| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xabier Mancisidor Macazaga | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Pasaia, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City (head of goalkeeping) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alavés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Alavés B | |||
| 1993–1995 | Alavés | 12 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Mallorca | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 21 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Xabier Mancisidor Macazaga (born 24 May 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current head of goalkeeping of English club Manchester City.
Known simply as Xabier during his playing days, he was born in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, and was a Alavés youth graduate. He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 1993–94 campaign, in Segunda División B. [1]
In 1995, despite being a backup option, Xabier signed for Segunda División side Mallorca. [1] He made his professional debut on 3 September of that year, starting in a 2–0 away win against Osasuna. [2]
Xabier achieved promotion with Mallorca in 1997, playing two matches during the season. In the subsequent La Liga campaign, he was only a third-choice, and after failing to appear in a single minute, he retired at the age of only 28. [1]
Immediately after retiring, Mancisidor joined Real Sociedad's backroom staff. Initially a goalkeeping coach of the youth setup, he was later promoted to the first team and spent eleven seasons at the club. [3]
Mancisidor was appointed goalkeeping coach at Manuel Pellegrini's staff at Real Madrid on 2 June 2009. On 3 January 2011, he was named on Pellegrini's staff at Málaga, with the same role. [4]
On 14 June 2013, Mancisidor again followed Pellegrini to Manchester City. [5] After the manager's dismissal, he remained at the club.