Julen Lopetegui
Julen Lopetegui Argote ( born August 28, 1966 in Asteasu, Gipuzkoa ) is a Spanish football manager and former - goalkeeper.
- 3.1 Players
- 3.2 Coaches
Playing career
Julen Lopetegui played as a junior for Real Sociedad, where he made it to the B- team of the club. In 1985 he undertook for Real Madrid in the Segunda División playing second team Castilla. In three seasons, he brought it to 61 inserts and reached in the 1987/88 season under coach Vicente del Bosque took third place in the second division.
1988/89 he played on loan for UD Las Palmas before he was taken to the squad for the first team of Real Madrid. In his first season won the " Royal " the champion, he brought it but there only on a bet and had to leave otherwise Francisco Buyo precedence as a goalkeeper.
Even in his second season at the Royal is Lopetegui could not prevail, and then moved up to the 1991/92 season to CD Logroñés. Here he spent three years in the regular team drew with strong performances the attention of the big clubs up and established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the league.
In summer 1994, undertook the FC Barcelona Lopetegui. With these he won, although the Supercup in 1994 and 1996 but were rarely behind goalkeeper Carles Busquets used. For the season 1996 /97 FC Barcelona Vítor Baía committed with another goalie and so denied Lopetegui not a single League encounter. His club won this season, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the Copa del Rey.
In the summer of 1997 Julen Lopetegui moved to Rayo Vallecano in the Segunda División. At the Madrid club he was able to continue his achievements in Logroñés and finally reached the 1998/99 promotion to the Primera División. In the Spanish top flight he was to play three more years in the service of Rayo Vallecano, but the position had to share with the goalkeeper Kasey Keller and 2001 / 02 with Imanol Etxeberria. Following Lopetegui ended his career as a player and joined the coaching staff of the club.
National
As a junior Lopetegui was in the Spanish squad for the World Youth Championship in 1985, his team reached the finals, but Lopetegui itself was not used.
His strong performances during his time with his first CD Logroñés conscription led him into the senior team. He made his debut on 23 March 1994 in a friendly against Croatia. This should be his last assignment with the national team, although he was in the squad of Spain for the finals of the football World Cup in 1994 but did not come to train behind Andoni Zubizarreta and Santiago Cañizares.
Coaching career
Julen Lopetegui took over in the season 2003/2004 the office of the head coach at Rayo Vallecano, who played at this time in the Segunda División. After a 10- game days, he was made redundant due to lack of success. In 2006, he assumed the role of coordinator of the scouting department at Real Madrid and 2008/ 09 finally the Office of the coach of the second team of the club Real Madrid Castilla.
In 2010, he became the coaching staff of the Spanish Association and was appointed coach of the U-19 and U-20. With the U -20, he played the 2011 World Cup, where his team reached the quarter-finals. In the summer of 2012, he won the European Championship with the U-19 of the Iberians.
After the disappointing performance of the Spaniards at the 2012 Olympic Games under Luis Milla, Lopetegui took over the post of coach of the U-21 national team. This he conducted at the European Championships in 2013 to win the title.
Achievements
Player
Real Madrid
- Spanish Champion: 1989/90
- Supercopa de España: 1989, 1990
FC Barcelona
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1996/97
- Copa del Rey: 1996/97
- Supercopa de España: 1994, 1996
Spain
- Junior Vice World Champion 1985
Coach
Spain
- U-19 European Championship: 2012
- U-21 European Championship: 2013