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Ernesto Valverde

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.

Infobox

1986
Spain U21
1987
Spain U23
1990
Spain
1993
Basque Country
Full name
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor
Date of birth
(1964-02-09) 9 February 1964 (age 61)
Place of birth
Viandar de la Vera, Spain
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position
Forward
Current team
Athletic Bilbao (manager)
Years
Team
1982–1985
Alavés
1985–1986
Sestao
1986–1988
Español
1988–1990
Barcelona
1990–1996
Athletic Bilbao
1996–1997
Mallorca
2001–2002
Athletic Bilbao (assistant)
2002–2003
Bilbao Athletic
2003–2005
Athletic Bilbao
2006–2008
Espanyol
2008–2009
Olympiacos
2009–2010
Villarreal
2010–2012
Olympiacos
2012–2013
Valencia
2013–2017
Athletic Bilbao
2017–2020
Barcelona
2022–
Athletic Bilbao

Tables

Managerial record by team and tenure · Managerial statistics
mw- G
mw- G
Team
mw- G
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
GF
Record
GA
Record
GD
Record
Win %
Bilbao Athletic
Bilbao Athletic
Team
Bilbao Athletic
From
30 June 2002
To
30 June 2003
Record
44
Record
22
Record
10
Record
12
Record
63
Record
51
Record
+12
Record
050.00
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Team
Athletic Bilbao
From
30 June 2003
To
21 June 2005
Record
93
Record
38
Record
23
Record
32
Record
143
Record
119
Record
+24
Record
040.86
Espanyol
Espanyol
Team
Espanyol
From
26 May 2006
To
28 May 2008
Record
99
Record
37
Record
30
Record
32
Record
129
Record
127
Record
+2
Record
037.37
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Team
Olympiacos
From
28 May 2008
To
8 May 2009
Record
47
Record
31
Record
7
Record
9
Record
84
Record
35
Record
+49
Record
065.96
Villarreal
Villarreal
Team
Villarreal
From
2 June 2009
To
31 January 2010
Record
32
Record
13
Record
7
Record
12
Record
51
Record
40
Record
+11
Record
040.63
Olympiacos
Olympiacos
Team
Olympiacos
From
7 August 2010
To
31 May 2012
Record
80
Record
60
Record
7
Record
13
Record
163
Record
47
Record
+116
Record
075.00
Valencia
Valencia
Team
Valencia
From
3 December 2012
To
2 June 2013
Record
30
Record
16
Record
7
Record
7
Record
56
Record
38
Record
+18
Record
053.33
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Team
Athletic Bilbao
From
20 June 2013
To
23 May 2017
Record
213
Record
102
Record
45
Record
66
Record
318
Record
240
Record
+78
Record
047.89
Barcelona
Barcelona
Team
Barcelona
From
29 May 2017
To
13 January 2020
Record
145
Record
97
Record
32
Record
16
Record
339
Record
128
Record
+211
Record
066.90
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Team
Athletic Bilbao
From
30 June 2022
To
Present
Record
168
Record
80
Record
42
Record
46
Record
238
Record
168
Record
+70
Record
047.62
Career total
Career total
Team
Career total
From
951
To
496
Record
210
Record
245
Record
1,584
Record
993
Record
+591
Record
052.16
Record
—
Team
From
To
Record
Ref
mw- G
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Bilbao Athletic
30 June 2002
30 June 2003
44
22
10
12
63
51
+12
050.00
Athletic Bilbao
30 June 2003
21 June 2005
93
38
23
32
143
119
+24
040.86
Espanyol
26 May 2006
28 May 2008
99
37
30
32
129
127
+2
037.37
Olympiacos
28 May 2008
8 May 2009
47
31
7
9
84
35
+49
065.96
Villarreal
2 June 2009
31 January 2010
32
13
7
12
51
40
+11
040.63
Olympiacos
7 August 2010
31 May 2012
80
60
7
13
163
47
+116
075.00
Valencia
3 December 2012
2 June 2013
30
16
7
7
56
38
+18
053.33
Athletic Bilbao
20 June 2013
23 May 2017
213
102
45
66
318
240
+78
047.89
Barcelona
29 May 2017
13 January 2020
145
97
32
16
339
128
+211
066.90
Athletic Bilbao
30 June 2022
Present
168
80
42
46
238
168
+70
047.62
Career total
951
496
210
245
1,584
993
+591
052.16
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  87. "Valverde is chosen Coach of the Month for February"
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  88. "Ernesto Valverde, LALIGA EA SPORTS Best Coach for September"
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