José Luis Mendilibar

José Luis Mendilibar

Mendilibar in 2007
Personal information
Full name José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria
Date of birth (1961-03-14) 14 March 1961
Place of birth Zaldibar, Spain
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Eibar (coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1982 Bilbao Athletic 105 (14)
1982–1985 Logroñés
1985–1993 Sestao 275 (34)
1993–1994 Lemona 28 (4)
Teams managed
1994–1996 Arratia
1996–1997 Athletic Bilbao (youth)
1997–1999 Basconia
1999–2000 Bilbao Athletic
2000–2001 Basconia
2001–2002 Aurrerá
2002–2004 Lanzarote
2004–2005 Eibar
2005 Athletic Bilbao
2006–2010 Valladolid
2011–2013 Osasuna
2014 Levante
2015– Eibar

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mendilibar and the second or maternal family name is Etxebarria.

José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria (born 14 March 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of SD Eibar.

Playing career

Mendilibar was born in Zaldibar, Basque Country. He enjoyed an average career as a player, never representing a club in La Liga and successively playing for Bilbao Athletic, CD Logroñés, Sestao Sport Club and SD Lemona.

Mendilibar was a key player in midfield for Sestao during the club's second division years – playing eight years with the club in that level and overall appearing in nearly 300 matches – narrowly missing out on promotion in 1987 under Javier Irureta.[1][2][3]

Coaching career

After retiring in 1994, Mendilibar worked in the youth categories of Athletic Bilbao, before being appointed head coach of UD Lanzarote and then SD Eibar.[4] His success with the latter in the second division, on a very limited budget, translated into a narrow miss on promotion in 2005.

Mendilibar then returned to Athletic,[5] the club he supported as a child, but was sacked after just a few months as the Lions ranked last with just one win in nine matches.

For the 2006–07 season, Mendilibar moved to Real Valladolid, achieving top flight promotion in his debut campaign (with 88 points) and retaining division status from 2007 to 2009. On 1 February 2010, after a 1–1 home draw against UD Almería, he was sacked from his post.[6]

Slightly less than one year later Mendilibar returned to active, replacing sacked José Antonio Camacho at CA Osasuna: his first game in charge was a 4–0 home win against RCD Espanyol.[7] On 3 September 2013, he was relieved of his duties after three losses in as many matches to kickstart the new season.[8]

On 29 May 2014, Mendilibar was appointed at Levante UD, signing a one-year contract with an option for a second season.[9] On 20 October, after only one win in eight games, and no goals scored and 14 conceded from four home outings, he was relieved of his duties.[10]

On 30 June 2015, Mendilibar returned to Eibar, replacing Gaizka Garitano.[11]

Managerial statistics

As of 18 March 2016
Team Year Record
PWDLWin %
Basconia[12][13][14] 1997–99 82 39 27 16 47.56
Bilbao Athletic[15] 1999–2000 38 15 10 13 39.47
Basconia[16] 2000–01 38 16 8 14 42.11
Aurrerá[17] 2001–02 38 12 18 8 31.58
Lanzarote[18][19] 2002–04 95 40 25 30 42.11
Eibar[20] 2004–05 43 20 14 9 46.51
Athletic Bilbao[21] 2005 13 3 3 7 23.08
Valladolid[22][23][24][25] 2006–10 156 62 43 51 39.74
Osasuna[26][27][28][29] 2011–13 102 33 26 43 32.35
Levante[30] 2014 8 1 2 5 12.50
Eibar[31] 2015– 34 11 8 15 32.35

References

  1. ↑ "3–2: Amarró los dos puntos el Castilla" [3–2: Castilla bagged two points] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 February 1986. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Palamós dió por bueno el punto" [Palamós happy with point] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 October 1990. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "El Mallorca sentencia al final" [Mallorca decider in the end] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 November 1992. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Me costó mucho llegar y no quiero defraudar" [It was very hard for me to get here, i don't want to disappoint] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Mendilibar gets Athletic chance". UEFA.com. 21 June 2005.
  6. ↑ "Onesimo takes reins from Mandilibar [sic] at Valladolid". ESPN Soccernet. 2 February 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "Nekounam at the double". ESPN Soccernet. 20 February 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "La Liga: Osasuna name former Almeria boss Javi Gracia as their new coach". Sky Sports. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Levante appoint Mendilibar as new coach". FIFA.com. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "El Levante rescinde el contrato a Mendilibar" [Levante rescinds Mendilibar contract] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "José Luis Mendilibar nuevo entrenador de SD Eibar" [José Luis Mendilibar new manager of SD Eibar] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Tercera División (Grupo 4) 1997–98" [Tercera División (Group 4) 1997–98] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División 1997–98 (Grupo B3)" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B (Group B3) 1997–98] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Tercera División (Grupo 4) 1998–99" [Tercera División (Group 4) 1998–99] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Tercera División (Grupo 4) 2000–01" [Tercera División (Group 4) 2000–01] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  21. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  22. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  23. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  24. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  25. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  26. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  27. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  28. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  29. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  30. ↑ "Mendilibar: José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  31. ↑ "Eibar results". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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