Imanol de la Sota

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Sota and the second or maternal family name is Aberasturi.

Imanol de la Sota Aberasturi (born 2 April 1975) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Barakaldo CF.

Imanol de la Sota

Personal information
Full name	Imanol de la Sota Aberasturi
Date of birth	(1975-04-02) 2 April 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Santurtzi, Spain
Team information
Current team	Barakaldo (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
	Santurtzi (youth)
2000–2002	Barakaldo (youth)
20XX–2011	Durango (youth)
2012–2013	Iurretako (assistant)
2013–2015	Durango
2015–2016	Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2016–2017	Basconia (assistant)
2017–2019	Eibar (youth)
2019–2021	Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2021	Bilbao Athletic
2022–	Barakaldo

Career

Born in Santurtzi, Biscay, Basque Country, de la Sota began his managerial career with the youth sides of hometown club CD Santurtzi.^[1] He subsequently worked under the same capacity at Barakaldo CF and SCD Durango, before becoming an assistant of Durango's farm team Iurretako KT in the 2012–13 season.

On 20 May 2013, de la Sota was appointed manager of Durango's main squad in Tercera División.^[2] In June 2015, he joined the structure of Athletic Bilbao, being named in charge of the Juvenil A team.^[3]

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, de la Sota became Joseba Etxeberria's assistant at CD Basconia,^[4] but left the club on 5 July 2017 to take over the Juvenil A team of SD Eibar.^[5] He returned to the Lezama Facilities on 14 June 2019, after again being appointed manager of the Juvenil squad.^[6]

On 7 June 2021, de la Sota was named at the helm of Bilbao Athletic in Primera División RFEF.^[7] On 13 December, after only two wins into the season, he was sacked.^[8]

On 22 June 2022, de la Sota returned to Barakaldo, after being appointed manager of the first team in Tercera Federación.^[9][1] The following 8 May, after achieving promotion to Segunda Federación, he renewed his contract for a further year.^[10]

Managerial statistics

As of 7 February 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Durango		20 May 2013	16 June 2015	78	34	16	28	97	90	+7	043.59	[11]
Bilbao Athletic		7 June 2021	13 December 2021	16	2	7	7	13	21	−8	012.50	[12]
Barakaldo		22 June 2022	Present	93	58	25	10	165	56	+109	062.37	[13]
Total				187	94	48	45	275	167	+108	050.27	—

References

1. "Imanol de la Sota, nuevo entrenador del Barakaldo CF" [Imanol de la Sota, new manager of Barakaldo CF] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
2. "De la Sota será el entrenador de la Cultural de Durango" [De la Sota will be the manager of Cultural de Durango] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
3. "Etxeberria pasa al cuerpo técnico del primer equipo" [Etxeberria goes to the technical staff of the first team] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
4. "Organigrama de técnicos de Lezama 2016/17" [Lezama's manager organization chart 2016/17] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
5. "Imanol de la Sota, nuevo entrenador del Juvenil A" [Imanol de la Sota, new manager of the Juvenil A] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
6. "Imanol de la Sota también vuelve a Lezama" [Imanol de la Sota also returns to Lezama] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
7. "Imanol de la Sota to coach Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
8. "Athletic Club part ways with Imanol de la Sota". Athletic Bilbao. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
9. "Imanol de la Sota, confirmado como nuevo entrenador del Barakaldo" [Imanol de la Sota, confirmed as new manager of Barakaldo] (in Spanish). El Correo. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
10. "Imanol de la Sota seguirá como técnico del Barakaldo" [Imanol de la Sota will continue as manager of Barakaldo] (in Spanish). Deia. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
11. "2013–14 SCD Durango Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
    "2014–15 SCD Durango Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
12. "Matches Imanol de la Sota, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
13. "2022–23 Barakaldo Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
    "Matches Imanol de la Sota, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
    "Matches Imanol de la Sota, 2024–25 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 29 January 2025.

External links

• Imanol de la Sota manager profile at BDFutbol
• Imanol de la Sota at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Imanol de la Sota coach profile at Soccerway