Xabier Azkargorta

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Personal information
Xabier Azkargorta
Full name	Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte
Date of birth	September 29, 1953 (1953-09-29) (age 56)
Place of birth	Azpeitia, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Centre Forward
Club information
Current club	Unnatached
Number	Valencia CF
Youth career
1969-1971 1971-1972	Real Sociedad (youth team) Bilbao Athletic
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1972-1977 1975-1976	Athletic Bilbao Bilbao Athletic
Teams managed
1978-1980 1980-1982 1982-1983 1983-1986 1986-1987 1987-1988 1989-1991 1993-1994 1995-1996 1997-1998 2005	Lagun Onak Aurrerá Vitoria Gimnastic de Tarragona Espanyol Real Valladolid Sevilla FC CD Tenerife Bolivia Chile Yokohama Marinos Chivas
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Azkargorta and the second is Uriarte.

Francisco Xabier Azcargorta Uriarte (born 29 September 1953 in Azpeitia), usually called Xabier Azkargorta, is a former Spanish football player and manager.

During his playing career he played for Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. Later he became a manager, coaching club teams such as CD Tenerife, RCD Espanyol, Sevilla FC, Real Valladolid, and Club Deportivo Guadalajara, and national teams including Bolivia and Chile.

He most recently worked as a television pundit for Digital+'s coverage of the South American World Cup qualifiers.

As of July 2008, Xabier Azkargorta has been appointed the "Director Deportivo" of Spanish La Liga side Valencia CF. In Spain, the manager role differs from that which the English Premiereship assigns to it in the sense that the manager is only in charge of the team's training, strategy and lineup. The decision to scout or pursue other players is left to the "Director Deportivo". In England, both job functions are assumed by the manager.

The Valencia move marks a long-awaited return to Spanish football for Azkargorta(Azkargorta regularly features as an expert witness for the Spanish sporting newspaper AS, where he has frequently stated his desire to return -- usually at the fans' request). Valencia midfielder (and former Spanish international) Ruben Baraja has stated to the Spanish daily Marca that "Azkargorta is a man of football, with a distinguished career path and discriminating quality as a manager and national side coach. Further, he holds the respect and esteem of the footballing world, which is a difficult claim to make".

[edit] Honours

[edit] Manager

Yokohama Marinos
- J-League: 1997-1998
Bolivia national football team
- First classification of Bolivia in a World Cup (USA 94') and manager of Bolivia in World Cup of 1994: 1993 - 1994

RCD Espanyol – Managers

Garry (1922–24) · Bru (1924–26) · Greenwell (1927–29) · Caicedo (1930–33) · Trabal (1933–35) · Caicedo (1935–1943) · Solé & Zamora (1943) · Bosch & Prats (1943–44) · Albéniz (1944–46) · Bosch (1946) · Planas (1946–47) · Espada (1947–49) · Caicedo (1949–50) · Nogués (1950–52) · Scopelli (1952–55) · Bravo (1955) · Zamora & Espada (1955–57) · Berkessy (1957–58) · Domingo (1958–59) · Barrios (1959–60) · Pons (1960–61) · Zamora (1961) · Saso (1961–62) · Arcas & Zamora (1962) · Herrera (1962–63) · Areso & Scopelli (1963–64) · Kubala (1964–65) · Argila (1965–66) · di Stéfano & Espada (1966) · Kálmár (1966–69) · Argilés & Faura (1969) · Riera (1969–70) · Iriondo (1970) · Daučík (1970–71) · Santamaría (1971–78) · Herrera (1978) · Irulegui (1978–79) · Miera (1979–80) · Maguregui (1980–83) · Pavić (1983–84) · Azkargorta (1984–86) · Clemente (1986–89) · García Andoain & Mauri (1989) · Joanet (1989–90) · Díaz (1990) · Aragonés (1990–91) · Petrović (1991–92) · Clemente & Sabaté (1992) · Díaz Novoa (1992–93) · Díaz (1990) · Camacho (1993–96) · Carcelén (1996–97) · Flores & Miera (1997) · Camacho (1997–98) · Bielsa (1998–99) · Brindisi (1999–2000) · Flores (2000–02) · Ramos (2002) · Moya (2002) · Clemente (2002–04) · Fernández (2004) · Lotina (2004–06) · Valverde (2006–08) · Márquez (2008) · Mané (2008–2009) Pochettino (2009–)

