Ander Garitano

Ander Garitano Urkizu (born 26 February 1969) is a Spanish retired professional football left midfielder and manager.After appearing twice in the closing stages of 1987–88 he quickly imposed himself as a first-choice player with good free kick skills, scoring 35 La Liga goals over nine seasons; on 12 March 1988, two weeks after his 19th birthday, he made his official debut, starting in a 5–0 away loss against Real Madrid.He was still regularly used in the Aragonese side's victorious run in the 2000–01 Copa del Rey,[2] and finally retired the following summer at 33 – Zaragoza suffered top-flight relegation – with more than 500 competitive matches to his credit; from 1986 to 1988 he played 61 games for Athletic Bilbao B, with that team in the Segunda División.[4] In mid-January 2008 he replaced the dismissed Víctor Fernández,[5] first appearing in a Spanish Cup round-of-16 tie against Racing de Santander, a 4–2 loss (5–3 on aggregate).[6] Just two days after his only league game, a 3–1 home win over Real Murcia, Garitano quit the job, quoting a lack of commitment.
Spanish namesurnameMidfielderAthletic BilbaoBilbao AthleticZaragozaSpain U16Spain U18Spain U21Zaragoza BfootballmanagerLa LigaBiscay1987–88free kickReal MadridReal ZaragozaAragonese2000–01 Copa del Reysuffered top-flight relegationAthletic Bilbao BSegunda DivisiónVíctor FernándezSpanish Cup round-of-16Racing de SantanderReal Murciaended in relegationthe reservesJosé Aurelio GayDeportivo AlavésGaizka GaritanoSD EibarReal SociedadJuan UrquizuAsier GaritanoEurope1985–861986–871988–891989–901990–911991–921992–931993–941994–951995–961996–971997–981998–991999–002000–012001–02Copa del ReyMundo DeportivoHeraldo de AragónESPN SoccernetEl PaísEl MundoEl Periódico de AragónLa Voz de GaliciaDiario ASSupercopa de EspañaUEFA Super CupFIFA Club World CupPlanasOlivaresGamborenaQuincocesCaicedoSoladreroUrquiriBerkessyBalmanyaHernándezCésarRamalletsBellóDaučíkKalmárGarcía TraidIriondoCarriegaMullerIglesiasBoškovVillanovaBeenhakkerFerrariAntićManeiroFernándezEspárragoAlonsoFloresMuñozIruretaMarcelinoAguirreJiménezHerreraPopovićCarrerasLáinezN. GonzálezIdiakezAlcarazBarajaI. MartínezJ.I. MartínezCarcedoEscribáVelázquezNavarroRamírez