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Asier Garitano
Spanish football manager (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garitano and the second or maternal family name is Aguirrezábal.
Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal (born 6 December 1969) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward.
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![]() Garitano as Leganés manager in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal | ||
Date of birth | (1969-12-06) 6 December 1969 (age 54) | ||
Place of birth | Bergara, Spain | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1988–1989 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1993 | Bilbao Athletic | 95 | (17) |
1992–1993 | → Eibar (loan) | 22 | (4) |
1993–1994 | Cartagena | 35 | (13) |
1994–1995 | Cádiz | 41 | (9) |
1996 | Eibar | 17 | (2) |
1996–1997 | Gavà | 29 | (6) |
1997–1998 | Racing Ferrol | 13 | (3) |
1998–2000 | Burgos | 58 | (19) |
2000–2003 | Alicante | 40 | (12) |
2002–2003 | → Benidorm (loan) | 2 | (0) |
Total | 352 | (85) | |
International career | |||
1988 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
1990 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2008 | Alicante (assistant) | ||
2008 | Alicante | ||
2009–2010 | Castellón (assistant) | ||
2010 | Castellón | ||
2011–2012 | Orihuela | ||
2012–2013 | Alcoyano | ||
2013–2018 | Leganés | ||
2018 | Real Sociedad | ||
2019–2020 | Alavés | ||
2021 | Leganés | ||
2023–2024 | Tenerife | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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During a 14-year senior career, he appeared in 134 matches in Segunda División over five seasons, totalling 23 goals for Bilbao Athletic and Eibar. He added 216 games and 61 goals in Segunda División B, in representation of several clubs.
Garitano started working as a manager in 2003, as an assistant at Alicante. He went on to be in charge of four teams before being appointed at Leganés in 2013, which he led to promotions to the second tier and La Liga. He was head coach at Real Sociedad and Alavés, also in the top flight.