| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ander Garitano Urkizu | ||
| Date of birth | (1969-02-26)26 February 1969 (age 56) | ||
| Place of birth | Derio, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Bilbao Athletic | 67 | (15) |
| 1988–1996 | Athletic Bilbao | 234 | (35) |
| 1996–2002 | Zaragoza | 147 | (15) |
| Total | 448 | (65) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Spain U16 | 9 | (3) |
| 1986 | Spain U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2008 | Zaragoza (youth) | ||
| 2008 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2008–2009 | Zaragoza (youth) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Zaragoza B | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ander Garitano Urkizu (born 26 February 1969) is a Spanish former professionalfootballleft midfielder andmanager.
His career as a player – spent almost entirely inLa Liga – was solely associated with two clubs,Athletic Bilbao andZaragoza.
Born inDerio,Biscay, Garitano began his professional career at local powerhouseAthletic Bilbao. After appearing twice in the closing stages of1987–88 he quickly imposed himself as a first-choice player with goodfree kick skills, scoring 35La 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 againstReal Madrid.[1]
Garitano signed forReal Zaragoza in 1996, and played there until his retirement in six years later. He was still regularly used in theAragonese side's victorious run in the2000–01 Copa del Rey,[2] and finally retired the following summer at 33 – Zaragozasuffered top-flight relegation – with more than 500 competitive matches to his credit; from 1986 to 1988 he played 61 games forAthletic Bilbao B, with that team in theSegunda División.[3]
Subsequently, Garitano moved into coaching, first taking charge of Zaragoza's youth teams.[4] In mid-January 2008 he replaced the dismissedVíctor Fernández,[5] first appearing in aSpanish Cup round-of-16 tie againstRacing de Santander, a 4–2 loss (5–3 on aggregate).[6]
Just two days after his only league game, a 3–1 home win overReal Murcia, Garitano quit the job, quoting a lack of commitment.[7] The club would have a further two managers until the end of the campaign, whichended in relegation.[8]
Garitano returned to Zaragoza for 2008–09, now as a youth coach.[4] However, in late 2009, he moved tothe reserves followingJosé Aurelio Gay's promotion to the main squad.[9]
Garitano was the younger brother ofAngel Garitano (also known as 'Ondarru') who served for many years as assistant toMané at managerial appointments includingDeportivo Alavés and Athletic Bilbao,[10][11] and the uncle of another footballer (and midfielder),Gaizka Garitano whom, after unsuccessfully graduating from Athletic's academy, went on to represent, among others, neighboursSD Eibar,Real Sociedad and Alavés.[12][11] They were distantly related toJuan Urquizu who also served Athletic as player and manager.[10] However, the Basque player and managerAsier Garitano is no relation.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[14] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bilbao Athletic | 1985–86 | 4 | 0 | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | 34 | 4 | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | 34 | 4 | |
| 1987–88 | 27 | 9 | ? | ? | - | - | - | - | 27 | 9 | |
| 1988–89 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 67 | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 67 | 15 | |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1987–88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 4 | |
| 1989–90 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 7 | |
| 1990–91 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 6 | |
| 1991–92 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 36 | 10 | |
| 1992–93 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 3 | |
| 1993–94 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 29 | 6 | |
| 1994–95 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 44 | 4 | |
| 1995–96 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 2 | |
| Total | 234 | 35 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 275 | 42 | |
| Zaragoza | 1996–97 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 3 |
| 1997–98 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 23 | 10 | |
| 1998–99 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 1 | |
| 1999–00 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 35 | 5 | |
| 2000–01 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Total | 147 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 19 | |
| Career totals | 448 | 65 | 55 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 76 | |
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