Aitor Calle

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Calle and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Aitor Calle
Personal information
Full name Aitor Calle Hernández
Date of birth (1976-06-28) 28 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Numancia (manager)
Youth career
Salesianos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Lemona
2004–2005 Amurrio 27 (2)
2005–2006 Sestao River
2006–2008 Portugalete
2008–2009 San Pedro
2009–2011 Deusto
Managerial career
2011–2017 Deusto
2017 Portugalete
2018–2021 Haro
2021–2024 Sestao River
2024– Numancia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aitor Calle Hernández (born 28 June 1976) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a winger, and the manager of CD Numancia.

Playing career

Calle was born in Deusto, Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, and played youth football for local side CD Salesianos. After first appearing in Tercera División with SD Lemona in 1999, he moved to Segunda División B side Amurrio Club in 2004.[1]

In July 2005, Calle joined Sestao River Club in the fourth division.[2] He moved to fellow league team Club Portugalete in the following year,[3] and subsequently played for SD San Pedro and SD Deusto in the regional leagues,[4] retiring with the latter in 2011 at the age of 34.

Managerial career

Immediately after retiring, Calle became a manager of his last club Deusto, and led the side to a promotion to the fourth division in 2015.[5] He left the club on 22 May 2017 to take over another club he represented as a player, Portugalete.[6]

Calle was sacked by Portu on 6 October 2017,[7] and was named at the helm of Haro Deportivo the following 13 June.[8] He led the club to a promotion to the third tier in his first season, suffering relegation in his third.[9]

On 23 June 2021, after previously agreeing to become a manager of CD Laredo,[10] Calle was announced in charge of Sestao in Segunda División RFEF.[11] He led the club to a promotion to Primera Federación in 2023.

Calle left Sestao on 17 June 2024,[12] and was named at the helm of CD Numancia in the fourth tier three days later.[13]

References

  1. ^ "El Amurrio no renuncia a nada" [Amurrio do not give up on nothing] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Un Sestao River de lujo para el ascenso" [A luxury Sestao River for promotion] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Alfredo realiza una renovación total" [Alfredo makes a full revamp] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ "El derbi bilbaino se queda en Deusto" [The bilbaino derby end up with Deusto] (in Spanish). Deia. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ^ ""Me siento muy afortunado de haber podido vivir algo tan maravilloso y de contribuir en la historia de este club"" ["I am very fortunate to have been able to live something so wonderful and to contribute in the history of this club"] (in Spanish). Deusto Digital. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Aitor Calle es el nuevo entrenador del Portugalete" [Aitor Calle is the new manager of Portugalete] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ "El Portugalete destituye a Aitor Calle" [Portugalete sack Aitor Calle] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ^ "El Haro ficha a Aitor Calle como entrenador" [Haro sign Aitor Calle as manager] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Calle avanza su despedida del Haro: "Creo que nuestros caminos son diferentes"" [Calle pushes forward his farewell from Haro: "I believe our paths are different"] (in Spanish). Haro Digital. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Aitor Calle da plantón al Laredo para entrenar al Sestao River" [Aitor Calle leaves Laredo standing to manage Sestao River] (in Spanish). Nueve Cuatro Uno. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Aitor Calle, nuevo entrenador del Sestao River Club" [Aitor Calle, new manager of Sestao River Club] (in Spanish). Sestao River Club. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Aitor Calle no continuará como entrenador del Sestao River Club" [Aitor Calle will not continue as manager of Sestao River Club] (in Spanish). Sestao River Club. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Aitor Calle, nuevo entrenador del C. D. Numancia" [Aitor Calle, new manager of C.D. Numancia] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.