José Ángel Ziganda

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"Cuco" Ziganda
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Ziganda Lakuntza
Date of birth October 1, 1966 (1966-10-01) (age 41)
Place of birth    Larrainzar, Spain
Playing position Centre Forward
Club information
Current club CA Osasuna
Youth clubs
1985-1988 Osasuna B
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1987-1991
1991-1998
1998-2001
CA Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao
CA Osasuna
122 (35)
255 (76)
 ? (?)   
National team
1991 Spain 1 (0)
Teams managed
2006- CA Osasuna

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

José Ángel "Cuco" Ziganda Lakuntza (born in Larrainzar, Navarra) is a Spanish football manager and former player.

[edit] Career as a player

He played for CA Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao and scored 111 goals in the Spanish Primera división, 19 in Segunda, 9 in the UEFA Cup and 6 in the Copa del Rey.

He also played one game for the Spain national team against Romania in 1991.

[edit] Career as a manager

José Ziganda managed various Osasuna's youth teams, including Osasuna B in 2005-2006, and after Javier Aguirre left Pamplona, he became the head coach of the Navarrese club. In that first season Osasuna was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and experienced several setbacks in La Liga. However, the situation in the domestic league gradually became better and CA Osasuna reached semi-finals of the UEFA Cup establishing a new club's record.