José Mari Bakero
Bakero in 2010
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Bakero Escudero | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Goizueta, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1988 | Real Sociedad | 223 | (67) |
| 1988–1996 | Barcelona | 260 | (72) |
| 1997 | Veracruz | 17 | (3) |
| Total | 500 | (142) | |
| National team | |||
| 1980 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | Spain U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 1982–1986 | Spain U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 1986 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1994 | Spain | 30 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999 | Puebla | ||
| 2005 | Málaga B | ||
| 2006 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2009–2010 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 2010–2012 | Lech Poznań | ||
| 2013 | Juan Aurich | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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José María Bakero Escudero (born 11 February 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer, and a current manager. Having played mainly for Real Sociedad and Barcelona, he began his career as a forward (not being a prolific goalscorer) but was converted into an attacking midfielder, who possessed passing and netting ability (with both his right foot and his head, the second despite his short stature) and great leadership skills.
During a 17-year professional career, Bakero amassed La Liga totals of 483 games and 139 goals, winning a total of 18 titles. In the 2000s, he embarked on a coaching career. A Spanish international during seven years, he represented the nation in two World Cups and one European Championship; in 1999 he began working as a manager, mainly in Poland.
Born in Goizueta, Navarre, Bakero made his senior debut with Real Sociedad on 6 September 1980 when only 17, coming from the bench in a 2–3 loss at Valencia CF, and finished his debut season with 27 appearances but no goals. Appearing only in two games in 1981–82, he was however part of the Basque sides which won back-to-back La Liga titles, his teammates including Luis Arconada, Jesús María Satrústegui and Jesús María Zamora.
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