| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Llorente Etxarri | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-12-15)15 December 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Hondarribia, Spain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Real Sociedad B | 5 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | UPV [es] | ||
| 2003–2012 | Hondarribia [eu] | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Hondarribia [eu] (youth) | ||
| 2012–2017 | Hondarribia [eu] | ||
| 2017–2018 | Chiasso (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2022 | Real Sociedad (youth) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Real Sociedad C | ||
| 2024 | Real Unión | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mikel Llorente Etxarri (born 15 December 1981) is a Spanish retiredfootballer who played as amidfielder.
Born inHondarribia,Gipuzkoa,Basque Country, Llorente was aReal Sociedad youth graduate. He featured withthe reserves in the2001–02 season inSegunda División B,[1] but left the club in December and subsequently representedTercera División sideUniversidad del País Vasco-Vasconia [es].[2]
Llorente subsequently returned to his hometown, playing forHondarribia FE [eu] in the regional leagues.[2]
While still a player, Llorente managed the youth sides of Hondarribia,[2][3] before being appointed in charge of the first team on 6 April 2012.[4] On 22 June 2017, he moved abroad and joinedGuille Abascal's staff at Swiss sideFC Chiasso, as his assistant.[5]
On 20 June 2018, Llorente returned to Real Sociedad, after becoming an assistant of theJuvenil A squad.[6] He was named in charge of theEaso (Juvenil B) squad in 2020,[7] before returning to theJuvenil A in July 2021, now as manager.[8]
On 31 May 2022, Llorente was named at the helm ofthe C-team inSegunda Federación, replacingSergio Francisco who had been appointed in charge of the B's.[9] On 2 June 2024, he departed theTxuri-urdin,[10] and was appointed manager ofPrimera Federación sideReal Unión nineteen days later.[11]
On 3 December 2024, following a string of poor results and with the club in the relegation zone, Real Unión announced that they had sacked Llorente.[12][13]
Llorente's older brotherJoseba was also a footballer.[14] Aforward, he too played for Real Sociedad.