José Mari Bakero
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography José María Bakero Escudero (born 11 February 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer, currently a manager. Having played mainly for Real Sociedad and Barcelona,[1] he began his career as a forward (not being a prolific scorer) but was converted into an attacking midfielder, possessing passing and scoring ability (with both his right foot and his head, the second despite his short stature) and great leadership skills.[2]
In a 17-year professional career, he amassed La Liga totals of 483 games and 139 goals, winning a total of 17 titles. A Spain international for seven years, he represented the nation in two World Cups and Euro 1988.
Bakero began working as a manager in 1999.
Club career
Born in Goizueta, Navarre,[3] Bakero made his senior debut with Real Sociedad on 6 September 1980 when only 17, coming from the bench in a 3–2 away loss against Valencia CF, and finished his debut season with 27 scoreless appearances. Featuring only in two games in 1981–82 due to a serious injury, he was however part of the Basque sides that won back-to-back La Liga titles, his teammates including Luis Arconada, Jesús María Satrústegui and Jesús María Zamora.[2]
Bakero then signed for FC Barcelona, where he was joined by several other Real and Basque players: Txiki Begiristain, Luis López Rekarte, with Julio Salinas coming from Atlético Madrid but having also played with Athletic Bilbao, as another Real player, Jon Andoni Goikoetxea, joined two years later – they would form the backbone of the legendary Dream Team. He (who scored 47 league goals in his first four years) played 347 competitive matches for the Catalans during his spell, being instrumental in their league conquests from 1990 to 1994 and also appearing in the historic 1992 European Cup final;[4][5] in the latter tournament, as his team was trailing 3–0 at 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the second round after a 2–0 home win, his 90th-minute header secured qualification.[6]
Having appeared scarcely during 1996–97, his last game coming on 18 November 1996 in a 6–1 home thrashing of Real Valladolid in which he scored,[7][8] Bakero retired later that campaign after a small abroad stint with Mexico's C.D. Veracruz. He also had unsuccessful trials with Middlesbrough and Norwich City.[9][4]
International career
Bakero earned 30 caps for Spain, netting on seven occasions. His debut came on 14 October 1987 during an UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Austria, replacing future Barcelona teammate Francisco Carrasco in a 2–0 home win.[10]
Bakero would subsequently represent the nation at Euro 1988, as well as in two FIFA World Cup editions, 1990 and 1994.[11]
Coaching career
Bakero moved into management after retiring in 1997, first as an assistant under both Lorenzo Serra Ferrer and Louis van Gaal. He also worked as a sports adviser with the Generalitat de Catalunya and, in 2004–05, had his second head coaching experience, joining Málaga CF's B side in January 2005[12] and helping them narrowly escape relegation from Segunda División.[13]
In August 2005, Bakero was appointed director of football at Real Sociedad, and would be promoted to coach towards the end of 2005–06.[14] Seven games into the following season, he was sacked.[15][16]
In October 2007, Bakero joined Ronald Koeman's (another Barcelona teammate) coaching staff at Valencia, being dismissed in late April 2008.[17] On 10 November 2009, more than a year after his last job, he signed with Polonia Warsaw, again as head coach.[18] While the team was last in the league at that point, not only did he manage to prevent relegation but also led them to a win against city neighbours Legia Warsaw, the first in ten years.[19][20] He was relieved of his duties on 13 September 2010, after suffering the first loss of the campaign.[21]
Bakero signed with another club in the Ekstraklasa on 3 November 2010, now Lech Poznań.[22] In his official debut, he led the side to a 3–1 victory over Manchester City in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[23]
On 25 February 2012, following a 3–0 away loss to Ruch Chorzów, Bakero was fired. In 2013, he moved to South America to coach Juan Aurich from Peru, being dismissed in September of that year due to poor results.[24]
In 2015, Venezuelan club Deportivo La Guaira hired Bakero as interim technical director, to help the new coaching staff by running training sessions.[25] He returned to Barcelona on 10 July 2017, as head of the youth academy alongside former teammate Guillermo Amor.[26]
On 19 June 2023, Bakero became manager of PFC Slavia Sofia in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria).[27] In September, having collected six losses and one draw in seven matches, he was fired.[28]
Personal life
