Basque/Vasco Coaches

I just wanted to pay homage to all the current Basque or Vasco coaches. Here’s what I have amassed to date. Incredible amount of coaches who love the beautiful game.

José Mari Amorrortu (Atlético Madrid - assistant)
Gonzalo Arkonada (Numancia)
Xabier Azkargorta (on the market)
José Mari Bakero (ex assistant Valencia)
Javier Clemente (Real Murcia)
Didier Deschamps (on the market)
Unai Emery (ex Almería, now Valencia)
José Manuel Esnal ‘Mané’ (on the market)
Andoni Goikoetxea (Hércules)
José Ángel Iribar (Basque NT)
Jabo Irureta (ex Zaragoza on the market)
Juanma Lillo (Real Sociedad)
Miguel Ángel Lotina (Deportivo)
Manix Mandiola (Eibar)
José Luis Mendilibar (Real Valladolid)
Carlos Pouso (Sestao River)
Félix Sarriugarte (on the market)
Ernesto Valverde (formerly Espanyol, now Olympiakos)
José Ángel Ziganda (Osasuna)

What do you think? An incredible amount of talent here, some assistants, some in Segunda or Segunda B. Am I missing anyone? The cream of the crop is Emery, Lotina, Valverde, Irureta, Deschamps and Clemente. But Mendilibar and Ziganda are stll in primera and then of course the legend Iribar is plying his trade as well.

Some Basque/Real Madrid related trivia…ever wonder why Iker Casillas and his brother Unai have Vasco surnames? Well their parents worked and lived in Euskadi and showed their love of the region, by choosing Vasco names. Cute huh?

Category: Athletic Bilbao Team News

Tags: Athletic Bilbao Team News, Atletico Madrid, Deportivo, Espanyol, Osasuna, Real Madrid, Valencia

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