In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garitano and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.
Gaizka Garitano
Personal information
Full name
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre
Date of birth
(1975-07-09) 9 July 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth
Bilbao, Spain
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1993
Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1993–1998
Bilbao Athletic
112
(24)
1996–1997
→ Lleida (loan)
14
(0)
1997–1999
Athletic Bilbao
0
(0)
1998–1999
→ Eibar (loan)
18
(1)
1999–2001
Ourense
70
(8)
2001–2005
Eibar
146
(15)
2005–2008
Real Sociedad
81
(9)
2008–2009
Alavés
29
(2)
Total
470
(59)
International career
2003–2007
Basque Country
5
(0)
Managerial career
2009–2010
Eibar (assistant)
2010–2012
Eibar B
2012–2015
Eibar
2015
Valladolid
2016–2017
Deportivo La Coruña
2017–2018
Bilbao Athletic
2018–2021
Athletic Bilbao
2021–2023
Eibar
2023–2024
Almería
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre (born 9 July 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.
Over 11 seasons as a player, he amassed Segunda División totals of 315 matches and 37 goals, mainly with Bilbao Athletic and Eibar. In La Liga, he represented Real Sociedad during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 campaigns.
Garitano entered coaching in 2009 with Eibar, being put in charge of the first team in 2012. He won consecutive promotions in his first two years, and reached the top division with the club in 2014. In the competition, he also managed Deportivo and Athletic Bilbao.
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Arruabarrena who played youth football with the opposition, as did manager GaizkaGaritano; the same season the team managed to return to the "silver category"...
reserves); Diario Vasco, 23 June 2012 (in Spanish) "GaizkaGaritano, nuevo entrenador del Eibar" [GaizkaGaritano, new Eibar manager]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish)...
leave the Jabatos at the end of the campaign. On 14 June, he replaced GaizkaGaritano at the helm of fellow second division side Eibar. Etxeberria was not...
the 2019–20 season, Sancet was included in the main squad by manager GaizkaGaritano. He made his professional and La Liga debut on 16 August 2019, coming...
Football. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via The Guardian. "GaizkaGaritano, centenario" [GaizkaGaritano, centurion] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2014....
Deportivo de La Coruña until the end of the season, replacing the sacked GaizkaGaritano at a team two points above the relegation zone in the top division...
calendar year they were reunited with their coach from that time, GaizkaGaritano. On 5 March 2020, Berchiche scored late in the semi-final second leg...
the team in the relegation zone, Berizzo was dismissed. B-team coach GaizkaGaritano took over and oversaw an improvement in results, with the club moving...
Plaza Almería Almería 17th 2007–08 7 Power Horse Stadium 15,294 0 GaizkaGaritano Athletic Club Bilbao 8th 1929 93 San Mamés 53,289 8 Ernesto Valverde...
2014–15 2 2ª 5th Rubi Qualified for Promotion play-off 2015–16 16th GaizkaGaritano Miguel Ángel Portugal Alberto López 2016–17 7th Paco Herrera 2017–18...
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