Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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 División – Deportivo 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.