Ernesto Valverde
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ernesto Valverde Tejedor | ||
Date of birth | 9 February 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Viandar de la Vera, Spain | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
San Ignacio | |||
Alavés | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Alavés | ||
1985–1986 | Sestao | 32 | (6) |
1986–1988 | Espanyol | 72 | (16) |
1988–1990 | Barcelona | 22 | (8) |
1990–1996 | Athletic Bilbao | 170 | (44) |
1996–1997 | Mallorca | 18 | (2) |
Total | 320 | (77) | |
International career | |||
1986 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
1987 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
1990 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Athletic Bilbao (assistant) | ||
2002–2003 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
2003–2005 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
2006–2008 | Espanyol | ||
2008–2009 | Olympiacos | ||
2009–2010 | Villarreal | ||
2010–2012 | Olympiacos | ||
2012–2013 | Valencia | ||
2013–2017 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
2017– | Barcelona | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor (Spanish pronunciation: [erˈnesto βalˈβerðe texeˈðor];[a] born 9 February 1964) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward, and is the current manager of FC Barcelona.
Over the course of ten seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 goals, adding 55/9 in Segunda División. He played for six teams in a 14-year professional career, including Espanyol, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
Valverde later went on to have an extensive spell as a manager, including being in charge of all three clubs.
Playing career
Valverde was born in Viandar de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura. After having made his professional debuts in Segunda División – Deportivo Alavés and Sestao Sport Club – he was transferred to RCD Español in 1986,[1] making his La Liga debut on 31 August in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid. In a season that included a second stage he ended with 43 league appearances, scoring seven goals; in his final year, he was part of the squad that lost the 1988 UEFA Cup on penalties, to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Subsequently, Valverde played two years at FC Barcelona, winning a Copa del Rey and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, although he appeared sparingly in the process (only 13 minutes against Lech Poznań in the latter tournament[2]). However, in his second season he netted six times in only 12 games, including braces in consecutive wins over Sporting de Gijón (2–0) and Valencia CF (2–1).[3][4][5][6]
Valverde left for Athletic Bilbao in 1990, being eligible although he was born in Extremadura (he moved to the Basque Country still an infant). He played six seasons with the team, scoring 20 league goals from 1992 to 1994 before moving to RCD Mallorca, where he was relatively used as the Balearic Islands club achieved top flight promotion, and retired the following summer aged 33; during his time at Athletic, he was nicknamed Txingurri (Basque for ant).[7]
Valverde played once for Spain, appearing 20 minutes in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifier win against Iceland on 10 October 1990, in Seville.[8]
Managerial career
Spain and Greece
Immediately after retiring, Valverde began his career as a manager in the youth departments of former club Athletic Bilbao. Four years later he became a co-trainer in the main squad and, in 2002, he again acted as head coach when he took over the B-side, being promoted to first-team duties the following year; in 2003–04, they finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
After one year out of football, Valverde joined another old acquaintance, Espanyol.[9] During his first season, the Catalans managed to reach another UEFA Cup final – nineteen years later – again losing on penalties, to fellow Spaniards Sevilla FC.
On 28 May 2008, Valverde was appointed coach at Superleague Greece club Olympiacos FC,[10] winning the championship in his debut campaign and adding the cup for the double. On 8 May 2009, it decided not to renew his contract in spite of his success, because of a financial disagreement; however, most of the players and fans were openly in favour of him staying.[11]
On 2 June 2009, Villarreal CF announced that Valverde would succeed Manuel Pellegrini on a one-year deal, after the Chilean had left for Real Madrid.[12] As the team stood tenth in the league on 31 January 2010, following a 0–2 home loss against CA Osasuna, he was sacked.[13]
On 7 August 2010, Valverde returned to Olympiacos as a replacement for Ewald Lienen who had only been in charge for a few weeks.[14] In his first season in his second spell he again led the Piraeus side to the league championship, also reaching the last eight in the domestic cup.
On 19 April 2012, after helping Olympiacos renew its league supremacy, Valverde announced his decision to leave due to family reasons.[15] On 3 December he returned to Spanish football by being appointed at Valencia until the end of the season, replacing fired Mauricio Pellegrino;[16] his first game occurred five days later, a 1–0 win at Osasuna,[17] and the second match, against the same opponent for the season's Spanish cup, brought another triumph at the Reyno de Navarra (2–0).
Athletic Bilbao
On 1 June 2013, immediately after the 3–4 away loss at Sevilla which meant Valencia could only finish fifth, thus out of qualification positions for the UEFA Champions League, Valverde announced he would leave the club.[18] He returned to Athletic Bilbao on the 20th,[19] qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in his first year[20] whilst also reaching the final of the 2015 Spanish Cup the following season.
On 17 August 2015, Valverde led the Lions to their first trophy in 31 years after a 5–1 aggregate defeat of Barcelona for the Supercopa de España.[21] He declared on 23 May 2017 he would be stepping down on 30 June,[22] to be replaced by former Athletic teammate José Ángel Ziganda.[23]
Valverde's 306 matches in charge of the team over two spells set a club record, beating the previous total of 289 set by Javier Clemente.[24][25] He also surpassed Clemente's 211 league matches managed, finishing on 228, but was unable to match his record of victories: The latter won 141 games – 102 in the league – while the former came up one short, with 140 and 101;[26][27] additionally, he was on the bench for 42 European matches, another record.
