Ernesto Valverde Explained

Ernesto Valverde
Full Name:Ernesto Valverde Tejedor[1]
Birth Date:9 February 1964[2]
Birth Place:Viandar de la Vera, Spain
Height:1.72 m[3]
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Athletic Bilbao (manager)
Youthclubs1:San Ignacio
Youthclubs2:Alavés
Years1:1982–1985
Caps1:46
Goals1:18
Years2:1985–1986
Caps2:32
Goals2:6
Years3:1986–1989
Caps3:72
Goals3:16
Years4:1988–1990
Caps4:22
Goals4:8
Years5:1990–1996
Caps5:170
Goals5:44
Years6:1996–1997
Caps6:18
Goals6:2
Totalcaps:360
Totalgoals:94
Nationalyears1:1986
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1987
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1990
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:1993
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Manageryears1:2001–2002
Managerclubs1:Athletic Bilbao (assistant)
Manageryears2:2002–2003
Managerclubs2:Bilbao Athletic
Manageryears3:2003–2005
Managerclubs3:Athletic Bilbao
Manageryears4:2006–2008
Managerclubs4:Espanyol
Manageryears5:2008–2009
Managerclubs5:Olympiacos
Manageryears6:2009–2010
Managerclubs6:Villarreal
Manageryears7:2010–2012
Managerclubs7:Olympiacos
Manageryears8:2012–2013
Managerclubs8:Valencia
Manageryears9:2013–2017
Managerclubs9:Athletic Bilbao
Manageryears10:2017–2020
Managerclubs10:Barcelona
Manageryears11:2022–
Managerclubs11:Athletic Bilbao

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor (born 9 February 1964) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.

Over ten seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 goals, adding 55 matches and nine goals in the Segunda División. He played for six teams in a 14-year professional career, including Espanyol, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.

Valverde later went on to have an extensive spell as a manager, including being in charge of all three clubs. He won the double with Olympiacos in 2008–09 and 2011–12, and Barcelona in 2017–18.

Playing career

Valverde was born in the village of Viandar de la Vera, Province of Cáceres, Extremadura.[2] After making his professional debut in the Segunda División – with Alavés and Sestao[4] [5] – he was transferred to Español in 1986,[6] making his La Liga debut on 31 August in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid.[7] In a season that included a second stage, he ended with 43 league appearances, scoring seven goals; in his final year, he was part of the squad that lost the 1988 UEFA Cup on penalties to Bayer Leverkusen.[8]

Subsequently, Valverde played two years at Barcelona, winning a Copa del Rey and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, although he appeared sparingly in the process (only 13 minutes against Lech Poznań in the latter tournament).[9] [4] However, in his second season he netted six times in only 12 games, including braces in consecutive wins over Sporting de Gijón (2–0) and Valencia (2–1).[10] [11] [12] [13]

Valverde left for Athletic Bilbao in 1990, being eligible although he was born in Extremadura (he moved to the Basque Country while still an infant).[14] He spent six seasons with the team, scoring 20 league goals from 1992 to 1994 before moving to Mallorca, where he was relatively used as the Balearic Islands club achieved top-flight promotion, and retired the following summer aged 33; during his time at Athletic, he was nicknamed Txingurri (Basque for ant).[15]

Valverde played once for Spain, appearing 20 minutes in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifier win against Iceland on 10 October 1990, in Seville.[16]

Coaching career

Spain and Greece

Immediately after retiring, Valverde began his career as a manager in the youth departments of former club Athletic Bilbao,[17] and four years later he became a co-trainer in the main squad.[18] Heavily involved in the establishment of the club's women's team,[19] in 2002 he again acted as head coach when he took over the B side,[20] being promoted to first-team duties the following year;[21] in 2003–04, they finished fifth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.[22]

After one year out of football, Valverde joined another former employers, now renamed Espanyol.[23] During his first season, the Catalans managed to reach another UEFA Cup final – 19 years after their last – again losing on penalties, to fellow Spaniards Sevilla.[24]

On 28 May 2008, Valverde was appointed coach at Olympiacos,[25] winning the Super League Greece in his debut campaign and adding the cup for the double.[26] On 8 May 2009, the club decided not to renew his contract in spite of his success, because of a financial disagreement; however, most of the players and fans were openly in favour of him staying.[27]

On 2 June 2009, Villarreal announced that Valverde would succeed Manuel Pellegrini on a one-year deal, after the Chilean had left for Real Madrid.[28] As the team stood tenth in the league on 31 January 2010, he was dismissed following a 2–0 home loss against Osasuna.[29]

