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Aitor
Aitor is a Basque masculine given name, created by Agosti Xaho for a Basque ancestral patriarch descending from the Biblical Tubal in his work "The Legend of Aitor" (published in French in the journal ''Ariel'', 1845). Koldo Mitxelena believes that Xaho created it from the Souletin Basque expression ''aitoren semeak'' or ''aitonen semeak'' ("gentry", literally "sons of good fathers" interpreted as "sons of Aitor", ''aita'' meaning "father" and ''on'' meaning "good"Aitor in the Spanish-language .) After Xaho, it was popularized by the Spanish-language novel '' |
Aitor Karanka
Aitor Karanka de la Hoz (Basque and ; born 18 September 1973) is a Spanish football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Segunda División club Granada. Save for a brief spell in the United States at age 32, Karanka played solely in Spain for Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid, appearing in 275 La Liga matches over 13 seasons and winning six honours with the latter. Karanka started his managerial career in the late 2000s, working as assistant manager at Real Madrid during José Mourinho's tenure as manager from 2010 to 2013. He was appointed manager of EFL Championship club Middlesbrough in 2013, guiding them to promotion to the Premier League in 2016 before being dismissed the following year. He became Nottingham Forest manager in January 2018, leaving the role just over a year later in 2019. He was appointed as head coach of another Championship club, Birmingham City, in July 2020 and stepped down in March 2021. Playing career Club Athletic / Real M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Larrazábal
Aitor Larrazábal Bilbao (born 21 June 1971) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played solely for Athletic Bilbao, currently manager of Gernika Club. A left-back of attacking penchant, he appeared in 445 competitive matches for his only club and was also a penalty kick specialist, scoring at least one La Liga goal in 13 of his 14 seasons. Playing career Larrazábal was born in Bilbao, Biscay. Having joined Athletic Bilbao's youth ranks at 11, he started playing professionally with its reserves in the Segunda División, and made his first-team debut on 2 September 1990 in a 1–0 away loss against CD Tenerife, finishing his first year in La Liga with 18 games. From then onwards, Larrazábal was an undisputed starter for the Basques, scoring and assisting alike. In the 1997–98 season, as Bilbao finished runners-up, he scored a career-best seven league goals, being instrumental as his team qualified for the subsequent edition of the UEFA Champions League, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Tornavaca Fernández
Aitor Tornavaca Fernández (born 24 March 1976), known simply as Aitor, is a Spanish former footballer who played mainly as a left midfielder. He amassed Segunda División totals of 328 games and 16 goals over 11 seasons, representing five clubs, mainly Recreativo de Huelva. He added 105 matches and five goals in La Liga, where he appeared for Recreativo and Sporting de Gijón. Club career Aitor was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country. During his early career he played almost exclusively in the Segunda División, representing Sporting de Gijón, CD Leganés, Levante UD, Real Jaén and SD Eibar and moving to Recreativo de Huelva for the 2004–05 campaign. He appeared in two La Liga games with the first club, scoring against Real Valladolid in a 4–2 home win on 29 October 1995. At ''Recre'', Aitor was first choice from the start, being instrumental in the Andalusian side's 2006 promotion and also a regular in the top tier (never played less than 30 league ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Ocio
Aitor Ocio Carrión (born 28 November 1976) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a central defender. In a 18-year senior career, in which he amassed La Liga totals of 173 matches and five goals, he played mainly for Athletic Bilbao (seven years, two spells) and Sevilla (four), winning three major titles with the latter club, including two UEFA Cups. Club career Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Ocio made his debut in La Liga with CA Osasuna during the 2000–01 season, after second division spells with SD Eibar and Albacete Balompié. He then came to prominence with Athletic Bilbao, who had loaned him to all three clubs. Ocio joined Sevilla FC in summer 2003 on a three-year deal, going on to play a somewhat important part on a squad that won four titles (one Copa del Rey, two UEFA Cups and one UEFA Super Cup) in two seasons. During his four-year spell he was the Andalusian's vice-captain behind Javi Navarro, and had a best personal output of 23 games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Ramos
Aitor Ramos Leniz (born 11 June 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Bermeo FT. Club career Ramos was born in Bilbao, Biscay. After playing with modest Basque clubs in his early career (although he was part of Athletic Bilbao's youth system from ages 11 to 14), he joined Bilbao Athletic for the 2007–08 season, with the reserves competing in the Segunda División B. Ramos made his first-team debut on 16 January 2008, coming on as a substitute for Tiko during the 1–1 away draw with RCD Espanyol in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey. His first La Liga appearance came on the 27th in the home fixture against FC Barcelona (45 minutes played, same result), and he went on to play seven competitive matches throughout the campaign, but was mainly registered for the B side. In July 2008, Ramos was released by Athletic, joining Écija Balompié in the third tier. Still in the lower leagues, he returned to his native region after just one season, successive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Núñez
Aitor Salvador Núñez Martín (born 2 October 1987) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Núñez was born in Madrid. After starting out as a senior at local Atlético Madrid, playing two Segunda División B seasons with its reserves, he joined CD Tenerife in the summer of 2009. On 23 September of that year, he made his La Liga debut in a 1–0 home win against Athletic Bilbao, appearing in only five league matches as the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, :es:Canarias, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to ... team were eventually relegated. After a further top-flight appearance, with Rayo Vallecano, Núñez returned to the lower leagues of his country, where he represented a host of clubs. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez, Aitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor González
