Mikel Antía Mendiaraz (born 13 February 1973) is a Spanish

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and former player who played as a

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. He is currently assistant manager for

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club

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.Rafa Benitez's backroom staff: Who is Mikel Antia? And who are the rest of Newcastle's coaches?
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* * 1973 births Living people Footballers from San Sebastián Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Real Madrid Castilla footballers RC Celta de Vigo players Real Valladolid players Real Sociedad footballers CD Numancia players Elche CF players SD Ponferradina players Real Unión footballers Primeira Liga players S.C. Braga players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Charlotte FC non-playing staff {{Spain-footy-bio-stub