Bakero was the third of 11 children. His brothers Santiago and Jon were also footballers, and both forwards.[29] After he joined Polonia as a coach he was accompanied, at his request, by Jon as an assistant.[30]
Bakero's sister, Itziar, was also a footballer, who played at international level.[31] His son, Jon, played college soccer in the United States for Wake Forest University, winning the Hermann Trophy in 2017.[32]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cupTemplate:Efn | League cupTemplate:Efn | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Sociedad | 1980–81 | La Liga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2Template:Efn | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 1981–82 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2Template:Efn | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1982–83 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 6Template:Efn | 1 | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 46 | 6 | ||
| 1983–84 | La Liga | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 43 | 13 | |||
| 1984–85 | La Liga | 30 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 13 | |||
| 1985–86 | La Liga | 29 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 33 | 19 | ||||
| 1986–87 | La Liga | 39 | 11 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 47 | 15 | ||||
| 1987–88 | La Liga | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | — | 4Template:Efn | 0 | — | 44 | 24 | |||
| Total | 223 | 67 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 288 | 90 | ||
| Barcelona | 1988–89 | La Liga | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 6Template:Efn | 2 | 2Template:Efn | 2 | 30 | 14 | |
| 1989–90 | La Liga | 30 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 2Template:Efn | 0 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 1990–91 | La Liga | 34 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 6Template:Efn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15 | ||
| 1991–92 | La Liga | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 9Template:Efn | 3 | 1Template:Efn | 1 | 44 | 15 | ||
| 1992–93 | La Liga | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | 3Template:Efn | 0 | 5Template:Efn | 0 | 48 | 10 | ||
| 1993–94 | La Liga | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 9Template:Efn | 2 | 2Template:Efn | 1 | 46 | 8 | ||
| 1994–95 | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 7Template:Efn | 3 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 42 | 7 | ||
| 1995–96 | La Liga | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 10Template:Efn | 3 | — | 46 | 10 | |||
| 1996–97 | La Liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 1Template:Efn | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Total | 260 | 72 | 20 | 4 | — | 53 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 347 | 94 | |||
| Career total | 483 | 139 | 63 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 635 | 184 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bakero goal.[34][10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 1987 | Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Albania | flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg | flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg | flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg | flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg | flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg | link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force | link alias-army = Albanian Land Force | flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg | link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force | border-air force= | flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg | link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force | border-navy= | link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = 1946
}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="3"|Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 19 December 1990 | Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Albania | flag alias = Flag of Albania.svg | flag alias-1914 = Flag of Albania (1914–1920).svg | flag alias-1914a= Regentaschapalbanievlag.gif | flag alias-1920 = Flag of Albania (1920–1926).svg | flag alias-1926 = Flag of Albania (1926–1928).svg | flag alias-1928 = Flag of Albania (1934–1939).svg | flag alias-1939 = Flag of Albania (1939–1943).svg | flag alias-1943 = Flag of Albania (1943–1944).svg | flag alias-1944 = Flag of Albania 1944.svg | flag alias-1946 = Flag of Albania (1946–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Albania (1992–2002).svg | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Albania.svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Albania.svg | link alias-naval = Albanian Naval Force | link alias-army = Albanian Land Force | flag alias-army=Albanian Land Forces insignia.svg | border-army= | flag alias-air force=Albanian Air Forces insignia.svg | link alias-air force=Albanian Air Force | border-air force= | flag alias-navy=Albanian Naval Forces insignia.svg | link alias-navy=Albanian Naval Force | border-navy= | link alias-military = Albanian Armed Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = 1946