Aitor González Jiménez (born 27 February 1975) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1998 and 2005, and was the winner of the 2002 Vuelta a España. Career Born in Zumárraga, Gipuzkoa, González turned professional in 1998 with Avianca–Telecom. He won the 2002 Vuelta a España with after attacking his teammate leading the race; he also won three stages during the race. Following his Vuelta victory, he transferred to , after a long controversy surrounding a previous contract signed with . He also won two stages at the 2002 Giro d'Italia, one at the 2003 Giro d'Italia and one at the 2004 Tour de France. He won the 2005 Tour de Suisse, before he retired in January 2006 after being tested positive for methyltestosterone metabolite twice during the 2005 season. He was also linked with the Operación Puerto doping case. Post-cycling After retirement, González had several run-ins with the law. In 2007, he was arrested for driving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Osa
Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (born September 9, 1973) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He is an older brother of Unai Osa. He was involved in the Operación Puerto doping case. Major results ;1996 : 6th Overall Vuelta a La Rioja : 9th GP Villafranca de Ordizia ;1997 : 4th Overall Vuelta a los Valles Mineros : 6th Subida al Naranco : 7th GP Villafranca de Ordizia ;1998 : 3rd Subida al Naranco ;1999 : 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos : 7th Subida a Urkiola ;2000 : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : 3rd Overall G.P. Portugal Telecom ::1st Stage 3 : 6th Overall Tour of the Basque Country : 6th Klasika Primavera : 9th Overall Critérium International ;2001 : 5th Subida al Naranco : 9th Overall Vuelta a España ;2002 : 1st Overall Tour of the Basque Country ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Mountains classification Vuelta a España : 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a La Rioja : 1st Stage 4 Volta a Portugal : 2nd Subida al Naranco : 3rd Overall Vuelta a Aragón : 5th Gran Premio Miguel Induráin ;2003 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Embela
Aitor Embela Gil (born 17 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tercera División RFEF club UD Somozas. Born in Spain, he represents the Equatorial Guinea national team. Club career Born in Figueres, Girona, Catalonia and raised in Altura and Segorbe, Province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Embela joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2004, aged eight, after starting it out at locals CD Altura. In the 2012 summer he joined Málaga CF, being assigned to the ''Juvenil'' squad. On 14 July 2015 Embela signed a two-year deal with CF Reus Deportiu, in Segunda División B. He terminated his contract with Reus on 29 August of the following year, and two days later he signed a one-year deal with Real Valladolid B. International career On 3 January 2015 Embela was included in Esteban Becker's Equatorial Guinea 23-men list for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Four days later he made his international debut, starting in a 1–1 non-FIFA friendl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Pérez
Aitor Pérez Arrieta (born 24 July 1977) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for the Gios Deyser-Leon Kastro team. Pérez has also ridden for UCI ProTour teams , and . Major results * 2007 Giro d'Italia The 2007 Giro d'Italia was the 90th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place from 12 May to 3 June 2007. The race began in Sardinia and finished in Milan, and featured five mountain top finishes, of which one w ... – 32nd * GP Internacional do Oeste RTP – 1 stage (2005) References External links * Cyclists from the Basque Country (autonomous community) Spanish male cyclists 1977 births Living people People from Goierri Sportspeople from Gipuzkoa {{Spain-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor Hernández
Aitor Hernández Gutiérrez (born 24 January 1982) is a Spanish road and cyclo-cross cyclist. Major results Cyclo-cross ;1997–1998 : 3rd National Junior Championships ;2001–2002 : 3rd National Under-23 Championships ;2010–2011 : 2nd Ispasterko Udala Sari Nagusia ;2011–2012 : 2nd Ispasterko Udala Sari Nagusia : 2nd Asteasuko Ziklo-Krossa ;2012–2013 : 1st National Championships : 1st Igorre : 1st Karrantza : 1st Valencia : 1st Ispasterko Udala Sari Nagusia : 2nd Asteasuko Ziklo-Krossa ;2013–2014 : 1st Igorre : 1st Karrantza : 1st Valencia : 2nd National Championships : 3rd Ispasterko Udala Sari Nagusia ;2014–2015 : 1st National Championships : 1st Karrantza : 1st Valencia ;2015–2016 : 1st Karrantza ;2016–2017 : 1st Trofeo Joan Soler : 3rd Basqueland Ziklokrosa : 3rd Asteasuko Ziklo-krosa : 3rd Gran Premi Les Franqueses del Valles : 3rd Trofeo Ayuntamiento de Muskiz : 3rd Laudio ;2017–2018 : 2nd Trofeo Joan Soler : 2nd Elorrioko Basqueland Ziklokrosa : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitor López Rekarte
Aitor López Rekarte (born 18 August 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer. He played as a defender on the right side, and sporadically on the other flank. His professional career was closely connected to Real Sociedad, where he spent 13 of 15 total seasons, appearing in 338 competitive games. Club career Born in Mondragón, Basque Country, López Rekarte played a decade with local club Real Sociedad, with nearly 350 overall appearances with the first team. After being promoted to the main squad for 1997–98 he immediately became the starter, his worst output consisting of 26 games in his second professional season. López Rekarte featured mostly at left back in that campaign as Real finished third, as habitual starter Agustín Aranzábal suffered a long injury lay-off. Eventually, he also became team captain, only missing one La Liga match in 2002–03 for the runners-up. In July 2007, López Rekarte switched to newly promoted UD Almería, but appeared scarcely through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
