Eder Sarabia Explained

Eder Sarabia
Fullname:Eder Sarabia Armesto
Birth Date:27 September 1980
Birth Place:Bilbao, Spain
Height:1.79 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Elche (manager)
Youthclubs1:Arenas Getxo
Years1:2000–2002
Clubs1:Arenas Getxo B
Years2:2002–2003
Years3:2003
Years4:2003
Years5:2003–2004
Clubs5:Gazteluzarra
Years6:2004
Clubs6:Somorrostro
Years7:2004–2005
Clubs7:Ugeraga
Years8:2005
Clubs8:Gallarta
Manageryears1:2003–2005
Managerclubs1:Cruces (youth)
Manageryears2:2005–2011
Managerclubs2:Danok Bat (youth)
Manageryears3:2011–2013
Managerclubs3:Villarreal (youth)
Manageryears4:2013
Managerclubs4:Villarreal C
Manageryears5:2015–2017
Managerclubs5:Las Palmas (assistant)
Manageryears6:2017–2019
Managerclubs6:Betis (assistant)
Manageryears7:2020
Managerclubs7:Barcelona (assistant)
Manageryears8:2021–2024
Managerclubs8:Andorra
Manageryears9:2024–
Managerclubs9:Elche

Eder Sarabia Armesto (born 27 September 1980) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of Elche CF.

After an amateur playing career, he was Quique Setién's assistant at three clubs including Barcelona, before leading Andorra to the Segunda División as head coach.

Playing career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Sarabia only played amateur football during his entire career; he played for SD Indautxu,[1] SD Leioa, SD San Pedro[2] and Arenas Club de Getxo's reserve team[3] [4] before retiring at the age of 24.[5] He never played higher than the Tercera División.

Coaching career

Early career

Sarabia began his coaching career in 2003 with CFD Cruces' Infantil squad, and then worked at Danok Bat CF's youth categories.[6]

In 2011, Sarabia moved to Villarreal CF, after being appointed manager of the Infantil side.[7] After being in charge of the Juvenil squad in the 2012–13 campaign,[8] he was named manager of the C-team on 1 October 2013, replacing Tito García Sanjuán.[9] [10]

Sarabia was sacked by the Yellow Submarine on 12 November 2013, after only one win in seven matches.[11] In the following year, he led a Real Madrid academy project in the Dominican Republic.[12]

Assistant to Quique Setién

In October 2015, Sarabia joined Quique Setién's staff after being named his assistant at UD Las Palmas.[13] He followed Setién to Real Betis and FC Barcelona, again as his assistant.[14] [15]

While at Barcelona, Sarabia was pointed out by the media as the main reason of a relationship problem between the players and the coaching staff,[16] being spotted often by the match cameras criticizing the players in matches;[17] [18] Lionel Messi ignored him during a match against RC Celta de Vigo.[19] He later admitted an argument between the squad and the staff after that match.[20]

Andorra

On 18 January 2021, Sarabia was appointed manager of FC Andorra in Segunda División B, after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.[21] [22] After losing the promotion playoff semi-final in his first season to Real Sociedad B, he achieved promotion from the new Primera Federación in 2022, despite losing the final 3–0 to Racing de Santander; that December, he extended his contract to 2025.[23] In his and Andorra's first match in the Segunda División on 15 August, the team won 1–0 at Real Oviedo with a goal by Pau Casadesús.[24]

On 25 March 2024, following a poor run of results which saw Andorra sitting bottom of the league, Sarabia was sacked.[25]

Elche

On 24 June 2024, Sarabia was named in charge of fellow second division side Elche CF, after agreeing to a one-year contract.[26]

Personal life

Sarabia's father Manuel was also a footballer and a forward who played for Athletic Bilbao and CD Logroñés.[27]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecord
Villarreal C1 October 201312 November 2013[28]
FC Andorra18 January 202125 March 2024[29]
Total—

