Asier Garitano

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Asier Garitano
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Garitano as Leganés manager in 2016
Personal information
Full name Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal
Date of birth (1969-12-06) 6 December 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Bergara, Spain
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón (manager)
Youth career
1988–1989 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1993 Bilbao Athletic 95 (17)
1992–1993 → Eibar (loan) 22 (4)
1993–1994 Cartagena 35 (13)
1994–1995 Cádiz 41 (9)
1996 Eibar 17 (2)
1996–1997 Gavà 29 (6)
1997–1998 Racing Ferrol 13 (3)
1998–2000 Burgos 58 (19)
2000–2003 Alicante 40 (12)
2002–2003 → Benidorm (loan) 2 (0)
Total352(85)
International career
1988 Spain U18 1 (0)
1990 Spain U20 1 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2008 Alicante (assistant)
2008 Alicante
2009–2010 Castellón (assistant)
2010 Castellón
2011–2012 Orihuela
2012–2013 Alcoyano
2013–2018 Leganés
2018 Real Sociedad
2019–2020 Alavés
2021 Leganés
2023–2024 Tenerife
2025– Sporting Gijón
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal (born 6 December 1969) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of Segunda División club Sporting de Gijón.

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During a 14-year senior career, he appeared in 134 matches in the Segunda División over five seasons, totalling 23 goals for Bilbao Athletic and Eibar. He added 216 games and 61 goals in the Segunda División B, in representation of several clubs.

Garitano started working as a manager in 2003, as an assistant at Alicante. He went on to be in charge of four teams before being appointed at Leganés in 2013, which he led to promotions to the second tier and La Liga. He was head coach at Real Sociedad and Alavés, also in the top flight.

Playing career

Born in Bergara, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, [1] Garitano was an Athletic Bilbao youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 2 September 1989, starting and scoring the winner in a 2–1 away win against Racing de Santander in the Segunda División. [2]

After four full seasons (one of them on loan at SD Eibar), Garitano left the Lions and signed for Cartagena FC of Segunda División B. [3] In 1994, he moved to Cádiz CF also in the third division, and returned to Eibar in January 1996. [4]

Garitano subsequently resumed his career in the third tier and Tercera División, representing CF Gavà, Racing de Ferrol, Burgos CF, Alicante CF and Benidorm CF. He retired in 2003 at the age of 33, mainly due to injuries. [4]

Coaching career

Shortly after retiring, Garitano started working as an assistant at former club Alicante. In October 2008 he was named manager, replacing the fired José Carlos Granero. [5] However, after only three matches, he was replaced by Nino Lema and moved to the backroom staff.

Garitano was appointed CD Castellón coach on 6 April 2010, [6] after being previously working at the club as an assistant. [7] He remained in charge until the end of the season, suffering relegation as last. [8]

On 7 July 2011, Garitano signed with third division side Orihuela CF. [9] The following campaign, also as manager, he worked with CD Alcoyano, [10] eventually losing promotion with both teams in the play-offs.

On 28 June 2013, Garitano joined CD Leganés still in the third tier. [11] In his first season, he achieved promotion to division two after defeating CE L'Hospitalet in the play-offs; another promotion followed in 2016, finishing second in the regular season. [12]

On 24 May 2018, Garitano was appointed at the helm of Real Sociedad. [13] On 26 December that year, he was dismissed due to a poor run of results. [14]

Garitano became manager of Deportivo Alavés on 21 May 2019, taking over from Abelardo who had resigned a day earlier. [15] He was fired in July 2020, after five consecutive defeats. [16]

On 27 January 2021, Garitano returned to Leganés, with the club back in the second division. [17] He was sacked on 30 October, leaving the side in the relegation zone. [18]

On 29 May 2023, after more than a year without coaching, Garitano replaced Luis Miguel Ramis at fellow second-tier CD Tenerife. [19] He left in June 2024, after a 12th-place finish. [20] [21]

On 8 April 2025, Garitano took over from the sacked Rubén Albés at relegation-threatened Sporting de Gijón; he signed a contract valid until 30 June 2026. [22] He managed to easily avoid a drop, ranking 11th with 56 points. [23] [24]

Personal life

Garitano was not related to fellow manager Gaizka Garitano, who also had playing spells with Bilbao Athletic and Eibar. [25]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 14 September 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamNatFromToRecordRef
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Alicante Flag of Spain.svg 13 October 20083 November 2008302134−1000.00 [26]
Castellón Flag of Spain.svg 6 April 201030 June 201011236914−5018.18 [27]
Orihuela Flag of Spain.svg 7 July 201114 June 201242191585338+15045.24 [28]
Alcoyano Flag of Spain.svg 14 June 201225 March 201336187114634+12050.00 [29]
Leganés Flag of Spain.svg 28 June 201320 May 2018222875976261226+35039.19 [30]
Real Sociedad Flag of Spain.svg 24 May 201826 December 2018196582121+0031.58 [31]
Alavés Flag of Spain.svg 21 May 20195 July 20203598183354−21025.71 [32]
Leganés Flag of Spain.svg 27 January 202130 October 2021361310134439+5036.11 [33]
Tenerife Flag of Spain.svg 29 May 20232 June 2024461811174444+0039.13 [34]
Sporting Gijón Flag of Spain.svg 8 April 2025Present138052217+5061.54 [35]
Total463180120163536490+46038.88—

