José Ángel Ziganda

Cuco Ziganda
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza
Date of birth (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966
Place of birth Larraintzar, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Athletic Bilbao (coach)
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Osasuna B 12 (4)
1987–1991 Osasuna 122 (35)
1991–1998 Athletic Bilbao 255 (76)
1998–2001 Osasuna 68 (19)
Total 457 (134)
National team
1991–1994 Spain 2 (0)
Teams managed
2005–2006 Osasuna B
2006–2008 Osasuna
2009–2010 Xerez
2011–2017 Bilbao Athletic
2017– Athletic Bilbao
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

José Ángel "Cuco" Ziganda Lakunza (born 1 October 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre forward, and the current manager of Athletic Bilbao.

He played in 381 La Liga games over the course of 12 seasons (111 goals scored), representing Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao.[1]

Ziganda started working as manager in 2005, and eventually coached both clubs.

Playing career

Ziganda was born in Larraintzar, Navarre. A product of CA Osasuna's youth ranks, he first appeared for his hometown's main squad on 13 December 1987, in a 0–0 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. An undisputed starter through 1989 to 1991 he scored 11 La Liga goals apiece during those seasons, thus attracting attention from neighbours Athletic Bilbao.

At Athletic since the start of 1991–92, Ziganda netted 17 goals in three separate campaigns, most notably a hat-trick at Albacete Balompié on 26 May 1993 in a 5–4 win,[2] and helped the Basque side achieve a fifth place in 1994.

Ousted from Bilbao due to the emergence of Ismael Urzaiz, Ziganda returned to Osasuna in 1998, helping the club achieve promotion in 2000 and retiring after another top flight season. For his career he scored 111 league goals, 19 in the second division, nine in the UEFA Cup and six in the Copa del Rey.

Ziganda played two games for the Spain national team, his first cap consisting of four minutes in a 0–2 friendly loss against Romania in Cáceres, on 17 April 1991.[3]

Manager career

Ziganda managed several of Osasuna's youth teams, including the B-side in 2005–06 and, after Mexican Javier Aguirre (also a former club player) left Pamplona for Atlético Madrid, he became the head coach of the main squad.[4]

In that first season Osasuna, which had already been eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, experienced several league setbacks. However, the domestic situation gradually became better and they also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, establishing a new club record; in the following campaign, the team finished 11th.

On 13 October 2008, as Osasuna failed to win a single game from six into the new season, scoring just two goals, Ziganda was sacked, being replaced by José Antonio Camacho.[5] In early July 2009 he became Xerez CD's new manager after the Andalusians had just attained a first-ever top level promotion, replacing Hércules CF-bound Esteban Vigo and signing a one-year contract.

On 12 January 2010, as the team ranked last with just seven points from 17 matches, Ziganda was relieved of his duties.[6] In July 2011, former Athletic Bilbao teammate Josu Urrutia was elected as president of the club, and one of his first acts was to bring in Ziganda (who had been out of work for 18 months) as coach of the B-team.[7] He managed to lead them to promotion in 2015 via the play-offs, returning to the second tier after a 19-year absence.[8]

Ziganda's side was eventually relegated at the first attempt, after ranking in 22nd and last position.[9] During his stint, several players made the step up to the main squad, including Yeray Álvarez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Iñigo Lekue, Unai López, Sabin Merino, Enric Saborit, Mikel Vesga and Iñaki Williams.[10]

On 24 May 2017, it was confirmed that Ziganda would succeed the departing Ernesto Valverde as Athletic's first-team manager, on an initial two-year contract.[11]

Managerial statistics

As of 3 August 2017
Team Nat Year Record
PWDLWin %
Osasuna B[12] Spain 2005–06 38 14 15 9 036.84
Osasuna[13][14][15] Spain 2006–08 106 36 27 43 033.96
Xerez[16] Spain 2009–10 19 1 4 14 005.26
Bilbao Athletic[17][18][19][20][21][22] Spain 2011–2017 242 100 63 79 041.32
Athletic Bilbao[23] Spain 2017– 2 1 1 0 050.00
Career Total 407 152 110 145 037.35

References

  1. ↑ "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples] (in Spanish). El Correo. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ 4–5: Festival de goles en Albacete (4–5: Goal festival in Albacete); Mundo Deportivo, 27 May 1993 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ De nuevo vencidos y sin gloria (Again beaten hopelessly); Mundo Deportivo, 18 April 1991 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ El retorno de El Cuco (The return of El Cuco); El País, 23 May 2006 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Osasuna destituye a Ziganda y su sustituto será Camacho (Osasuna fires Ziganda, Camacho will be his replacement); Marca, 13 October 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Xerez destituye al 'Cuco' Ziganda (Xerez sacks 'Cuco' Ziganda); 20 Minutos, 12 January 2010 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "'Cuco' Ziganda quiere imprimir en el filial el estilo 'comprometido' de Bielsa" ['Cuco' Ziganda wants to imprint Bielsa's 'committed' style on the reserves] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic, a Segunda 19 años después y el Cádiz tendrá que esperar" [Bilbao Athletic, into Segunda 19 years later and Cadiz will have to wait] (in Spanish). La Razón. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic empata contra Osasuna y pierde la categoría" [Bilbao Athletic draw with Osasuna and lose the category] (in Spanish). El Correo. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ziganda recoge parte de su herencia" [Ziganda reaps part of his inheritance] (in Spanish). Deia. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "José Ángel Ziganda, Athletic Club's new manager". Athletic Bilbao. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  23. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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