| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-09-26)26 September 1953 (age 71) | ||
| Place of birth | Azpeitia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 1971–1972 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Lagun Onak | ||
| 1980–1982 | Aurrerá | ||
| 1982–1983 | Gimnàstic | ||
| 1983–1986 | Español | ||
| 1986–1987 | Real Valladolid | ||
| 1987–1988 | Sevilla | ||
| 1990 | Tenerife | ||
| 1993–1994 | Bolivia | ||
| 1995–1996 | Chile | ||
| 1997–1998 | Yokohama Marinos | ||
| 2005 | Guadalajara | ||
| 2012–2014 | Bolivia | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bolívar | ||
| 2015–2016 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sport Boys | ||
| 2020 | Atlético Palmaflor | ||
| 2023 | Bolivia (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte (born 26 September 1953) is a Spanish former professionalfootballforward andmanager.
Born inAzpeitia,Gipuzkoa, Azkargorta spent five years under contract toAthletic Bilbao after arriving in 1971 from neighbouringReal Sociedad and completed his development at Athletic, but failed to appear in any official games with the first team due to injury. He retired at only 24 years of age.[1]
Azkargorta started working as a manager one year after retiring, his beginnings being in lower league football mainly in his nativeBasque Country. In August 1982, the 28-year-old was appointed atGimnàstic de Tarragona in theSegunda División B[2] and,the following season, moved straight intoLa Liga after signing forRCD Español.[3]
After two more years inCatalonia, Azkargorta continued to coach in the top flight until 1991, being in charge ofReal Valladolid,[4]Sevilla FC[5] andCD Tenerife.[6] He was dismissed by the last two sides before the respective campaigns ended.[7][8]
Still in the decade, Azkargorta worked with the national teams ofBolivia andChile. Heled the former to the1994 FIFA World Cup, thus marking the first time the country reachedthe tournament through thequalification process.[9][10][11] In 1997, he returned to club duties after signing withYokohama F. Marinos,[12] and eight years later he took charge ofMexico'sC.D. Guadalajara. In between, he spent two years withReal Madrid as head of its academies inCentral andSouth America.[13]
In March 2006, Azkargorta was appointeddirector of football atBeijing Guoan F.C. in theChinese Super League.[14] He returned to his homeland on 14 July 2008, joiningValencia CF in the same capacity.[15]
Azkargorta was again chosen as Bolivian national team manager on 17 July 2012, replacingGustavo Quinteros six games into the2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.[16] He was relieved of his duties in March 2014, after it was revealed he had signed withClub Bolívar.[17][18]
Azkargorta's younger brother, Juan Ignacio (born 1956), was also a footballer. He also worked as a manager at youth level.[19][20]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Yokohama Marinos | 1997 | 1998 | 49 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 069.39 |
| Total | 49 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 069.39 | ||
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