References

  1. ↑ Meléndez, Francisco Javier (3 May 2017). "¿Existe parentesco entre Gaizka y Asier Garitano?" [Are Gaizka and Asier Garitano related?]. Noticias de Gipuzkoa (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "1–2: Rugieron los "cachorros"" [1–2: The "pups" roared]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 September 1989. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Garitano marcó 13 goles para los albinegros en Segunda B con Antonio Pedreño de entrenador" [Garitano scored 13 goals for the white-and-black in Segunda B with Antonio Pedreño as manager] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 Rodríguez, José Ramón (24 April 2025). "Una visita muy especial y con mal recuerdo para Asier Garitano" [A very special visit with a bad memory for Asier Garitano]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Asier Garitano se quiere quedar al frente del Alicante" [Asier Garitano wants to stay in charge of Alicante]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 October 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "El Castellón destituye a 'Tintín' Márquez" [Castellón dismiss 'Tintín' Márquez]. Marca (in Spanish). 6 April 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Asier Garitano, nuevo segundo entrenador albinegro" [Asier Garitano, new white-and-black assistant manager]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 July 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Garitano urge al club a tomar decisiones pronto" [Garitano demands that club take decisions soon]. El Periódico Mediterráneo (in Spanish). 23 May 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "El Orihuela ficha como enternador a Asier Garitano" [Orihuela sign Asier Garitano as manager]. La Verdad (in Spanish). 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Asier Garitano es el elegido para volver a Segunda" [Asier Garitano is the chosen one to get back to Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Asier Garitano, nuevo entrenador del C.D. Leganés" [Asier Garitano, new manager of C.D. Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Mora, Eduardo (27 September 2021). "Garitano, centenario ganador en el Leganés en el momento justo" [Garitano, centenary winner at Leganés in the right moment]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Real hire Asier Garitano". Real Sociedad. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "Real Sociedad fires coach Garitano and appoints Alguacil". Associated Press. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Asier Garitano será el nuevo entrenador del Deportivo Alavés" [Asier Garitano will be the new coach of Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  16. ↑ Martin, Richard; Ferris, Ken (5 July 2020). "Alaves sack coach Garitano after five straight losses". Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  17. ↑ "Asier Garitano regresa al C.D. Leganés" [Asier Garitano returns to C.D. Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  18. ↑ "El C.D. Leganés y Asier Garitano separan sus caminos" [C.D. Leganés and Asier Garitano separate their paths] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "Asier Garitano, nuevo entrenador del CD Tenerife" [Asier Garitano, new manager of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "La sentida y sincera despedida de Asier Garitano del CD Tenerife" [The heartfelt and sincere farewell of Asier Garitano to CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  21. ↑ Travieso, Martín (2 June 2024). "El CD Tenerife logra una honrosa victoria para dar carpetazo a una aciaga temporada (2–1)" [CD Tenerife get honourable win to curtain-call grim season (2–1)]. Diario de Avisos (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "Asier Garitano, nuevo entrenador del Sporting" [Asier Garitano, new manager of Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  23. ↑ Sánchez, Pablo (9 April 2025). "Los argumentos de Asier Garitano para lograr la salvación con el Sporting: "Tengo las ideas claras"" [Asier Garitano's arguments for securing salvation with Sporting: "My ideas are clear"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  24. ↑ Raya, Antonio (13 August 2025). "El Sporting perfila el equipo que abrirá la Liga enfrentándose al Córdoba CF" [Sporting outline team that will open the League by taking on Córdoba CF]. Diario Córdoba (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  25. ↑ Bosch, Josep (22 September 2016). "El gran duelo de los Garitano" [The great battle of the Garitanos]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  26. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2008–09 season". BDFutbol.
  27. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2009–10 season". BDFutbol.
  28. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2011–12 season". BDFutbol.
  29. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2012–13 season". BDFutbol.
  30. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2013–14 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Asier Garitano, 2014–15 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Asier Garitano, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Asier Garitano, 2016–17 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Asier Garitano, 2017–18 season". BDFutbol.
  31. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2018–19 season". BDFutbol.
  32. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2019–20 season". BDFutbol.
  33. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Asier Garitano, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol.
  34. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol.
  35. ↑ "Matches Asier Garitano, 2024–25 season". BDFutbol.
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