Imanol de la Sota
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Imanol de la Sota Aberasturi | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1975 | ||
| 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 | ||
Imanol de la Sota Aberasturi (born 2 April 1975) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Barakaldo CF.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
- As of 28 April 2024
| 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 | 43.59 | [11] |
| Bilbao Athletic |
|
7 June 2021 | 13 December 2021 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 12.50 | [12] |
| Barakaldo |
|
22 June 2022 | Present | 64 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 125 | 30 | +95 | 68.75 | [13] |
| Total | 158 | 80 | 41 | 37 | 235 | 141 | +94 | 50.63 | — | |||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Imanol de la Sota to coach Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Athletic Club part ways with Imanol de la Sota". Athletic Bilbao. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2013–14 SCD Durango Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
"2014–15 SCD Durango Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024. - ^ "Matches Imanol de la Sota, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "2022–23 Barakaldo Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
"Matches Imanol de la Sota, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- 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