Ander Garitano
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Ander Garitano Urquizu (born 26 February 1969) is a retired Spanish
footballer who played as a left midfielder
, and a current coach
.
His career as a player - almost entirely spent in La Liga
- was solely associated with two clubs, Athletic Bilbao
and Real Zaragoza
.
, Biscay
, Garitano began his professional career at local powerhouse Athletic de Bilbao
. After apperaring twice in the closing stages of 1987–88, he quickly imposed himself as first-choice, with good free kick
skills, netting 35 La Liga
goals during nine seasons; on 12 March 1988, two weeks after his 19th birthday, he made his official debut, starting in a 0–5 away loss against Real Madrid
.
Garitano moved to Real Zaragoza
in 1996, and played there until his retirement in 2002 (appearing in a further 147 league matches, with 15 goals). He was still regularly used the Aragon
ese side's 2001 Spanish Cup
conquest, and finally retired in the following summer at 33 - Zaragoza suffered top flight relegation - with nearly 500 official matches to his credit (442 in the league alone - from 1986–88, he played 61 matches with 13 goals for Bilbao Athletic
, with that team in division two
).
Subsequently, Garitano moved into coaching, first taking charge of Zaragoza's youth teams. In mid-January 2008, he replaced sacked Víctor Fernández, first appearing in a Spanish Cup round of 16 tie against Racing de Santander
, a 2–4 loss (3–5 on aggregate).
Just two days after his only league game, a 3–1 home win over Real Murcia
, Garitano quit the job, quoting a lack of commitment. Zaragoza would have a further two coaches until the end of the season, which ended in relegation.
For 2008–09, Garitano returned to Real Zaragoza, now as a youth coach. However, in late 2009, he moved to the club's B side
, following José Aurelio Gay
's promotion as first-team coach.
of another footballer (and midfielder), Gaizka Garitano
whom, after unsuccessfully graduating from Athletic's academy, went on to represent, among others, neighbours Real Sociedad
and Deportivo Alavés
.
Spain
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footballer who played as a left midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
, and a current coach
Coach (sport)
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.
His career as a player - almost entirely spent in La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
- was solely associated with two clubs, Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
and Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
.
Football career
Born in DerioDerio
Derio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It's part of Greater Bilbao and was part of the municipality of Bilbao until 1983 and hosts Bilbao's biggest municipal cemetery. It has a population of 5,107 .-External...
, Biscay
Biscay
Biscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
, Garitano began his professional career at local powerhouse Athletic de Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
. After apperaring twice in the closing stages of 1987–88, he quickly imposed himself as first-choice, with good free kick
Direct free kick
A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. Unlike an indirect free kick, a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player.-Award:...
skills, netting 35 La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
goals during nine seasons; on 12 March 1988, two weeks after his 19th birthday, he made his official debut, starting in a 0–5 away loss against Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
.
Garitano moved to Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
in 1996, and played there until his retirement in 2002 (appearing in a further 147 league matches, with 15 goals). He was still regularly used the Aragon
Aragon
Aragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
ese side's 2001 Spanish Cup
Copa del Rey
The Copa del Rey is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad el Rey de Fútbol ....
conquest, and finally retired in the following summer at 33 - Zaragoza suffered top flight relegation - with nearly 500 official matches to his credit (442 in the league alone - from 1986–88, he played 61 matches with 13 goals for Bilbao Athletic
Bilbao Athletic
Bilbao Athletic is a Spanish football club based in Bilbao, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country...
, with that team in division two
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
).
Subsequently, Garitano moved into coaching, first taking charge of Zaragoza's youth teams. In mid-January 2008, he replaced sacked Víctor Fernández, first appearing in a Spanish Cup round of 16 tie against Racing de Santander
Racing de Santander
Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....
, a 2–4 loss (3–5 on aggregate).
Just two days after his only league game, a 3–1 home win over Real Murcia
Real Murcia
Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the region of Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the second division, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators....
, Garitano quit the job, quoting a lack of commitment. Zaragoza would have a further two coaches until the end of the season, which ended in relegation.
For 2008–09, Garitano returned to Real Zaragoza, now as a youth coach. However, in late 2009, he moved to the club's B side
Real Zaragoza B
Real Zaragoza B is a Spanish football club based in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1962, it is the reserve team of Real Zaragoza, and currently plays in Segunda División B – Group 3, holding home matches at Ciudad Deportiva Real Zaragoza, with a capacity of 2,500...
, following José Aurelio Gay
José Aurelio Gay
José Aurelio Gay López is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach.Gay was associated with Zaragoza throughout his career, serving the club as both a player and manager.-Playing career:...
's promotion as first-team coach.
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic is a Spanish football club based in Bilbao, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country... |
1985–86 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1986–87 | 34 | 4 | ? | ? | |||||||
| 34 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1987–88 | 27 | 9 | ? | ? | |||||||
| 27 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 67 | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 67 | 15 | |
| Athletic Bilbao Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions... |
1987–88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1988–89 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 29 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1989–90 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 40 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1990–91 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
| 35 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1991–92 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |||||||
| 36 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1992–93 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1993–94 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 44 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1995–96 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 234 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 275 | 42 | |
| Zaragoza Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points... |
1996–97 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 40 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1997–98 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 1998–99 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1999–00 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 35 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2000–01 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 28 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2001–02 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 147 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 19 | |
| Career totals | 448 | 65 | 55 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 76 | |
Personal
Garitano is the uncleUncle
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of another footballer (and midfielder), Gaizka Garitano
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.-Football career:...
whom, after unsuccessfully graduating from Athletic's academy, went on to represent, among others, neighbours Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...
and Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés
Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque Country. Founded in 1921, it plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at the 19,500-seater Estadio Mendizorrotza....
.