Real Valladolid – Managers

I. Plattkó (1928–30) · Achalandabaso (1930–33) · I. Plattkó (1933–36) · I. Plattkó (1939–40) · Ordax (1940) · Juanín (1940–41) · K. Plattkó (1941–43) · Martínez (1943) · Planas (1943–44) · Arteaga (1944–45) · Barrios (1945–48) · Helenio Herrera (1948–49) · Barrios (1949–XX) · Vasquero (19XX–XX) · Barrios (19XX–50) · Ipiña (1950–52) · Iraragorri (1952–53) · Miró (1953–56) · Rafa (1956–58) · Saso (1958–60) · Eguiluz (1960–61) · Lesmes (1961–62) · Soler (1962) · Heriberto Herrera (1962) · Ramallets (1962–63) · Zubieta (1963) · Lesmes (1963–64) · Vaquero (1964) · Kalmár (1964–65) · Ramallets (1965–66) · Torres (1966) · Martín (1966) · Aldecoa (1966–67) · Molinuevo (1967) · Orizaola (1967–68) · Barrios (1968) · Orizaola (1968–69) · Olmedo (1969) · Saso (1969–70) · Coque (1970) · Martín (1970–72) · Cheché (1972–73) · Biosca (1973) · Redondo (1973–74) · Vázquez (1974–75) · Gutendorf (1975) · Núñez (1975–76) · Aloy (1976) · Saso (1976–77) · Paquito (1977–78) · Pachín (1978–79) · Ríos (1979–80) · Paquito (1980–82) · Mesones (1982) · Llorente (1982) · García Traid (1982–84) · Redondo (1984–85) · Cantatore (1985–86) · Azkargorta (1986–87) · Santos & Pérez García (1987) · Cantatore (1987–89) · Skoblar (1989) · Moré (1989–90) · Redondo (1990) · Maturana (1990–91) · Yepes (1991–92) · Boronat (1992) · Saso (1992–93) · Mesones (1993–94) · Moré (1994) · Espárrago (1994) · Moré (1994–95) · Redondo (1995) · Santos (1995) · Benítez (1995–96) · Santos (1996) · Cantatore (1996–97) · Santos (1997) · Krešić (1997–99) · Manzano (1999–2000) · Ferraro (2000–01) · Moré (2001–03) · F. Vázquez (2003–04) · Santos (2004) · Krešić (2004–05) · Alonso (2005–06) · Merino (1994–95) · Mendilibar (2006–)

Sevilla FC – Managers

Valenzuela (1908–10) · Eizaguirre (1910–17) · Brand (1917–21) · Ostos (1921–23) · O'Hagan (1923–24) · Villagrán (1924–27) · Hertzka (1927–30) · Quirante (1930–33) · Encinas (1933–36) · Brand (1939–41) · Santos (1941–42) · Brand (1942) · O'Connell (1942–45) · Encinas (1945–47) · Caicedo (1947–48) · Encinas (1948–49) · Campanal (1949–53) · Herrera (1953–56) · Campanal (1957) · Grech (1957) · Villalonga (1957–58) · Kálmár (1958) · Ipiña (1958–59) · Campanal (1959) · Encinas (1959) · Miró (1959–61) · Villalonga (1961) · Barrios (1961–63) · Busto (1963) · Bumbel (1963–64) · Daučík (1964–65) · Eizaguirre (1965–66) · Arza (1966) · Barinaga (1966) · Arza (1966–67) · Barrios (1967) · Arza (1967–69) · Merkel (1969–71) · Villalonga (1971) · Giorgiadis (1971–1972) · Villalonga (1972) · Buckingham (1972) · Arza (1972–73) · Artigas (1973) · Happel (1973–74) · Bedoya & Buqué (1974) · Olsen (1974–76) · Cid Carriega (1976–79) · Muñoz (1979–81) · Cardo (1981–86) · Wallace (1986–87) · Azkargorta (1987–88) · Ortega (1988) · Olsen (1988–89) · Cantatore (1989–91) · Espárrago (1991–92) · Bilardo (1992–93) · Aragonés (1993–95) · Toni (1995) · Juan Carlos (1995–96) · Camacho (1996–97) · Bilardo (1997) · Rubio (1997) · Miera (1997) · Juan Carlos (1997–98) · Castro Santos (1998–99) · Marcos Alonso (1999–2000) · Juan Carlos (2000) · Caparrós (2000–05) · Ramos (2005–07) · Jiménez (2007–)

Bolivia national football team – Managers

Valderrama (1927) · Saucedo (1930) · Borelli (1945) · Lara (1945–46) · Dehaza (1949) · Pretto (1950) · Vicino (1953) · Arraya (1959) · Danilo (1963) · Valda (1965) · Trigo (1967) · Valda (1969–73) · Gutendorf (1974) · Trigo (1975) · Valda (1975) · Camacho (1977) · Vibra (1977) · Blacutt (1979–81) · Saldanha (1981–82) · Camacho (1983–85) · Rodriguez (1985–87) · Nito Veiga (1987–88) · Habberger (1989–90) · Blacutt (1991–92) · Azkargorta (1993–94) · López Habas (1995) · Drašković (1996) · López Habas (1996–97) · Veira (1999) · Aragonés (2000–01) · Habberger (2001) · Trucco (2001–02) · Soria (2002) · Roque (2003) · Acosta (2003–04) · Blacutt (2004) · Messa (2004–06) · Sánchez (2006–)

