West Brom boss Carlos Corberan pays tribute to victims of Valencia floods
West Brom boss Carlos Corberan has offered his condolences to those affected by the flash floods in Valencia.
On 29 October, a year’s worth of rain fell in the region, leading to the deaths of over 200 people [The Guardian, 1 November].
Corberan took to his official X account [31 October] to express his sadness at the awful situation.
“There are no words to explain what has happened in my region. All my thoughts are with Valencia’s people who have suffered what nobody deserves to live,” Corberan wrote.
West Brom boss Carlos Corberan is from Valencia
Corberan was born in Cheste, a municipality close to Valencia, and he played for his hometown as an up-and-coming professional.
The 41-year-old also played for Valencia’s youth sides and reserve teams before moving to Burjassot and Ribarroja, which are also in the city on the eastern coast of Spain.
Corberan decided to become a manager after retirement and worked for the likes of Villarreal and Al-Ittihad as a coach before moving on to take charge of his first team in Cyprus.
Along the way, the Spaniard has managed the likes of Huddersfield Town and Olympiacos before being appointed by the Baggies in 2022.
The floods in Valencia have been the worst European weather disaster seen in around five decades, and soldiers have been deployed to search for the missing and thousands of people have been volunteering in the mass cleanup.
A new weather alert has also been sounded in the Huelva in southwestern Spain [Al Jazeera, 1 November].
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