Imanol de la Sota

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de la Sota and the second or maternal family name is Aberasturi.
Imanol de la Sota
Personal information
Full name Imanol de la Sota Aberasturi
Date of birth (1975-04-02) 2 April 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Santurtzi, Spain
Team information
Current team
 Barakaldo (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
Santurtzi (youth)
2000–2002 Barakaldo (youth)
20XX–2011 Durango (youth)
2012–2013 Iurretako (assistant)
2013–2015 Durango
2015–2016 Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2016–2017 Basconia (assistant)
2017–2019 Eibar (youth)
2019–2021 Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2021 Bilbao Athletic
2022– Barakaldo

Imanol de la Sota Aberasturi (born 2 April 1975) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Barakaldo CF.

Career

Born in Santurtzi, Biscay, Basque Country, de la Sota began his managerial career with the youth sides of hometown club CD Santurtzi.[1] He subsequently worked under the same capacity at Barakaldo CF and SCD Durango, before becoming an assistant of Durango's farm team Iurretako KT in the 2012–13 season.

On 20 May 2013, de la Sota was appointed manager of Durango's main squad in Tercera División.[2] In June 2015, he joined the structure of Athletic Bilbao, being named in charge of the Juvenil A team.[3]

Ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, de la Sota became Joseba Etxeberria's assistant at CD Basconia,[4] but left the club on 5 July 2017 to take over the Juvenil A team of SD Eibar.[5] He returned to the Lezama Facilities on 14 June 2019, after again being appointed manager of the Juvenil squad.[6]

On 7 June 2021, de la Sota was named at the helm of Bilbao Athletic in Primera División RFEF.[7] On 13 December, after only two wins into the season, he was sacked.[8]

On 22 June 2022, de la Sota returned to Barakaldo, after being appointed manager of the first team in Tercera Federación.[9][1] The following 8 May, after achieving promotion to Segunda Federación, he renewed his contract for a further year.[10]

Managerial statistics

As of 1 June 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Durango Spain 20 May 2013 16 June 2015 78 34 16 28 97 90 +7 043.59 [11]
Bilbao Athletic Spain 7 June 2021 13 December 2021 16 2 7 7 13 21 −8 012.50 [12]
Barakaldo Spain 22 June 2022 Present 69 47 19 3 132 33 +99 068.12 [13]
Total 163 83 42 38 242 144 +98 050.92 —

References

  1. ^ a b "Imanol de la Sota, nuevo entrenador del Barakaldo CF" [Imanol de la Sota, new manager of Barakaldo CF] (in Spanish). Barakaldo CF. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "De la Sota será el entrenador de la Cultural de Durango" [De la Sota will be the manager of Cultural de Durango] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Etxeberria pasa al cuerpo técnico del primer equipo" [Etxeberria goes to the technical staff of the first team] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Organigrama de técnicos de Lezama 2016/17" [Lezama's manager organization chart 2016/17] (in Spanish). La Cantera de Lezama. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Imanol de la Sota, nuevo entrenador del Juvenil A" [Imanol de la Sota, new manager of the Juvenil A] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Imanol de la Sota también vuelve a Lezama" [Imanol de la Sota also returns to Lezama] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Imanol de la Sota to coach Bilbao Athletic". Athletic Bilbao. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Athletic Club part ways with Imanol de la Sota". Athletic Bilbao. 13 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Imanol de la Sota, confirmado como nuevo entrenador del Barakaldo" [Imanol de la Sota, confirmed as new manager of Barakaldo] (in Spanish). El Correo. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Imanol de la Sota seguirá como técnico del Barakaldo" [Imanol de la Sota will continue as manager of Barakaldo] (in Spanish). Deia. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. ^ "2013–14 SCD Durango Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
    "2014–15 SCD Durango Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Matches Imanol de la Sota, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ "2022–23 Barakaldo Results" (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
    "Matches Imanol de la Sota, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 4 April 2024.