v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1993 Copa América

1 Rojas • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Villarroel • 8 Melgar • 9 Á. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Torrico • 13 Soruco • 14 Ríos • 15 Pérez • 16 Cristaldo • 17 Ramallo • 18 Noro • 19 I. Castillo • 20 R. Castillo • 21 Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta

v • d • e Bolivia squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Trucco • 2 J. Peña • 3 Sandy • 4 Rimba • 5 Quinteros • 6 Borja • 7 Pinedo • 8 Melgar • 9 A. Peña • 10 Etcheverry • 11 Moreno • 12 Rojas • 13 Soruco • 14 Ramos • 15 Soria • 16 Cristaldo • 17 O. Sánchez • 18 Ramallo • 19 Torrico • 20 Castillo • 21 E. Sánchez • 22 Baldivieso • Coach: Azkargorta

Chile national football team – Managers

Bertola (1917) · Bertone (1920–22) · Rosetti (1926) · Powell (1928) · Orth (1930–32) · Mazullo (1936–39) · Garay (1941) · Orth (1942–44) · Orth (1948–49) · Bucciardi (1949–50) · Orth (1950–54) · Salerno (1956–57) · Pakozdi (1957) · Riera (1962–66) · Alamos (1966) · Scopelli (1966–67) · Nocetti (1968–69) · Hormazábal (1970) · Riera (1970) · Vera (1971) · Pino (1971–72) · Gutendorf (1972) · Alamos (1973–74) · Morales (1974–75) · Peña (1976–77) · Santibáñez (1977–82) · Ibarra (1982–83) · Carrasco (1984) · Cantatore (1984) · Morales (1985) · Ibarra (1986) · Aravena (1987) · Rodríguez (1987) · Aravena (1988–89) · Salah (1990–93) · Acosta (1993) · Jozić (1994) · Azkargorta (1995–96) · Acosta (1996–2000) · García (2001) · Garcés (2001) · Vaccia (2002) · Olmos (2003–05) · Acosta (2005–07) · Bielsa (2007–)

v • d • e Chile squad – 1995 Copa América

1 Marcelo Ramírez • 2 Mendoza • 3 Vilches • 4 Margas • 5 Miguel Ramírez • 6 Castañeda • 7 Valencia • 8 Mardones • 9 Rozental • 10 Sierra • 11 Basay • 12 Cornez • 13 Acuña • 14 Pérez • 15 Estay • 16 Fuentes • 17 Parraguez • 18 Galdames • 19 Guevara • 20 Barrera • 21 Ruiz • 22 Salas • Coach: Azkargorta

v • d • e Yokohama F. Marinos – Managers

Shimizu (1993–94) · Solari (1995) · Hayano (1995–96) · Azkargorta (1997–98) · de la Cruz (1999) · Ardiles (2000–01) · Shimojo (2001) · Lazaroni (2001–02) · Shimojo (2002) · Okada (2003–06) · Mizunuma (2006) · Hayano (2007) · Kuwahara (2008) · Kimura (2008–)

Club Deportivo Guadalajara – Managers

Prieto (1943) · Tamayo (1943–45) · Ávila (1945) · Fernández Troncoso (1946) · Orth (1946–49) · Prieto (1949–50) · Reaside (1950–51) · Casullo (1951–55) · J. de la Torre (1956) · Ross (1956–57) · Fekete (1957–60) · J. de la Torre (1960–70) · Ponce (1970) · J. de la Torre (1970–73) · Hernández (1973) · Ormeño (1973) · Hernández (1973) · Ponce (1973–74) · Rial (1975) · Troche (1975–76) · Ponce (1976–77) · Mercado (1978–79) · Miloc (1979–80) · Mercado (1980–82) · Ponce (1982) · Guerra (1982–89) · Lavolpe (1989) · Bracamontes (1989–90) · Fekete (1990) · López (1990–91) · Bracamontes (1991–93) · Madero (1993) · Guerra (1993–95) · Ardiles (1995–96) · Beenhakker (1996) · Ferretti (1996–00) · Hernández (2000) · Bracamontes (2000–2001) · Dávalos (2001) · Ruggeri (2001–02) · Guzmán (2002) · E. de la Torre (2003) · Westerhof (2003–04) · Galindo (2004–05) · Ortega^(c) (2005) · Azkargorta (2005–06) · Westerhof (2006) · J.M. de la Torre (2006–07) · Flores (2007–2009) · Arellano (2009) · Ramírez (2009–2009) · Arias (2009–present) ·
(c) = Caretaker