Xabier Mancisidor

Xabier Mancisidor
Personal information
Full name Xabier Mancisidor Macazaga
Date of birth (1970-05-24) 24 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Pasaia, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Alavés B
1993–1995 Alavés 12 (0)
1995–1998 Mallorca 9 (0)
Total 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mancisidor and the second or maternal family name is Macazaga.

Xabier Mancisidor Macazaga (born 24 May 1970) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current goalkeeping coach of English club Manchester City.

Playing career

Known simply as Xabier during his playing days, he was born in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, and was a Alavés youth graduate. He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 1993–94 campaign, in Segunda División B.[1]

In 1995, despite being a backup option, Xabier signed for Segunda División side Mallorca.[1] He made his professional debut on 3 September of that year, starting in a 2–0 away win against Osasuna.[2]

Xabier achieved promotion with Mallorca in 1997, playing two matches during the season. In the subsequent La Liga campaign, he was only a third-choice, and after failing to appear in a single minute, he retired at the age of only 28.[1]

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Mancisidor joined Real Sociedad's backroom staff. Initially a goalkeeping coach of the youth setup, he was later promoted to the first team and spent eleven seasons at the club.[3]

Mancisidor was appointed goalkeeping coach at Manuel Pellegrini's staff at Real Madrid on 2 June 2009. On 3 January 2011, he was named on Pellegrini's staff at Málaga, with the same role.[4]

On 14 June 2013, Mancisidor again followed Pellegrini to Manchester City.[5] After the manager's dismissal, he remained at the club.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Xabier Mancisidor" (in Spanish). Historias de Cromos. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ "La seriedad del Mallorca, decisiva" [The seriousness of Mallorca, decisive]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 September 1995. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Mancisidor, un 'descubridor' de Bravo en el staff de Pep" [Mancisidor, a 'discoverer' of Bravo in Pep's staff]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Xabi Mancisidor joins Malaga as the new goalkeeping coach". Málaga CF. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ "MCFC appoint backroom staff".