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Indautxu empieza de cero. Indautxu start from zero. Mundo Deportivo. es. 31 July 2003. 29 September 2021.
  2. Web site: SAN PEDRO. Mundo Deportivo. es. 8 September 2002. 29 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Noriega se hace un hueco en el Arenas. Noriega earn a spot at Arenas. Mundo Deportivo. es. 1 March 2002. 29 September 2021.
  4. Web site: El Arenas sigue rejuveneciéndose. Arenas remain on getting younger. Mundo Deportivo. es. 31 May 2001. 29 September 2021.
  5. Web site: La venganza de Sarabia con Clemente: ver a su hijo (y su hija) con Setién en el Athletic. Sarabia's revenge with Clemente: seeing his son (and his daughter) with Setién at Athletic. El Confidencial. es. 3 April 2017. 29 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Eder Sarabia habla de Setién tras separarse de él para entrenar al Andorra de Piqué. Eder Sarabia talks about Setién after leaving his side to train Piqué's Andorra. La Razón. es. 19 January 2021. 29 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Manu Torres y Eder Sarabia, dos técnicos de la misma escuela. Manu Torres and Eder Sarabia, two managers of the same school. La Voz de Galicia. es. 18 February 2020. 29 September 2021.
  8. Web site: El pasado de Eder Sarabia y Javi Calleja en el Villarreal. The past of Eder Sarabia and Javi Calleja at Villarreal. ABC. es. 2 February 2018. 29 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Eder Sarabia toma el relevo de Tito García Sanjuán en el Villarreal C. Eder Sarabia takes the place of Tito García Sanjuán at Villarreal C. El Periódico Mediterráneo. es. 1 October 2013. 29 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Eder Sarabia, de dirigir al Villarreal C a entrenar en Can Barça. Eder Sarabia, from managing Villarreal C to training Can Barça. Golsmedia. es. 21 January 2020. 29 September 2021.
  11. Web site: El Villarreal C prescinde del técnico Eder Sarabia. Villarreal C release manager Eder Sarabia. Super Deporte. es. 12 November 2013. 29 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Eder Sarabia lidera la Escuela de Fútbol del Real Madrid en República Dominicana. Eder Sarabia leads the Real Madrid Football School in the Dominican Republic. El Desmarque. es. 13 December 2014. 29 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Quique Setién, nuevo entrenador de la UD Las Palmas. Quique Setién, new manager of UD Las Palmas. UD Las Palmas. es. 19 October 2015. 29 September 2021.
  14. Web site: Who is Éder Sarabia, Quique Setién's right hand man?. 2020-01-14. 2021-09-04. Diario AS.
  15. Web site: Quique Setién is the new coach of FC Barcelona. 2021-09-04. FC Barcelona.
  16. Web site: Eder Sarabia: The cause of discord at Barcelona. Marca. 29 June 2020. 29 September 2021.
  17. Web site: Eder Sarabia: "Con Messi la química no fue la deseada". Eder Sarabia: "With Messi the chemistry was not the desired one". El País. es. 11 March 2021. 29 September 2021.
  18. Web site: Eder Sarabia, la sangre caliente de Setién. Eder Sarabia, Setién's hot head. El Periódico de Catalunya. es. 3 March 2020. 29 September 2021.
  19. Web site: Total divorce: Messi ignores Eder Sarabia during cooling break. Marca. 29 June 2020. 29 September 2021.
  20. Web site: Eder Sarabia confirms Barcelona dressing room argument. Marca. 19 January 2021. 29 September 2021.
  21. Web site: 18 January 2021. Eder Sarabia, nuevo entrenador del FC Andorra. Eder Sarabia, new manager of FC Andorra. 4 September 2021. FC Andorra. es.
  22. Web site: Pique appoints Eder Sarabia as FC Andorra head coach. Marca. 18 January 2021. 29 September 2021.
  23. Web site: Eder Sarabia, el pupilo de Setién, que quiere llevar al Andorra a "Primera". Eder Sarabia, Setién's pupil, who wants to take Andorra to the "Primera". Estadio Deportivo. es. 2 December 2022. 21 April 2023.
  24. Web site: El Andorra debuta a lo grande. Andorra debut big-time. Marca. es. 15 August 2022. 21 April 2023.
  25. Web site: Eder Sarabia no seguirà a la banqueta tricolor. Eder Sarabia will not continue at the tricolor bench. FC Andorra. ca. 25 March 2024. 25 March 2024.
  26. Web site: Eder Sarabia, nuevo entrenador del Elche CF. Eder Sarabia, new manager of Elche CF. Elche CF. es. 24 June 2024. 26 June 2024.
  27. Web site: Manu Sarabia defends his son: The video of Eder was taken out of context. Marca. 4 March 2020. 4 September 2021.
  28. Web site: Villarreal C. Resultados Fútbol. Spanish. 9 November 2021.



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