Pako Ayestarán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Martín Ayestarán Barandiarán | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Beasain, Spain | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | Osasuna (assistant) | ||
| 1997–1999 | Extremadura (assistant) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Tenerife (assistant) | ||
| 2001–2004 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2007 | Liverpool (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Ahli (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Tecos | ||
| 2014–2015 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| 2015 | Santos Laguna | ||
Francisco Martín "Pako" Ayestarán Barandiarán (born 5 February 1963) is a Spanish football manager.
Career
Ayestarán was born in Beasain, Gipuzkoa, and had a short stint as a youth player at Real Sociedad. After starting his career as a fitness coach, he was appointed Rafael Benítez's assistant at CA Osasuna, and remained behind the manager at CF Extremadura, CD Tenerife, Valencia CF and Liverpool.
On 1 September 2007 Ayestarán announced his departure from The Reds, after 11 years partnering Benítez.[1][2][3] After being placed on gardening leave for nearly a year, he served as fitness coach at S.L. Benfica[4] and Valencia,[5] leaving the latter in June 2010 for "professional reasons".[6]
In the 2011 summer Ayestarán was named Quique Sánchez Flores' assistant at Al-Ahli Dubai, but left the club roughly a year later.[7] On 24 August 2013 he took up coaching, being appointed at the helm of Estudiantes Tecos.[8]
On 29 May 2014, after failing to win promotion despite reaching the final of the tournament, Ayestarán announces his departure from Tecos, saying he had "no intention of keep managing in Ascenso MX".[9] On 26 August, he was appointed Maccabi Tel Aviv manager, replacing fellow Spaniard Óscar García.[10]
Ayestarán led Maccabi to a first-time ever Treble in the Israeli football, winning the Premier League (the club's third in a row), State Cup, and Toto Cup.[11] On 20 August 2015, however, he resigned from the club.[12]
On 20 August 2015 Ayestarán returned to Mexico, being appointed at the helm of Santos Laguna.[13] On 21 November 2015, Ayesteran and the club terminated his contract 'upon mutual consent' after a 15th place finish in the Apertura 2015.[14][15] On 14 February 2016, following the win over Espanyol, it was announced that Ayestarán would join Gary Neville's backroom staff at Valencia.
Managerial statistics
- As of 18 October 2015
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Tecos | 
|
24 August 2013 | 29 May 2014 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 35.71 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 
|
26 August 2014 | 1 June 2015 | 37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 59.46 |
| Santos Laguna |
|
20 August 2015 | 22 November 2015 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23.53 |
| Total | 82 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 43.90 | |||
Honours
- Tecos
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
References
- ^ Ogden, Mark (1 September 2007). "Rafael Benitez's assistant quits Liverpool". London: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ "I did not betray Benitez, he just forgot his principles: Former Liverpool No 2 Ayestaran speaks out ahead of Rafa's Anfield return". Daily Mail. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Benítez quietly furious after No2 of 11 years leaves". The Guardian. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Técnico regressa apenas em Julho" (in Portuguese). Record. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Pako Ayestarán regressa ao Valencia" (in Portuguese). Record. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Madden, Paul (7 June 2010). "Valencia To Part With Fitness Coach Pako Ayestaran – Report". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Quique prolonga un año más su estancia en Dubai" (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ex auxiliar de Benítez, DT de Tecos" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ayestarán no irá con Estudiantes a Zacatecas" (in Spanish). Informador. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Óscar García abandona el banquillo del Maccabi Tel Aviv por la guerra en Gaza" (in Spanish). Marca. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ayestarán, triplete histórico con el Maccabi" (in Spanish). Marca. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Maccabi Tel-Aviv, Ayestaran no continúa pese al triplete" (in Spanish). esFutbol. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "El español Pako Ayestarán dirigirá al Santos Laguna, último campeón en México" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Santos Laguna and Pako Ayestaran part ways". Santos Laguna. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "LA Galaxy's CCL opponents Santos Laguna open 2016 with a new manager and a new sense of optimism". LA Galaxy. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.