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Imanol Alguacil

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alguacil and the second or maternal family name is Barrenetxea.

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea (born 4 July 1971), known simply as Imanol as a player, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back, currently manager of Real Sociedad.

Imanol Alguacil
Alguacil with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea
Date of birth (1971-07-04) 4 July 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Orio, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad (manager)
Youth career
Orioko FT
1988–1989 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Real Sociedad B 56 (1)
1990–1998 Real Sociedad 113 (7)
1998–2000 Villarreal 29 (1)
2000–2001 Jaén 30 (0)
2001–2002 Cartagena 15 (0)
2002–2003 Burgos 20 (1)
Total 263 (10)
International career
1994–1997 Basque Country 3 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2013 Real Sociedad (youth)
2013–2014 Real Sociedad B (assistant)
2014–2018 Real Sociedad B
2018 Real Sociedad (interim)
2018 Real Sociedad B
2018– Real Sociedad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He made 121 appearances in La Liga over nine seasons, scoring eight goals while representing Real Sociedad and Villarreal. In 2014, he started working as a manager, with a four-year spell with Real Sociedad B. He briefly coached the club's senior team in spring 2018, and returned to take full charge in the winter of the same year.

Playing career

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Born in Orio, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Imanol was a Real Sociedad youth graduate.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves, spending two full seasons in the Segunda División B.

On 29 September 1990, Imanol made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Real Oviedo.[2] He was promoted to the main squad in the summer of 1991, featuring regularly during the following campaigns.

Imanol scored his first professional goal on 20 September 1992, tying an eventual 2–1 away win over Albacete.[3] He was used rarely in the final years of his stint at the Anoeta Stadium as he dealt with several injury problems, leaving the club in 1998 after playing only four matches during the season.

In the 1998 off-season, Imanol joined Villarreal also of the top division,[4] appearing sparingly in his first year and suffering relegation. After returning to the top flight in 2000,[5] he was released, and moved to Segunda División's Real Jaén.[6]

Imanol then resumed his career in the third tier, representing Cartagena and Burgos. He retired with the latter side in 2003, aged 32.[7]

Coaching career

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On 26 July 2011, Alguacil returned to his first club Real Sociedad, being appointed manager of the youth setup.[8] On 17 June 2013 he was named reserve team coach Asier Santana's assistant,[9] and was also in charge of the main squad along with Santana in November 2014 following Jagoba Arrasate's dismissal.[10]

After the arrival of David Moyes in November 2014, Alguacil was included in the first team staff,[11] but he was appointed manager of the B side later that month.[12] On 19 March 2018, he replaced the fired Eusebio Sacristán at the helm of the main squad until the end of the season.[13]

 
Alguacil training with Real Sociedad in 2018

In the summer of 2018, Alguacil returned to the reserves and Asier Garitano took over the senior role,[14] but in December of the same year the latter was dismissed following a poor sequence of results and the former again became the first team coach.[15] Following a strong start to the 2019–20 campaign, he was given a one-year contract extension.[16]

Alguacil led Real to their first trophy since 1987 on 3 April 2021, with a 1–0 victory against Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao in the 2020 Copa del Rey final (postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[17] In the post-match press conference, he celebrated by putting on a team jersey and scarf and chanting in joy.[18]

On 14 November 2022, Alguacil extended his contract to 2025.[19] The following 17 January, with a 1–0 home win over Mallorca in the last 16 of the cup, he reached 100 victories for Real in 205 games;[20] a club record nine-match winning streak ended in the next round with a 1–0 loss at Barcelona.[21] With a fourth-place finish, he secured a fourth consecutive European season, and the side's first in the UEFA Champions League for a decade.[22]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 21 November 2024[23]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Real Sociedad B   28 November 2014 19 March 2018 130 52 40 38 176 146 +30 040.00 [24]
Real Sociedad   19 March 2018 24 May 2018 9 5 1 3 15 7 +8 055.56 [25]
Real Sociedad B   27 May 2018 26 December 2018 18 6 5 7 23 20 +3 033.33 [26]
Real Sociedad   26 December 2018 Present 291 136 78 77 402 289 +113 046.74 [27]
Total 448 199 124 125 616 462 +154 044.42 —

