context, shared every day
Minutes, knocks, and discomfort go from the pitch to the performance staff.
One language
Maintain, modify, or intervene: the same three decisions for every player, on the pitch and in the gym.
Goalkeepers
Specialist Coaching in Goal
Goalkeepers train with two specialist coaches: Julio Clemente with the Men's U19 and the Women's B, and Diego Ortega with the Men's B and C. Julio coaches from experience: his own playing career at the highest level, and years spent training goalkeepers.
Raúl Camañ
Head Coach · Men's B & C
Raúl Camañ
Head Coach · Men's B & C
A pillar of leadership at FC Odisea, respected on the pitch and on the touchline. His guidance is backed by a rich coaching background in the province, developing talent at CD Castellón, CD Roda, and Primer Toque CF.
Javier Arrufat
Head Coach, Men's U19 & Women's B · Assistant Coach, Women's A
Javier Arrufat
Head Coach, Men's U19 & Women's B · Assistant Coach, Women's A
A prime example of the club's internal pathway: he joined FC Odisea as a player and grew into a leader of the technical staff. He knows the club's philosophy and standards from the inside, and mentors players through the step from youth to senior football.
Charly Pizzarello
Assistant Coach, Men's U19 & Women's B · Player, Women's A
Charly Pizzarello
Assistant Coach, Men's U19 & Women's B · Player, Women's A
A Gibraltar international defender who plays for FC Odisea's Women's A, after college soccer in the United States at Graceland University and time at Málaga City. Charly also coaches with the Men's U19 and Women's B staff.
Tomás Merino
Assistant Coach, Men's U19 & Women's B · Player, CD Cabanes
Tomás Merino
Assistant Coach, Men's U19 & Women's B · Player, CD Cabanes
Tomás is an assistant coach with the Men's U19 and the Women's B, two of the development squads where players prepare for senior football. This season he also plays for CD Cabanes.
Vicente Altava
Assistant Coach, Men's U19 · Team Delegate, Women's B
Vicente Altava
Assistant Coach, Men's U19 · Team Delegate, Women's B
Vicente coaches with the Men's U19 and is the Women's B team delegate, looking after the team's kit and equipment on match days.
Diego Ortega
Goalkeeper Coach · Men's B & C
Diego Ortega
Goalkeeper Coach · Men's B & C
The perfect example of a player developed through the Odisea Academy — he started in the Men's U19 side and, after three seasons in goal for the Men's A, now plays for CD Els Ibarsos; he continues as the academy's goalkeeping coach.
Julio Clemente
Goalkeeper Coach · Men's U19 & Women's B
Julio Clemente
Goalkeeper Coach · Men's U19 & Women's B
A former professional goalkeeper who played in the first division, Julio coaches the goalkeepers of the Men's U19 and the Women's B. He brings that experience, and a long background in training goalkeepers, to the technique and habits young keepers carry into senior football.
Alejandro Sánchez
Team Delegate · Men's U19
Alejandro Sánchez
Team Delegate · Men's U19
Alejandro is the Men's U19 team delegate, looking after the team's kit and equipment on match days.