Ernesto Valverde
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor (born 9 February 1964) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.
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Valverde managing Athletic Bilbao in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Athletic Bilbao (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Ignacio | |||
| Alavés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1985 | Alavés | 46 | (18) |
| 1985–1986 | Sestao | 32 | (6) |
| 1986–1989 | Espanyol | 72 | (16) |
| 1988–1990 | Barcelona | 22 | (8) |
| 1990–1996 | Athletic Bilbao | 170 | (44) |
| 1996–1997 | Mallorca | 18 | (2) |
| Total | 360 | (94) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1987 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| 1993 | Basque Country | 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 | ||
| 2017–2020 | Barcelona | ||
| 2022– | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Over ten seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 goals, adding 55 matches and nine goals 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. He won the double with Olympiacos in 2008–09 and 2011–12, and Barcelona in 2017–18.
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