Eusebio Sacristán

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Eusebio

Eusebio being interviewed on Barca TV
Personal information
Full name	Eusebio Sacristán Mena
Date of birth	April 13, 1964 (1964-04-13) (age 45)
Place of birth	La Seca, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	CD La Seca
1979—1982	Valladolid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1982–1983	R. Valladolid Promesas
1983–1987	Valladolid	117	(13)
1987–1988	Atlético Madrid	27	(3)
1988–1995	Barcelona	203	(14)
1995–1997	Celta Vigo	67	(1)
1997–2002	Valladolid	129	(5)
Total		543	(36)
National team
1984–1987	Spain U21	17	(3)
1986–1988	Spain U23	4	(1)
1986–1992	Spain	15	(0)
Teams managed
2003–2008	Barcelona (assistant)
2009–	Celta Vigo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2009. † Appearances (Goals).

Eusebio Sacristán Mena (born 13 April 1964 in La Seca, Valladolid), simply Eusebio in his playing days, is a former Spanish football central midfielder, and a current coach.

[edit] Club career

Eusebio started playing professionally with hometown's Real Valladolid, being an automatic first-choice from an early age, and moving to Atlético de Madrid in 1987–88.

After one sole season in Madrid, he joined FC Barcelona, and proceeded to be one of coach Johan Cruyff's most used squad members in the subsequent seasons. He played the entire matches at both the victorious 1989 Cup Winners' Cup and the 1992 European Cup finals.

Eusebio could only manage 36 appearances in his last two seasons combined, this prompting a moved to Celta de Vigo in 1995, where he posted two more solid seasons. He retired in 2002 with first side Valladolid, at 38, having played 543 topflight matches, the second-best in the competition, only behind goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta.

Upon retiring, Sacristán opened a football school^[1] in Valladolid, for 6-to-12 year-old children; he also obtained his coaching degree and, from 2003–08, was part of Frank Rijkaard's staff at Barcelona.

In March 2009, he was named head coach of another former side, Celta, as the Galicians struggled in the second division.

[edit] International career

Eusebio gained 15 caps for Spain, the first coming on September 24, 1986, in a friendly match with Greece, in Gijón. He was subsequently picked for the final squad at UEFA Euro 1988.

[edit] Honours

• Barcelona:
  • European Cup: 1991–92
  • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89
  • UEFA Super Cup: 1992
  • Spanish League: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94
  • Spanish Cup: 1989–90
  • Spanish Supercup: 1991, 1992 and 1994
  • Spanish League Cup: 1983–84

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile
• National team data (Spanish)

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