Unai Emery
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| Unai Emery | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Unai Emery Etxegoien | |
| Date of birth | November 3, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Hondarribia, Spain | |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Valencia CF (manager) | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990–1996 1995–1996 1996–2000 2000–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 |
Real Sociedad B Real Sociedad CD Toledo Racing Ferrol CD Leganés Lorca Deportiva Total |
39 (2) 5 (1) 127 (2) 51 (7) 28 (0) 31 (1) 281 (13) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008– |
Lorca Deportiva UD Almería Valencia CF |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Unai Emery Etxegoien (born November 3, 1971 in Hondarribia, Guipúzcoa) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Valencia CF. During his playing days, he operated as a left midfielder.
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[edit] Playing career
Emery was a youth graduate of Real Sociedad, but never really broke into the first team (aged 24, he appeared in five first division matches, scoring against Albacete Balompié) and, after that, resumed his career mostly in the second level. He retired with Lorca Deportiva CF, after one season in Segunda B.
[edit] Coaching career
As he was seriously injured in the knee while at Lorca, Emery was offered the vacant manager spot by the club president, and helped the club achieve promotion to the second division, while beating top flight's Málaga CF in the Spanish Cup. In his second season, Lorca finished fifth, with 69 points.
He then moved to UD Almería, and again helped his side overachieve; after a first ever top level promotion, the Andalusians finished 8th in the following campaign. This prompted a move to Valencia CF, as he succeeded Ronald Koeman.[1]
[edit] Managerial stats
| Nat | Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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| G | W | L | D | Win % | GF | GA | +/- | ||||
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Lorca Deportiva | 2004 | 2006 | 80 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 45% | 117 | 78 | +39 |
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UD Almería | 2006 | 2008 | 80 | 38 | 18 | 24 | 47.5% | 115 | 94 | +21 |
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Valencia CF | 2008 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 48.39% | 58 | 44 | +14 | |
| Total Career | 191 | 89 | 47 | 55 | 46.58% | 290 | 216 | +74 | |||
[edit] Honours
[edit] Individual
- Miguel Muñoz Trophy: 2005-2006, 2006-2007[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Emery to take on Valencia challenge; UEFA.com, 22 May 2008
- ^ Emery, protagonista a nivel nacional (Emery, a national protagonist) (Spanish)
[edit] External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Voro |
Valencia CF Manager 2008 – |
Succeeded by ' |
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