}} || align="center"|9–0 || align="center"|9–0 || Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 5 | 20 February 1991 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = France | flag alias = Flag of France.svg | flag alias-1790 = Flag of France (1790–1794).svg | flag alias-1794 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1814 = Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg | flag alias-1830 = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1848 = Drapeau france 1848.svg | flag alias-1848a = Drapeau france 1848.svg | flag alias-1848b = Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg | flag alias-1974 = Flag of France (lighter variant).svg | flag alias-naval = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg | flag alias-naval-1790 = Flag of French-Navy-Revolution.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of France.svg | link alias-air force = French Air and Space Force | flag alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie racing stripe.svg | border-coast guard = | link alias-coast guard = French Maritime Gendarmerie | flag alias-army = Flag of France.svg | link alias-army = French Army | link alias-naval = French Navy | flag alias-navy = Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg | link alias-navy = French Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–3 || Euro 1992 qualifying | |||
| 6 | 16 December 1992 | Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Latvia | flag alias = Flag of Latvia.svg | flag alias-pantone = Flag of Latvia (Textile).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Latvian Air Forces.svg | link alias-air force = Latvian Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg | link alias-naval = Latvian Naval Forces | link alias-army = Latvian Land Forces | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Latvia.svg | link alias-navy = Latvian Naval Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|5–0 || 1994 World Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | 24 February 1993 | Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Lithuania | flag alias = Flag of Lithuania.svg | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Lithuania 1918-1940.svg | flag alias-1988 = Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Lithuania.svg | link alias-naval = Lithuanian Naval Force | flag alias-military=Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces.png | link alias-military=Lithuanian Armed Forces | flag alias-army = Flag of the Lithuanian Army.svg | link alias-army = Lithuanian Land Force | flag alias-navy=Flag of Lithuania (state).svg | link alias-navy = Lithuanian Naval Force | flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Lithuania.svg | link alias-air force=Lithuanian Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–0 || 1994 World Cup qualification |
Managerial statistics
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| Team | From | To | Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | GF | GA | GD | ||||
| Puebla | July 1999 | September 1999 | Liga MX | 6 | 11 | –5 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 11 | –5 | ||||||||
| Málaga B | January 2005 | August 2005 | Segunda División | 13 | 25 | –12 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 25 | –12 | ||||||||
| Real Sociedad | 23 March 2006 | 26 October 2006 | La Liga | 18 | 24 | –6 | |||||
| Copa del Rey | 1 | 4 | –3 | ||||||||
| Total | 19 | 28 | –9 | ||||||||
| Polonia Warsaw | 10 November 2009 | 13 September 2010 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 20 | +3 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 20 | +3 | ||||||||
| Lech Poznań | 3 November 2010 | 25 February 2012 | Ekstraklasa | 53 | 27 | +26 | |||||
| Polish Cup | 13 | 7 | +6 | ||||||||
| Europe | 6 | 4 | +2 | ||||||||
| Total | 72 | 38 | +34 | ||||||||
| Juan Aurich | 5 January 2013 | 7 September 2013 | Peruvian Primera División | 38 | 39 | –1 | |||||
| Copa Sudamericana | 2 | 6 | –4 | ||||||||
| Total | 40 | 45 | –5 | ||||||||
| Career totals | League | 151 | 146 | +5 | |||||||
| Cup | 14 | 11 | +3 | ||||||||
| Europe | 6 | 4 | +2 | ||||||||
| South America | 2 | 6 | –4 | ||||||||
| Total | 173 | 167 | +6 | ||||||||
Honours
Real Sociedad
Barcelona
- La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94[5]
- Copa del Rey: 1989–90[5]
- Supercopa de España: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996[5]
- European Cup: 1991–92[5]
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89, 1996–97[5]
- UEFA Super Cup: 1992[5]
See also
- List of FC Barcelona players (100+ appearances)
- List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
References
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