Valverde returned to Olympiacos on 7 August 2010, as a replacement for Ewald Lienen who had only been in charge for a few weeks.[30] In the first season in his second spell he again led the Piraeus side to the league championship, also reaching the last eight in the domestic cup.[31]

On 19 April 2012, after helping Olympiacos renew its league supremacy, Valverde announced his decision to leave due to family reasons.[32] On 3 December he returned to Spanish football by being appointed at Valencia until the end of the campaign, replacing the fired Mauricio Pellegrino;[33] his first game occurred five days later, a 1–0 win at Osasuna,[34] and the second match, against the same opponent for the Spanish cup, brought another triumph at the Reyno de Navarra (2–0).[35]

Return to Athletic Bilbao

On 1 June 2013, immediately after the 4–3 away loss to Sevilla which meant Valencia could only finish fifth, thus out of qualification positions for the UEFA Champions League, Valverde announced he would leave the club.[36] He returned to Athletic Bilbao on the 20th,[37] qualifying for the Champions League in his first year[38] and also reaching the final of the 2015 Spanish Cup.[39]

On 17 August 2015, Valverde led the Lions to their first trophy in 31 years after a 5–1 aggregate defeat of Barcelona for the Supercopa de España.[40] He declared on 23 May 2017 he would be stepping down on 30 June,[41] to be replaced by former Athletic teammate José Ángel Ziganda.[42]

Valverde's 306 matches in charge of the team over two spells set a club record, beating the previous total of 289 set by Javier Clemente.[43] [44] He also surpassed Clemente's 211 league matches managed, finishing on 228, but was unable to match his record of victories: The latter won 141 games – 102 in the league – while the former came up one short, with 140 and 101;[45] [46] additionally, he was on the bench for 42 European matches, another record.

Barcelona

On 29 May 2017, Valverde replaced Luis Enrique as the new Barcelona manager.[47] [48] His spell began with defeat as rivals Real Madrid won both legs of the Spanish Supercup at the season's outset.[49] However, the team then went on a 29-match unbeaten run in all competitions from 20 August 2017 until 17 January 2018, when they lost to Espanyol in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Spanish Cup (also the club's first defeat at the RCDE Stadium, home of their neighbours, since its 2009 opening).[50] They recovered to progress in that tie[51] as part of another sequence of 15 matches without defeat, before a loss to Roma in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on 10 April, with the 3–0 defeat meaning the Italians progressed on the away goals rule.[52]

Barcelona remained undefeated for 43 matches in the Spanish League only to lose in their penultimate game of the campaign on 13 May 2018, having rested Lionel Messi for the trip to Levante – they were beaten 5–4 by the hosts.[53] They finished with a league and cup double, defeating Sevilla 5–0 in the Copa del Rey final.[54]

The 2018–19 season began with a 2–1 victory over Sevilla to win the domestic supercup.[55] In February 2019 Valverde signed a new one-year contract extension,[56] as they went on a 23-match unbeaten streak and secured a second consecutive league title under him in April following a victory over Levante.[57] He led his team to their first Champions League semi-final after a gap of three years, winning 3–0 at home against Liverpool but being eliminated after a 4–0 defeat at Anfield in the second leg, leading many to call for his dismissal.[58] [59] He also guided the side to another Spanish Cup final, this time losing 2–1 to Valencia.[60]

Valverde remained in charge for the start of 2019–20. Despite the team winning their Champions League group and being top of the league table by the new year on goal difference, poor performances and a period in December and January that saw them win only one in five matches meant his position once again came under pressure.[61] On 13 January 2020, he was dismissed by the club, with his last game being a 3–2 defeat to Atlético Madrid in the Supercopa de España;[62] he was replaced by former Real Betis coach Quique Setién,[63] with Barcelona ending the campaign without a trophy after finishing five points behind Real Madrid.[64]

Third spell at Athletic

On 30 June 2022, Valverde returned to Athletic for a third spell, under new president Jon Uriarte.[65] In his second season, he won the club's first major trophy in 40 years after beating Mallorca on penalties to claim the Spanish Cup, and also would have qualified for Europe via a fifth-place finish in the league.[66]

Personal life

Valverde is a keen photographer, whose work has been published and exhibited.[67] [68] His younger brother, Mikel, is a cartoonist.[69] [70]

