Sonia Bermúdez (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bermúdez and the second or maternal family name is Tribano.
Sonia Bermúdez
Bermúdez in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sonia Bermúdez Tribano[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-15) 15 November 1984[1]
Place of birth Madrid, Spain[2]
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
Butarque
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pozuelo
2002–2003 Estudiantes Huelva
2003–2004 Sabadell
2004–2011 Rayo Vallecano 101+ (68+)
2011–2014 Barcelona 87 (85)
2014 Western New York Flash 21 (4)
2014–2015 Barcelona 28 (22)
2015–2018 Atlético Madrid 86 (72)
2018–2020 Levante 43 (7)
International career
2001–2003 Spain U19
2008–2017 Spain 61 (34)
Managerial career
2022–2024 Spain U19
2022–2024 Spain U20
2024–2025 Spain U23
2025– Spain
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain (as manager)
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Winner 2023 Belgium
Winner 2024 Lithuania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sonia Bermúdez Tribano (born 15 November 1984), commonly known as Sonia[3] or Soni,[4] is a Spanish football manager and former footballer who is currently the head coach of the Spain women's national team.

In her playing career, Bermúdez began at her local club Rayo Vallecano, where she captured three consecutive league titles. She then joined FC Barcelona, adding four more successive league championships to her record, with a brief spell at NWSL side Western New York Flash in between. Bermúdez later enjoyed further success with Atlético Madrid before concluding her career at Levante.[5]

After retiring in 2020, Bermúdez began her coaching career with the U19 and U20 women's teams of Spain during which she won back-to-back Under-19 Championships in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, she became the national coach of the Spain women's senior team.

Playing career

She played for Estudiantes Huelva before joining CE Sabadell in 2003.[6]

In seven years with Rayo Vallecano, she contributed to the club's first Spanish league trophy—scoring 22 goals throughout the 2008–09 season, ranking third at the top scorers table.[7]

She won the 2011–12 Primera División top scorer award with 38 goals for champions Barcelona.[8] In 2012–13 Barcelona retained their title and Sonia scored 21 times to finish joint-top scorer with Rayo's Natalia Pablos.[9] In 2014, she had a quick break at her Barcelona career when she joined the Western New York Flash from NWSL, returning to Barcelona for the 2014–15 season.

In 2015, after four seasons at Barcelona – which included a stint in 2014 with the Western New York Flash from NWSL – she opted to join Atlético Madrid ahead of the 2015–16 season.[10]

International career

In October 2002, Bermúdez was named to the Spanish squad for the 2003 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[11]

A member of the senior Spanish national team,[12] she scored against England and Northern Ireland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying. In Spain's first game of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying campaign, Bermúdez was named to the squad and listed as an FC Barcelona player.[12] She scored the fourth goal in Spain's 10–1 win in Turkey.[13]

In June 2013, national team coach Ignacio Quereda named Bermúdez in his squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 finals in Sweden.[14]

She was part of Spain's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[1]

Managerial career

Spain Women's U19 and Spain Women's U20

In 2022, following her retirement as a player, Bermúdez became head coach of both the Spain U-19 side and the U-20 side. She achieved considerable success with the U-19 who won back-to-back UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championships in 2023 and 2024 under her leadership.

Her U-20 tenure was more mixed. While her U-20 team competed, they were unable to capture a world title; in the 2024 U-20 Women’s World Cup, Spain exited at the quarter-final stage after a defeat to Japan.[15]

Spain Women's U23

In September 2024, Bermúdez was appointed head coach of the Spain U-23 side, overseeing nine matches and securing five victories.

Because of her strong record at youth international level — especially the consecutive U-19 European titles — Bermúdez’s performance is widely seen as having enhanced her credentials, eventually leading to her appointment as manager of the senior Spain women’s national team in 2025.[16]

Spain Women

In August 2025, the Royal Spanish Football Federation announced that Bermúdez had signed a two-year contract and would take over from Montse Tomé as manager of the Spain women's national football team, starting in October 2025.[17]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 February 2008 Aranda de Duero, Spain  Northern Ireland 2–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
2. 2 October 2008 Zamora, Spain  England 2–0 2–2
3. 19 September 2009 Ta'Qali, Malta  Malta 4–0 13–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 7–0
5. 8–0
6. 24 October 2009 Córdoba, Spain  Austria 1–0 2–0
7. 21 November 2009 Manisa, Turkey  Turkey 4–0 5–0
8. 7 April 2010 Guadalajara, Spain  Turkey 1–0 5–1
9. 19 June 2010 Aranda de Duero, Spain  England 2–0 2–2
10. 17 September 2011 istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 4–1 10–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
11. 27 October 2011 Shymkent, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 4–0
12. 3–0
13. 20 November 2011 Buftea, Romania  Romania 1–0 4–0
14. 15 February 2012 Santiago de Compostela, Spain  Austria 1–1 4–1 Friendly
15. 5 April 2012 Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain  Kazakhstan 2–0 13–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
16. 21 June 2012  Turkey 1–0 4–0
17. 27 October 2013 Collado Villalba, Spain  Estonia 1–0 6–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
18. 4–0
19. 31 October 2013 San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain  Italy 1–0 2–0
20. 27 November 2013 Fuenlabrada, Spain  Czech Republic 1–0 3–2
21. 2–0
22. 13 February 2014 Logroño, Spain  North Macedonia 2–0 12–0
23. 5–0
24. 24 April 2014 Skopje, North Macedonia  North Macedonia 1–0 10–0
25. 2–0
26. 6–0
27. 11 February 2015 San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain  Belgium 2–1 2–1 Friendly
28. 3 March 2015 La Roda, Spain  New Zealand 2–0 2–2
29. 1 December 2015 Badajoz, Spain  Portugal 2–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
30. 15 September 2016 Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain  Montenegro 3–0 13–0
31. 5–0
32. 6–0
33. 10–0
34. 13–0

Honours

Player

Rayo Vallecano
FC Barcelona
Atlético Madrid
Spain

Managerial

Spain U19

References

  1. ^ a b c d "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 6 July 2015. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sonia profile". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Sonia". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  4. ^ Roldán, Isabel (28 May 2013). "Soni: "Nuestro estilo es parecido al de la Selección, fútbol bonito"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  5. ^ Soni, BDFutbol
  6. ^ "Keke se queda en Huelva" (in Spanish). Recre.org. 9 August 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  7. ^ [1] Futfem.com Archived 17 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Goal scorer list". futbolme.com. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  9. ^ Martín, Dúnia (9 May 2013). "Barcelona's Sonia spurred by continued success". UEFA. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Barca's top scorer Sonia Bermudez moves to Atletico" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  11. ^ "SELECCIÓN NACIONAL" (in Spanish). Futbol Feminino. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Jugadoras - Real Federación Española de Fútbol". Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009. Royal Spanish Football Federation
  13. ^ "Turkey 1–10 Spain". UEFA.com. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Spain stick with tried and trusted". UEFA. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Japan dethrone Spain to advance". FIFA. 16 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Spain part ways with Tome". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 10 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Sonia Bermúdez introduced as new head coach: "I take on the challenge of coaching the best team in the world."". Royal Spanish Football Federation. 10 September 2025.
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