Xabier Azkargorta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Azpeitia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 1971–1972 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978–1980 | Lagun Onak | ||
| 1980–1982 | Aurrerá Ondarroa | ||
| 1982–1983 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 1983–1986 | Español | ||
| 1986–1987 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1987–1988 | Sevilla | ||
| 1990 | Tenerife | ||
| 1993–1994 | Bolivia | ||
| 1995–1996 | Chile | ||
| 1997–1998 | Yokohama Marinos | ||
| 2005 | Guadalajara | ||
| 2012–2014 | Bolivia | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bolívar | ||
| 2015–2016 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sport Boys | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte (born 26 September 1953) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a current manager.
Born in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa, Azkargorta spent five years under contract to Athletic Bilbao after arriving in 1971 from neighbouring Real Sociedad and complete his formation at the former, but failed to appear in any official games with the first team due to injury. He retired at only 23 years of age.
Azkargorta started working as a manager one year after retiring, his beginnings being in lower league football mainly in his native Basque Country. In the 1982 summer, the 28-year-old was appointed at Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Segunda División B and, the following season, moved straight into La Liga after signing for RCD Español.
After two more years in Catalonia, Azkargorta continued to coach in the top flight until 1991, being in charge of Real Valladolid,Sevilla FC and CD Tenerife, and being fired by the last two clubs before the respective campaigns ended.
Still in the decade, Azkargorta worked with the national teams of Bolivia and Chile. He led the former to the 1994 FIFA World Cup, this marking the first time the country reached the tournament through the qualification process. In 1997, he returned to club duties after signing with Yokohama F. Marinos, and eight years later he took charge of Mexico's C.D. Guadalajara; in between, he spent two years with Real Madrid as head of its academies in Central and South America.
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