 Bakero in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José María Bakero Escudero[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-02-11)11 February 1963 (age 62)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Goizueta, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1988 | Real Sociedad | 223 | (67) |
| 1988–1996 | Barcelona | 260 | (72) |
| 1997 | Veracruz | 17 | (3) |
| Total | 500 | (142) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980 | Spain U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | Spain U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 1982–1986 | Spain U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 1986 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1987–1994 | Spain | 30 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Puebla | ||
| 2005 | Málaga B | ||
| 2006 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2009–2010 | Polonia Warsaw | ||
| 2010–2012 | Lech Poznań | ||
| 2013 | Juan Aurich | ||
| 2023 | Slavia Sofia | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José María Bakero Escudero (born 11 February 1963) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer, currently amanager. Having played mainly forReal Sociedad andBarcelona,[3] he began his career as aforward (not being a prolific scorer) but was converted into anattacking midfielder, possessing passing and scoring ability (with both his right foot and his head, the second despite his short stature) and great leadership skills.[4]
In a 17-year professional career, he amassedLa Liga totals of 483 games and 139 goals, winning a total of 17 titles. ASpain international for seven years, he represented the nation in twoWorld Cups andEuro 1988.
Bakero began working as a manager in 1999.
Born inGoizueta, Navarre,[5] Bakero made his senior debut withReal Sociedad on 6 September 1980 when only 17,coming from the bench in a 3–2 away loss againstValencia CF, and finished hisdebut season with 27 scoreless appearances. Featuring only in two games in1981–82 due to a serious injury, he was however part of theBasque sides that won back-to-backLa Liga titles, his teammates includingLuis Arconada,Jesús María Satrústegui andJesús María Zamora.[4]
Bakero then signed forFC Barcelona, where he was joined by several other Real and Basque players:Txiki Begiristain,Luis López Rekarte, withJulio Salinas coming fromAtlético Madrid but having also played withAthletic Bilbao, as another Real player,Jon Andoni Goikoetxea, joined two years later – they would form the backbone of the legendaryDream Team. He (who scored 47 league goals in his first four years) played 347 competitive matches for theCatalans during his spell, being instrumental in their league conquests from 1990 to 1994 and also appearing in the historic1992 European Cup final;[6][7] inthe latter tournament, as his team was trailing 3–0 at1. FC Kaiserslautern in the second round after a 2–0 home win, his90th-minute header secured qualification.[8]
Having appeared scarcely during1996–97, his last game coming on 18 November 1996 in a 6–1 home thrashing ofReal Valladolid in which he scored,[9][10] Bakero retired later that campaign after a small abroad stint withMexico'sC.D. Veracruz. He also had unsuccessful trials withMiddlesbrough andNorwich City.[11][6]
Bakero earned 30caps forSpain, netting on seven occasions. His debut came on 14 October 1987 during anUEFA Euro 1988qualifier againstAustria, replacing future Barcelona teammateFrancisco Carrasco in a 2–0 home win.[12]
Bakero would subsequently represent the nation at Euro 1988, as well as in twoFIFA World Cup editions,1990 and1994.[13]
Bakero moved into management after retiring in 1997, first as an assistant under bothLorenzo Serra Ferrer andLouis van Gaal. He also worked as a sports adviser with theGeneralitat de Catalunya and, in2004–05, had his second head coaching experience, joiningMálaga CF'sB side in January 2005[14] and helping them narrowly escape relegation fromSegunda División.[15]
In August 2005, Bakero was appointeddirector of football at Real Sociedad, and would be promoted to coach towards the end of2005–06.[16] Seven games intothe following season, he was sacked.[17][18]
In October 2007, Bakero joinedRonald Koeman's (another Barcelona teammate) coaching staff at Valencia, being dismissed in late April 2008.[19] On 10 November 2009, more than a year after his last job, he signed withPolonia Warsaw, again as head coach.[20] While the team was last in the league at that point, not only did he manage toprevent relegation but also led them to a win against city neighboursLegia Warsaw, the first in ten years.[21][22] He was relieved of his duties on 13 September 2010, after suffering the first loss of the campaign.[23]
Bakero signed with another club in theEkstraklasa on 3 November 2010, nowLech Poznań.[24] In his official debut, he led the side to a 3–1 victory overManchester City in thegroup stage of theUEFA Europa League.[25]
On 25 February 2012, following a 3–0 away loss toRuch Chorzów, Bakero was fired. In 2013, he moved to South America to coachJuan Aurich from Peru, being dismissed in September of that year due to poor results.[26]
In 2015, Venezuelan clubDeportivo La Guaira hired Bakero as interim technical director, to help the new coaching staff by running training sessions.[27] He returned to Barcelona on 10 July 2017, as head of the youth academy alongside former teammateGuillermo Amor.[28]
On 19 June 2023, Bakero became manager ofPFC Slavia Sofia in theFirst Professional Football League (Bulgaria).[29] In September, having collected six losses and one draw in seven matches, he was fired.[30]