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecord
Bilbao Athletic30 June 200230 June 2003[71]
Athletic Bilbao30 June 200321 June 2005 [72]
Espanyol26 May 200628 May 2008 [73]
Olympiacos28 May 20088 May 2009 [74]
Villarreal2 June 200931 January 2010 [75]
Olympiacos7 August 201031 May 2012[76]
Valencia3 December 20122 June 2013 [77]
Athletic Bilbao20 June 201323 May 2017[78]
Barcelona29 May 201713 January 2020[79]
Athletic Bilbao30 June 2022Present[80]
Career total—

Honours

Player

Espanyol

Barcelona

1989–90[4]

1988–89[9]

Manager

Espanyol

Olympiacos

2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12[32]

2008–09, 2011–12

Athletic Bilbao

2015[40]

Barcelona

2017–18, 2018–19[57]

Individual

2010–11, 2011–12

January 2014, November 2014, March 2015, October 2015, September 2016, December 2023,[83] February 2024[84]

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Conozca los secretos del pueblo extremeño donde nació Valverde. Know the secrets of the Extremaduran village where Valverde was born. Sport. David. Rubio. es. 30 May 2017. 12 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Ernesto Valverde. Eurosport. 12 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Ernesto Valverde: el león que fue azulgrana. Ernesto Valverde: the lion who was azulgrana. Vavel. Alex. Bustos. es. 17 January 2016. 4 January 2019.
  5. News: 100 años entre la gloria y el barro. 100 years between the glory and the mud. Noticias de Álava. Borja. Mallo. es. 22 January 2021. 1 March 2021.
  6. News: Valverde: y van tres!. Valverde: make that three!. Mundo Deportivo. Jesús. Galindo. es. 10 June 1986. 3 December 2012.
  7. News: 1–1: Este Español va en serio. 1–1: This Español are the real deal. Mundo Deportivo. Tomás. Guasch. es. 1 September 1986. 5 November 2021.
  8. News: El batacazo del 88. The slump of 88. El País. Jordi. Quixano. es. 3 May 2007. 15 April 2018.
  9. News: ¡Fue de infarto!. Heart-stopping!. Mundo Deportivo. Alberto. Sanchis. Sergio. Carmona. es. 10 November 1988. 1 November 2017.
  10. News: Primer positivo... que subo a poco. First positive... bad taste in mouth. Mundo Deportivo. Pedro. Ger. es. 22 October 1989. 31 October 2017.
  11. News: La noche de los "proscritos". The night of the "outcast". Mundo Deportivo. Carme. Barcelo. es. 1 April 1990. 31 October 2017.
  12. News: ¡Bendita primavera azulgrana!. Holy azulgrana spring!. Mundo Deportivo. Andrés. Astruells. es. 9 April 1990. 31 October 2017.
  13. News: Pulverizaron al Cádiz. They pulverised Cádiz. Mundo Deportivo. Jordi. Archs. es. 16 April 1990. 31 October 2017.
  14. News: Técnico sin denominación de origen. Manager without designation of origin. El Mundo. Jon. Rivas. es. 18 November 2013. 5 November 2021.
  15. News: El padre de 'Txingurri'. The father of 'Txingurri'. Mundo Deportivo. María Carmen. Juárez. es. 19 March 2008. 3 July 2016.
  16. News: España, otra vez por la mínima. Spain, again by the odd goal. Mundo Deportivo. Andrés. Astruells. es. 11 October 1990. 19 February 2016.
  17. Web site: Las camadas de "Los Leones de San Mamés". Classes at the "San Mamés Lions". La Cantera de Lezama. Javi. Martín. es. 27 February 2013. 5 November 2021.
  18. News: Valverde, de la decepción al alivio. Valverde, from disappointment to relief. El Correo. Juanma. Mallo. es. 4 October 2015. 5 November 2021.
  19. News: Hace 20 años del primer Athletic femenino. 20th anniversary of the first Athletic women. Diario AS. Aimara. Garteizgoxeascoa Gil. es. 6 October 2022. 22 December 2023.
  20. Web site: Miguel Escalona vuelve a casa. Miguel Escalona returns home. Vavel. Gema. Gil Del Pozo. es. 5 June 2015. 5 November 2021.
  21. Web site: Ignacio Ugartetxe y Ernesto Valverde, sustitutos de Javier Uria y Jupp Heynckes. Ignacio Ugartetxe and Ernesto Valverde, replacements for Javier Uria and Jupp Heynckes. Cadena SER. es. 24 June 2003. 5 November 2021.
  22. News: El Athletic acabará octavo y logrará su mejor clasificación en los últimos seis años. Athletic will finish eighth and will have their best ranking of last six years. La Información. es. 9 May 2010. 20 March 2024.