Barcelona
On 29 May 2017, Valverde replaced Luis Enrique as the new Barcelona manager.[28][29]
Managerial statistics
- As of 22 November 2017[30]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||||
Bilbao Athletic[31] | 30 June 2002 | 30 June 2003 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 50.00 | |||||
Athletic Bilbao[32][33] | 30 June 2003 | 21 June 2005 | 93 | 38 | 23 | 32 | 40.86 | |||||
Espanyol[34][35] | 26 May 2006 | 28 May 2008 | 99 | 37 | 30 | 32 | 37.37 | |||||
Olympiacos[36] | 28 May 2008 | 8 May 2009 | 47 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 68.09 | |||||
Villarreal[37] | 2 June 2009 | 31 January 2010 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 40.63 | |||||
Olympiacos[38][39] | 7 August 2010 | 31 May 2012 | 80 | 60 | 7 | 13 | 75.00 | |||||
Valencia[40] | 3 December 2012 | 2 June 2013 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 53.33 | |||||
Athletic Bilbao[41][42][43] | 1 July 2013 | 23 May 2017 | 213 | 102 | 45 | 66 | 47.89 | |||||
Barcelona[29] | 29 May 2017 | Present | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 75.00 | |||||
Total | 658 | 335 | 138 | 185 | 50.91 |
Honours
Player
- Espanyol
- Barcelona
Manager
- Espanyol
- Olympiacos
- Athletic Bilbao
Individual
- Manager
Notes
- ^ In isolation, Valverde is pronounced [balˈβerðe].
References
- ^ Valverde: y van tres! (Valverde: make that three!); Mundo Deportivo, 10 June 1986 (in Spanish)
- ^ "¡Fue de infarto!" [Heart-stopping!] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 10 November 1988. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Primer positivo... que subo a poco" [First positive... bad taste in mouth] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 October 1989. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "La noche de los "proscritos"" [The night of the “outcast”] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 April 1990. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "¡Bendita primavera azulgrana!" [Holy azulgrana spring!] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 April 1990. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Pulverizaron al Cádiz" [They routed Cádiz] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 April 1990. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "El padre de 'Txingurri'" [The father of 'Txingurri'] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "España, otra vez por la mínima" [Spain, again by the odd goal] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 October 1990. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ Valverde takes control at Espanyol; UEFA.com, 26 May 2006
- ^ Olympiacos turn to Valverde; UEFA.com, 28 May 2008
- ^ Olympiacos call time on Valverde reign; UEFA.com, 8 May 2009
- ^ Valverde fills Pellegrini void at Villarreal; UEFA.com, 2 June 2009
- ^ "Villarreal sack coach Valverde after Osasuna defeat". ESPN Soccernet. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Valverde returns to troubled Olympiakos[permanent dead link]; Yahoo!, 7 August 2010
- ^ George Georgakopoulos (19 April 2012). "Olympiakos coach Valverde will leave club in May". Kathimerini. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Valencia appoint Valverde". ESPN FC. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Soldado gives Valverde perfect start". ESPN FC. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Valverde anuncia que no sigue en el Valencia" [Valverde announces he will not continue with Valencia] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Valverde afronta su segunda etapa como técnico del Athletic" [Valverde faces second spell as Athletic manager] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ "La Liga: Athletic Bilbao seals Champions League place with Rayo win". GMA Network. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona lose Super Cup final to Athletic Bilbao". BBC Sport. 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Ernesto Valverde will not continue as premier team coach". Athletic Bilbao. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ "José Ángel Ziganda, Athletic Club's new manager". Athletic Bilbao. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona: Ernesto Valverde replaces Luis Enrique as manager". BBC Sport. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Valverde se convierte en una leyenda viva en San Mamés" [Valverde becomes a living legend at San Mamés] (in Spanish). Capital Deporte. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Coaches history". Athletic Bilbao. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Valverde podría igualar el récord histórico de victorias de Clemente" [Valverde close to equalling Clemente's historical record of victories] (in Spanish). EITB. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Ernesto Valverde is the new FC Barcelona coach". FC Barcelona. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Barcelona confirm Ernesto Valverde as new manager at Camp Nou". The Guardian. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ Ernesto Valverde at Soccerway
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External links
- FC Barcelona official profile
- Ernesto Valverde at Athletic Bilbao
- Athletic Bilbao manager profile
- Ernesto Valverde at BDFutbol
- Ernesto Valverde manager profile at BDFutbol
- Ernesto Valverde at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from April 2013
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from La Vera
- Spanish footballers
- Extremaduran footballers
- Association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Deportivo Alavés players
- Sestao Sport Club footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- FC Barcelona players
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- RCD Mallorca players
- Spain under-21 international footballers
- Spain under-23 international footballers
- Spain international footballers
- Spanish football managers
- La Liga managers
- Athletic Bilbao B managers
- Athletic Bilbao managers
- RCD Espanyol managers
- Villarreal CF managers
- Valencia CF managers
- FC Barcelona managers
- Superleague Greece managers
- Olympiacos F.C. managers
- Spanish expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Greece
- Athletic Bilbao non-playing staff