Bakero was the third of 11 children. His brothersSantiago andJon were also footballers, and both forwards.[31] After he joined Polonia as a coach he was accompanied, at his request, by Jon as an assistant.[32]
Bakero's sister,Itziar, was also a footballer, who played at international level.[33] His son,Jon, playedcollege soccer in the United States forWake Forest University, winning theHermann Trophy in 2017.[34]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad | 1980–81 | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1982–83 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 1 | 2[e] | 0 | 46 | 6 | ||
| 1983–84 | La Liga | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 13 | |||
| 1984–85 | La Liga | 30 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 13 | |||
| 1985–86 | La Liga | 29 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 19 | ||||
| 1986–87 | La Liga | 39 | 11 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 47 | 15 | ||||
| 1987–88 | La Liga | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | — | 4[f] | 0 | — | 44 | 24 | |||
| Total | 223 | 67 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 90 | ||
| Barcelona | 1988–89 | La Liga | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 2 | 2[e] | 2 | 30 | 14 | |
| 1989–90 | La Liga | 30 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 2[f] | 0 | 2[g] | 0 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 1990–91 | La Liga | 34 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 6[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15 | ||
| 1991–92 | La Liga | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 3 | 1[e] | 1 | 44 | 15 | ||
| 1992–93 | La Liga | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 5[h] | 0 | 48 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | La Liga | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 2 | 2[e] | 1 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 3 | 1[e] | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 1995–96 | La Liga | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 10[c] | 3 | — | 46 | 10 | |||
| 1996–97 | La Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 260 | 72 | 20 | 4 | — | 53 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 347 | 94 | |||
| Career total | 483 | 139 | 63 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 635 | 184 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 1987 | Benito Villamarín,Seville, Spain |  Albania | 1–0 | 5–0 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | 19 December 1990 | Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | Albania | 9–0 | 9–0 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 5 | 20 February 1991 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |  France | 1–0 | 1–3 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 6 | 16 December 1992 | Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain |  Latvia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 24 February 1993 | Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain |  Lithuania | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| Team | From | To | Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | ||||
| Puebla | July 1999 | September 1999 | Liga MX | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 012.50 | 6 | 11 | –5 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 012.50 | 6 | 11 | –5 | |||
| Málaga B | January 2005 | August 2005 | Segunda División | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 027.27 | 13 | 25 | –12 |
| Total | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 027.27 | 13 | 25 | –12 | |||
| Real Sociedad | 23 March 2006 | 26 October 2006 | La Liga | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 018.75 | 18 | 24 | –6 |
| Copa del Rey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | 1 | 4 | –3 | |||
| Total | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 017.65 | 19 | 28 | –9 | |||
| Polonia Warsaw | 10 November 2009 | 13 September 2010 | Ekstraklasa | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 040.91 | 23 | 20 | +3 |
| Total | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 040.91 | 23 | 20 | +3 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 3 November 2010 | 25 February 2012 | Ekstraklasa | 39 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 046.15 | 53 | 27 | +26 |
| Polish Cup | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 057.14 | 13 | 7 | +6 | |||
| Europe | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 060.00 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |||
| Total | 51 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 049.02 | 72 | 38 | +34 | |||
| Juan Aurich | 5 January 2013 | 7 September 2013 | Peruvian Primera División | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 025.81 | 38 | 39 | –1 |
| Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | 2 | 6 | –4 | |||
| Total | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 024.24 | 40 | 45 | –5 | |||
| Career totals | League | 138 | 45 | 37 | 56 | 032.61 | 151 | 146 | +5 | ||
| Cup | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 050.00 | 14 | 11 | +3 | |||
| Europe | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 060.00 | 6 | 4 | +2 | |||
| South America | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | 2 | 6 | –4 | |||
| Total | 153 | 52 | 40 | 61 | 033.99 | 173 | 167 | +6 | |||
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