Javier 'Manix' Mandiola Alberdi (born 9 April 1958) is a Spanish retired professional

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who played as a

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, and is a current

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. His managerial career of over two decades was spent almost entirely in

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, though he also managed in

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with Eibar and Alavés.

Playing career

Born in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, Mandiola finished his graduation with SD Eibar, but only appeared notably with

Sestao River Club Sestao River Club is a Spanish football team based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1996 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Estadio Las Llanas'', with a capacity of 8,905 ...

in the 1985–86 season, playing for the Basque side in

Manager career

After hanging up his boots Mandiola was a manager of

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 ...

. In 2003, he joined

SD Beasain Sociedad Deportiva Beasain is a Spanish football team based in Beasain, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1905 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Estadio Loinaz'', with a capacity of ...

in Tercera División. After a season, Mandiola was appointed

Real Unión Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RFEF ...

manager, and despite finishing second in his first season, he was dismissed in his

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due to poor results. In 2006, Mandiola was appointed Eibar manager, and achieved promotion from the third level at first attempt. He managed to lead the club to a mid-table finish in their return to the second division, but was relieved to his duties nonetheless. On 23 December 2008 Mandiola was appointed Deportivo Alavés manager. He was sacked only less than two months later. On 27 April 2010 Mandiola returned to Eibar, with the club back to the third division; he was relieved from his duties in the end of the 2011–12 season, after missing the promotion in both play-offs. On 28 December 2013 Mandiola was appointed

CD Tudelano Club Deportivo Tudelano is a Spanish football team based in Tudela, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1935 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Tudela'', with a capacity of ...

manager. He announced his departure from the club on 6 May 2016, and was appointed at the helm of Burgos CF on 27 September. He was sacked on 25 April 2017. Mandiola was appointed by

CD Atlético Baleares Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, S.A.D. ( ca, Club Esportiu Atlètic Balears) is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded on 1920, it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

in February 2018, on a deal until the end of the season. In his first full season in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situate ...

, the team won their Segunda B group and lost the play-off final to

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

on the

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after a 3–3 aggregate draw. On 28 August 2020, Mandiola replaced

Luis Carrión Luis Miguel Carrión Delgado (born 7 February 1979) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back, currently manager of Real Oviedo. Playing career Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Carrión began his senior career in the ...

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 ...

, recently relegated to division three. He was himself dismissed the following 17 January, after four wins in 11 matches overall.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandiola, Manix 1958 births Living people Spanish footballers Footballers from Eibar Association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players SD Eibar footballers Real Sociedad B footballers Burgos CF (1936) footballers Real Unión footballers Sestao River footballers Segunda División managers Segunda División B managers Spanish football managers Real Unión managers SD Eibar managers Deportivo Alavés managers Burgos CF managers CD Numancia managers