  23. Web site: Valverde takes control at Espanyol. UEFA. 26 May 2006. 8 June 2010.
  24. Web site: Palop lauds perfect performance. UEFA. John. Atkin. 17 May 2007. 15 April 2018.
  25. Web site: Olympiacos turn to Valverde. UEFA. 28 May 2008. 8 June 2010.
  26. News: El Olympiacos de Valverde logra el doblete en Grecia. Valverde's Olympiacos get double in Greece. La Nueva España. es. 4 May 2009. 5 November 2021.
  27. Web site: Olympiacos call time on Valverde reign. UEFA. 8 May 2009. 8 June 2010.
  28. Web site: Valverde fills Pellegrini void at Villarreal. UEFA. 2 June 2009. 30 April 2010.
  29. Web site: Villarreal sack coach Valverde after Osasuna defeat. ESPN Soccernet. 31 January 2010. 31 January 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020133947/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=734789&sec=europe&cc=5739. 20 October 2012.
  30. Web site: Valverde returns for second coaching stint at Olympiakos. Reuters. 9 August 2010. 15 April 2018.
  31. News: El Olympiacos de Valverde, campeón de la Liga griega. Valverde's Olympiacos, Greek league champions. El Mundo. es. 21 March 2011. 15 April 2018.
  32. News: Olympiakos coach Valverde will leave club in May. Kathimerini. George. Georgakopoulos. 19 April 2012. 19 April 2012.
  33. Web site: Valencia appoint Valverde. ESPN FC. 3 December 2012. 4 December 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130103002945/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1249727/valencia-appoint-ernesto-valverde-to-replace-mauricio-pellegrino?cc=5739. 3 January 2013.
  34. Web site: Soldado gives Valverde perfect start. ESPN FC. 8 December 2012. 11 December 2012.
  35. Web site: El Valencia repite victoria contra Osasuna en los octavos de Copa. Valencia repeat win against Osasuna in Cup's last-16. RTVE. Mario. Anta. es. 11 December 2012. 15 April 2018.
  36. News: Valverde anuncia que no sigue en el Valencia. Valverde announces he will not continue with Valencia. Marca. Fernando. Álvarez. es. 2 June 2013. 5 June 2013.
  37. News: Valverde afronta su segunda etapa como técnico del Athletic. Valverde faces second spell as Athletic manager. Las Provincias. es. 20 June 2013. 7 January 2014.
  38. Web site: La Liga: Athletic Bilbao seals Champions League place with Rayo win. GMA Network. 3 May 2014. 8 February 2017.
  39. Web site: Athletic Bilbao 1–3 Barcelona. BBC Sport. Saj. Chowdhury. 30 May 2015. 12 January 2020.
  40. Web site: Barcelona lose Super Cup final to Athletic Bilbao. BBC Sport. 17 August 2015. 19 February 2016.
  41. Web site: Ernesto Valverde will not continue as premier team coach. Athletic Bilbao. 23 May 2017. 24 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181118021546/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/17933/ernesto-valverde-will-not-continue-as-premier-team-coach.html. 18 November 2018.
  42. Web site: José Ángel Ziganda, Athletic Club's new manager. Athletic Bilbao. 24 May 2017. 25 May 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232103/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/news/17937/jose-angel-ziganda-new-athletic-clubs-manager.html. 13 July 2018.
  43. Web site: Barcelona: Ernesto Valverde replaces Luis Enrique as manager. BBC Sport. 29 May 2017. 2 August 2017.
  44. Web site: Valverde se convierte en una leyenda viva en San Mamés. Valverde becomes a living legend at San Mamés. Capital Deporte. Fátima. Leal Chaves. es. 21 February 2017. 2 August 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803005655/https://capitaldeporte.com/athletic-ernesto-valverde-partidos/. 3 August 2017.
  45. Web site: Coaches history. Athletic Bilbao. 2 August 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163132/https://www.athletic-club.eus/en/coaches.html. 12 June 2018.
  46. Web site: Valverde podría igualar el récord histórico de victorias de Clemente. Valverde close to equalling Clemente's historical record of victories. EITB. es. 2 May 2017. 2 August 2017.
