José Luis Mendilibar
Mendilibar in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaldibar, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Eibar (coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1982 | Bilbao Athletic | 105 | (14) |
| 1982–1985 | Logroñés | ||
| 1985–1993 | Sestao | 275 | (34) |
| 1993–1994 | Lemona | 28 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1996 | Arratia | ||
| 1996–1997 | Athletic Bilbao (youth) | ||
| 1997–1999 | Basconia | ||
| 1999–2000 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| 2000–2001 | Basconia | ||
| 2001–2002 | Aurrerá | ||
| 2002–2004 | Lanzarote | ||
| 2004–2005 | Eibar | ||
| 2005 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2006–2010 | Valladolid | ||
| 2011–2013 | Osasuna | ||
| 2014 | Levante | ||
| 2015– | Eibar | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria (born 14 March 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of SD Eibar.
Mendilibar was born in Zaldibar, Basque Country. He enjoyed an average career as a player, never representing a club in La Liga and successively playing for Bilbao Athletic, CD Logroñés, Sestao Sport Club and SD Lemona.
Mendilibar was a key player in midfield for Sestao during the club's second division years – playing eight years with the club in that level and overall appearing in nearly 300 matches – narrowly missing out on promotion in 1987 under Javier Irureta.
After retiring in 1994, Mendilibar worked in the youth categories of Athletic Bilbao, before being appointed head coach of UD Lanzarote and then SD Eibar. His success with the latter in the second division, on a very limited budget, translated into a narrow miss on promotion in 2005.
Mendilibar then returned to Athletic, the club he supported as a child, but was sacked after just a few months as the Lions ranked last with just one win in nine matches.
For the 2006–07 season, Mendilibar moved to Real Valladolid, achieving top flight promotion in his debut campaign (with 88 points) and retaining division status from 2007 to 2009. On 1 February 2010, after a 1–1 home draw against UD Almería, he was sacked from his post.
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