| Ernesto Valverde | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernesto Valverde Tejedor | |
| Date of birth | February 9, 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Viandar de la Vera, Cáceres, Spain | |
| Playing position | Forward (retired) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Olympiacos FC | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1983-1985 1985-1986 1986-1988 1988-1990 1990-1996 1996-1997 |
Deportivo Alavés Sestao Sport RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona Athletic Bilbao RCD Mallorca |
? (?) ? (?) 72 (16) 22 (8) 170 (44) 18 (2) |
| National team | ||
| 1990 | Spain | 1 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1997-2000 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2006-2008 2008-present |
Athletic Bilbao (youth teams) Athletic Bilbao (co-trainer) Athletic Bilbao (B) Athletic Bilbao RCD Espanyol Olympiacos |
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Ernesto Valverde Tejedor, known as Txingurri (Euskera: ant) (born February 4, 1964 in Viandar de la Vera, Extremadura), is a Spanish ex football (soccer) player and current Football Manager. Basque ( native name: euskara) is the Language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Viandar de la Vera is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. Extremadura is an autonomous community of western Spain whose capital city is Mérida. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
The Player
He played during the 1980s and the 1990s in the Spanish League. After playing for Deportivo Alavés and Sestao, he was transferred to RCD Espanyol in 1986 and then in 1988 he became an FC Barcelona player, where he won a Spanish Cup and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Deportivo Alavés, usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish Segunda División football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz Sestao River Club is a football team based in Sestao in the autonomous community of Basque Country. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams In 1990, Valverde left Barcelona for Athletic Bilbao, where he played for six seasons before moving to his final club, RCD Mallorca. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team from Palma de Mallorca. He retired after the 1996-97 season. La Liga 1996-97 season the 66th since its establishment started on August 31, 1996 and finished on June 23, 1997.
The Manager
In 1997 he began his career as a Football Manager in the youth departments of Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. Three years later (2000) he became a co-trainer in Athletic Bilbao. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. In 2002 he became manager of Athletic Bilbao B team. A year later he became manager of the first team of Athletic Bilbao finishing 5th that year in Primera Divion La Liga. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or In 2006 he became a manager of RCD Espanyol and played with them in the final of UEFA Cup against Sevilla where he lost in the penalty shootout. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. On 28 May 2008, Valverde was appointed by Olympiacos FC, signing a three year contract worth around 6,000,000 €. See also Olympiacos CFP Olympiacos FC (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός also known as simply Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name This agreement made Valverde the most expensive coach transfer in the history of Greek Football.