Honours

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Manager

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Real Sociedad

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Tristán González, Carlos (22 December 2020). "Imanol Alguacil, el entrenador que lloraba por la Real Sociedad" [Imanol Alguacil, the manager who cried for Real Sociedad]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  2. ^ Fernández, Víctor (30 September 1990). "El Oviedo ganó con sufrimiento" [Oviedo won suffering]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ^ Líbero, Pedro (21 September 1992). "La Real gana con nueve" [Real win with nine]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ^ Ormazabal, Mikel (14 July 1998). "La Real Sociedad consuma la compra por 400 millones de José Félix Guerrero" [Real Sociedad complete purchase of José Félix Guerrero for 400 million]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ Alfaro, Javier (4 May 2018). "Cuando Caparrós fue el jefe de Alguacil" [When Caparrós was Alguacil's boss]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Doble refuerzo para Jaén y Extremadura" [Double addition for Jaén and Extremadura]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 July 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. ^ Lorenzo, José Luis (9 August 2002). "El Beasain, en cuadro" [Beasain, with the bare minimum]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Los juveniles se ponen en marcha" [The juveniles get going] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Asier Santana, nuevo entrenador del Sanse" [Official announcement: Asier Santana, new manager of Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Asier Santana e Imanol Alguacil dirigirán al equipo el domingo en Anoeta" [Asier Santana and Imanol Alguacil will manage the team on Sunday at Anoeta] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  11. ^ "El staff técnico de David Moyes" [David Moyes' technical staff] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Billy McKinlay se incorpora al staff técnico del primer equipo" [Billy McKinlay joins the first team technical staff] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  13. ^ "First team's technical staff". Real Sociedad. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Real hire Asier Garitano". Real Sociedad. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Real Sociedad fires coach Garitano and appoints Alguacil". Associated Press. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  16. ^ Badallo, Óscar; French, Oliver (3 January 2020). "Official: Real Sociedad renew Imanol Alguacil's contract to 2021". Marca. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  17. ^ Lowe, Sid (3 April 2021). "Real Sociedad beat Athletic to claim Copa del Rey and Basque glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  18. ^ "Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil sings after Copa del Rey win". BBC Sport. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  19. ^ Ramajo, Roberto (14 November 2022). "Imanol renueva hasta 2025" [Imanol renews until 2025]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  20. ^ Valverde, Unai (18 January 2023). "Imanol Alguacil se pone a cien victorias" [Imanol Alguacil reaches one hundred victories]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  21. ^ Panero, Daniel (25 January 2023). "Dembélé guía al Barça hasta las semifinales de Copa" [Dembélé guides Barça to the Cup semi-finals]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  22. ^ Badallo, Óscar (4 June 2023). "Imanol: "Queremos ser la única Real en ir cinco veces seguidas a Europa"" [Imanol: "We want to be the only Real to go to Europe five consecutive times"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  23. ^ Imanol Alguacil coach profile at Soccerway
  24. ^ "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2014–15 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2015–16 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2016–17 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2017–18 season". BDFutbol.
  25. ^ "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2017–18 season". BDFutbol.
  26. ^ "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2018–19 season". BDFutbol.
  27. ^ "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2018–19 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2019–20 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Imanol Alguacil, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol.
  28. ^ Reidy, Paul (3 April 2021). "Athletic Club 0–1 Real Sociedad: result, summary, goal". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  29. ^ García-Ochoa, Juan Ignacio (23 November 2023). "Imanol Alguacil, premio Miguel Muñoz: "Es un orgullo recibir este premio por lo que supone el nombre que lo lleva"" [Imanol Alguacil, Miguel Muñoz award: "It is an honour to receive this award because of the name it bears"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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