José Luis Mendilibar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaldibar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979–1982 | Bilbao Athletic | 105 | (14) |
| 1982–1985 | Logroñés | ||
| 1985–1993 | Sestao | 275 | (34) |
| 1993–1994 | Lemona | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1996 | Arratia | ||
| 1996–1997 | Athletic Bilbao (youth) | ||
| 1997–1999 | Baskonia | ||
| 1999–2000 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| 2000–2001 | Baskonia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Aurrerá | ||
| 2002–2004 | Lanzarote | ||
| 2004–2005 | Eibar | ||
| 2005 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2006–2010 | Valladolid | ||
| 2011–2013 | Osasuna | ||
| 2014 | Levante | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mendilibar and the second or maternal family name is Etxebarria.
José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria (born 14 March 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current manager.
Playing career
Mendilibar was born in Zaldibar, Basque Country. He enjoyed an average career as a player, never representing a club in La Liga and successively playing for Bilbao Athletic, CD Logroñés, Sestao Sport Club and SD Lemona.
Mendilibar was a key player in midfield for Sestao during the club's second division years – playing eight years with the club in that level and overall appearing in nearly 300 matches – narrowly missing out on promotion in 1987 under Javier Irureta.[1][2][3]
Coaching career
After retiring in 1994, Mendilibar worked in the youth categories of Athletic Bilbao, before being appointed head coach of UD Lanzarote and then SD Eibar.[4] His success with the latter in the second division, on a very limited budget, translated into a narrow miss on promotion in 2005.
Mendilibar then returned to Athletic,[5] the club he supported as a child, but was sacked after just a few months, as the Lions ranked last with just one win in nine matches.
For the 2006–07 season Mendilibar moved to Real Valladolid, achieving top flight promotion in his debut campaign (with 88 points) and retaining division status from 2007 to 2009. On 1 February 2010, after a 1–1 home draw against UD Almería, he was sacked from his post.[6]
Slightly less than one year later Mendilibar returned to active, replacing sacked José Antonio Camacho at CA Osasuna: his first game in charge was a 4–0 home win against RCD Espanyol.[7] On 3 September 2013 he was relieved of his duties, after three losses in as many matches to kickstart the new season.[8]
On 29 May 2014 Mendilibar was appointed at Levante UD, signing a one-year contract with an option for a second season.[9] On 20 October, after only one win in eight games, and no goals scored and 14 conceded from four home outings, he was relieved of his duties.[10]
References
- ↑ "3–2: Amarró los dos puntos el Castilla" [3–2: Castilla bagged two points] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 February 1986. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Palamós dió por bueno el punto" [Palamós happy with point] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 22 October 1990. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "El Mallorca sentencia al final" [Mallorca decider in the end] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 22 November 1992. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Me costó mucho llegar y no quiero defraudar" [It was very hard for me to get here, i don't want to disappoint] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Mendilibar gets Athletic chance". UEFA.com. 21 June 2005.
- ↑ "Onesimo takes reins from Mandilibar [sic] at Valladolid". ESPN Soccernet. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ↑ "Nekounam at the double". ESPN Soccernet. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "La Liga: Osasuna name former Almeria boss Javi Gracia as their new coach". Sky Sports. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ "Levante appoint Mendilibar as new coach". FIFA.com. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "El Levante rescinde el contrato a Mendilibar" [Levante rescinds Mendilibar contract] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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