Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo (born 22 April 1978) is a Spanish former
footballer
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who played as a
forward, currently
manager
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Management includes the activities ...
of
CA Osasuna
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.
Playing career
Born in
Berriatua
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The Bay of Biscay (), known in Spain as the G ...
,
Biscay
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B ...
, Arrasate only played for lower league clubs during his ten-year senior career, the majority in
Tercera División
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and all in his native
Basque Country. In
Segunda División B he represented
SD Eibar B
Sociedad Deportiva Eibar B, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country.
Founded in 1994 and dissolved in 2012 it was the reserve team of SD Eibar, and held home games at '' Unb ...
and
Club Portugalete
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, being relegated with the latter team at the end of the
2005–06 campaign.
Arrasate retired in 2007 at only 29, after
one season in the fourth tier with
SD Amorebieta
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.
Coaching career
Arrasate became a coach immediately after retiring, his first two clubs being amateur. In 2010, he returned to
Real Sociedad where he had been groomed, being appointed coach of the
youth teams.
In July 2012, Arrasate was promoted to Real's first team as assistant to
Philippe Montanier
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Early life
Philippe Jacques William Montanier was b ...
. The following year, as the Frenchman left for
Stade Rennais FC
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, he was named his successor. He led the team in their
2013–14 UEFA Champions League campaign, in which they defeated
Olympique Lyonnais to qualify for the group stage,
[ but finished bottom of the section.
In April 2014, Arrasate had his contract renewed until 2016. However, in November, he was relieved of his duties after a string of poor results.
Arrasate was appointed at the helm of ]CD Numancia
Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...
on 12 June 2015, replacing Juan Antonio Anquela. In the 2017–18 campaign, he led the Soria
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ns to the finals of the play-offs, but missed out promotion after a 4–1 aggregate loss to Real Valladolid
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The club c ...
; he stepped down on 18 June 2018.
On 20 June 2018, Arrasate was named CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...
manager after agreeing to a one-year contract. He renewed his contract until 2020 the following 5 March, and achieved promotion to La Liga
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as champions.
Personal life
On 12 August 2020, Arrasate tested positive for COVID-19
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.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Manager
Osasuna
* Segunda División: 2018–19[
Individual
*]La Liga Manager of the Month
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The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countri ...
: December 2013
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
People from Lea-Artibai
Sportspeople from Biscay
Spanish footballers
Footballers from the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Association football forwards
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
SD Eibar footballers
SD Lemona footballers
SD Beasain footballers
Club Portugalete players
SD Amorebieta footballers
Spanish football managers
La Liga managers
Segunda División managers
Tercera División managers
Real Sociedad managers
CD Numancia managers
CA Osasuna managers
Real Sociedad non-playing staff