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.jpg) Valverde managing Athletic Bilbao in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernesto Valverde Tejedor | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Viandar de la Vera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| San Ignacio | |||
| Alavés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1985 | Alavés | 43 | (18) |
| 1985–1986 | Sestao | 32 | (6) |
| 1986–1988 | Espanyol | 72 | (16) |
| 1988–1990 | Barcelona | 22 | (8) |
| 1990–1996 | Athletic Bilbao | 170 | (44) |
| 1996–1997 | Mallorca | 18 | (2) |
| Total | 357 | (94) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1987 | Spain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Athletic Bilbao (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Bilbao Athletic | ||
| 2003–2005 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2006–2008 | Espanyol | ||
| 2008–2009 | Olympiacos | ||
| 2009–2010 | Villarreal | ||
| 2010–2012 | Olympiacos | ||
| 2012–2013 | Valencia | ||
| 2013–2017 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| 2017– | Barcelona | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernesto Valverde Tejedor (Spanish pronunciation: [eɾˈnesto βalˈβeɾðe texeˈðoɾ];[a] born 9 February 1964) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward, and is the manager of Barcelona.
Over ten seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 goals, adding 55 matches and nine goals in Segunda División. He played for six teams in a 14-year professional career, including Espanyol, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
Valverde later went on to have an extensive spell as a manager, including being in charge of all three clubs. He won the double with Barcelona in 2017–18.
- ^ In isolation, Valverde is pronounced [balˈβeɾðe].