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Ernesto Valverde

Ernesto Valverde
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Personal information
Full name Ernesto Valverde Tejedor
Date of birth (1964-02-09) 9 February 1964 (age 53)
Place of birth Viandar de la Vera, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Athletic Bilbao (coach)
Youth career
Club San Ignacio
Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Alavés
1985–1986 Sestao 32 (6)
1986–1988 Español 72 (16)
1988–1990 Barcelona 22 (8)
1990–1996 Athletic Bilbao 170 (44)
1996–1997 Mallorca 18 (2)
Total 320 (77)
National team
1986 Spain U21 1 (0)
1987 Spain U23 1 (0)
1990 Spain 1 (0)
Teams managed
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– Athletic Bilbao
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor (Spanish pronunciation: [erˈnesto βalˈβerðe]; born 9 February 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and the current coach of Athletic Bilbao.

He played for six teams in a 14-year professional career, including Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, going on to have an extensive spell as a manager and also being in charge of the latter club.

Over the course of ten seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 goals, adding 55/9 in Segunda División.

Valverde was born in Viandar de la Vera, Cáceres, Extremadura. After having made his professional debuts in Segunda DivisiónDeportivo Alavés and Sestao Sport Club – he was transferred to RCD Español in 1986, making his La Liga debut on 31 August in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid. In a season that included a second stage he ended with 43 league appearances, scoring seven goals; in his final year, he was part of the squad that lost the 1988 UEFA Cup on penalties, to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.


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