  47. Web site: Ernesto Valverde is the new FC Barcelona coach. FC Barcelona. 29 May 2017. 29 May 2017.
  48. News: Barcelona confirm Ernesto Valverde as new manager at Camp Nou. The Guardian. 29 May 2017. 31 May 2017.
  49. News: Real Madrid 2 Barcelona 0 (5–1 on aggregate): Woeful Barca dismissed as Zinedine Zidane's unstoppable side win Super Cup. The Daily Telegraph. JJ. Bull. 17 August 2017. 11 April 2018.
  50. Web site: RCD Espanyol 1–0 FC Barcelona: Derby defeat. FC Barcelona. 17 January 2018. 11 April 2018.
  51. Web site: FC Barcelona v Espanyol: Derby delight (2–0). FC Barcelona. 25 January 2018. 11 April 2018.
  52. Web site: Roma 3–0 Barcelona. BBC Sport. 10 April 2018. 11 April 2018.
  53. Web site: Levante 5–4 Barcelona. BBC Sport. 13 May 2018. 13 May 2018.
  54. Web site: Sevilla 0–5 Barcelona. BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. 14 January 2020.
  55. Web site: FC Barcelona win 13th Spanish Super Cup. FC Barcelona. 12 August 2019. 14 January 2020.
  56. Web site: Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde signs one-year contract extension. BBC Sport. 15 February 2019. 15 February 2019.
  57. News: Barcelona win La Liga title as Lionel Messi goal secures victory over Levante. The Guardian. 27 April 2019. 14 January 2020.
  58. Web site: Liverpool stun Barcelona to overcome deficit and reach UCL final. ESPN. 7 May 2019. 8 May 2019.
  59. Web site: Liverpool 4–0 Barcelona: 'From Messi to Valverde, it's an historic failure' – search for culprits begins as Barca react to comeback. Talksport. Lee. Roden. 8 May 2019. 14 January 2020.
  60. News: Valencia shock Barcelona in Copa del Rey final despite Messi's best efforts. The Guardian. Sid. Lowe. 25 May 2019. 14 January 2020.
  61. News: Presión adelantada, el dilema irresuelto de Valverde. High pressure, Valverde's unsolved dilemma. El País. Diego. Torres. es. 15 January 2020. 5 November 2021.
  62. Web site: Barcelona 2–3 Atletico Madrid: Angel Correa winner takes Atleti into Spanish Super Cup final. BBC Sport. 10 January 2020. 14 January 2020.
  63. News: Barcelona appoint former Real Betis coach Quique Setien as Ernesto Valverde replacement. The Daily Telegraph. Jason. Burt. 13 January 2020. 13 January 2020.
  64. Web site: Ronald Koeman: Barcelona could pick Netherlands manager to replace Quique Setien. BBC Sport. 16 August 2020. 17 August 2020.
  65. Web site: Ernesto Valverde appointed Athletic Club head coach. Athletic Bilbao. 30 June 2022. 5 July 2022.
  66. News: El Athletic despide un curso histórico en Vallecas. Athletic wrap up historic campaign in Vallecas. Infobae. es. 24 May 2024. 25 May 2024.
  67. News: La pasión oculta de Ernesto Valverde. The hidden passion of Ernesto Valverde. Sport. es. 29 May 2017. 16 April 2019.
  68. News: Ernesto Valverde: 'Football has become this thing we all live off. It's a show'. The Guardian. Sid. Lowe. 5 June 2021. 3 November 2021.
  69. Web site: "Creo que tengo algo que contar, y el cómic me permite contar". I think I have something to tell, and the comic allows me to tell. Euskonews. Maria. Agirre. es. 23 December 1999. 17 April 2019.
  70. News: La era 'Txingurri', que la cuente Bámbulo. The 'Txingurri' age, let Bámbulo tell it. Mundo Deportivo. Cristina. Cubero. es. 2 June 2017. 18 April 2019.
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  81. News: Athletic 1–1 (4–2) Mallorca, en directo: final de Copa del Rey 2024 Celebración del Athletic, campeón de Copa. Athletic 1–1 (4–2) Mallorca, live: 2024 King's Cup final Celebrations of Athletic, Cup champions. Diario AS. Mario. Reinoso del Real. es. 7 April 2024. 7 April 2024.
  82. News: Atletico dominate UEFA's La Liga team of the season. Marca. Rafa. Casal. 16 May 2016. 30 September 2017.
  83. Web site: Valverde is December's Best Coach in LALIGA EA SPORTS. La Liga. 2 January 2024. 2 January 2024.
  84. Web site: Valverde is chosen Coach of the Month for February. La Liga. 26 February 2024. 26 February 2024.

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