Ernesto Valverde

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Personal information
Ernesto Valverde
Full name	Ernesto Valverde Tejedor
Date of birth	February 9, 1964 (1964-02-09) (age 44)
Place of birth	Viandar de la Vera, Cáceres, Spain
Playing position	Forward (retired)
Club information
Current club	Olympiacos FC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1985 1985-1986 1986-1988 1988-1990 1990-1996 1996-1997	Deportivo Alavés Sestao Sport RCD Espanyol FC Barcelona Athletic Bilbao RCD Mallorca	? (?) ? (?) 72 (16) 22 (8) 170 (44) 18 (2)
National team
1990	Spain	1 (0)
Teams managed
1997-2000 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2005 2006-2008 2008-present	Athletic Bilbao (youth teams) Athletic Bilbao (co-trainer) Athletic Bilbao (B) Athletic Bilbao RCD Espanyol Olympiacos
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor, known as Txingurri (Euskera: ant) (born February 4, 1964 in Viandar de la Vera, Extremadura), is a Spanish ex football (soccer) player and current Football Manager.

[edit] The Player

He played during the 1980s and the 1990s in the Spanish League. After playing for Deportivo Alavés and Sestao, he was transferred to RCD Espanyol in 1986 and then in 1988 he became an FC Barcelona player, where he won a Spanish Cup and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In 1990, Valverde left Barcelona for Athletic Bilbao, where he played for six seasons before moving to his final club, RCD Mallorca. He retired after the 1996-97 season.

[edit] The Manager

In 1997 he began his career as a Football Manager in the youth departments of Athletic Bilbao. Three years later (2000) he became a co-trainer in Athletic Bilbao. In 2002 he became manager of Athletic Bilbao B team. A year later he became manager of the first team of Athletic Bilbao finishing 5th that year in Primera Divion La Liga. In 2006 he became a manager of RCD Espanyol and played with them in the final of UEFA Cup against Sevilla where he lost in the penalty shootout. On 28 May 2008, Valverde was appointed by Olympiacos FC, signing a three year contract worth around 6,000,000 €. This agreement made Valverde the most expensive coach transfer in the history of Greek Football.

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