_Garitano_(cropped).jpg) Garitano as Leganés manager in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergara, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Bilbao Athletic | 95 | (17) |
| 1992–1993 | → Eibar (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Cartagena | 35 | (13) |
| 1994–1995 | Cádiz | 41 | (9) |
| 1996 | Eibar | 17 | (2) |
| 1996–1997 | Gavà | 29 | (6) |
| 1997–1998 | Racing Ferrol | 13 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Burgos | 58 | (19) |
| 2000–2003 | Alicante | 40 | (12) |
| 2002–2003 | → Benidorm (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 352 | (85) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Alicante (assistant) | ||
| 2008 | Alicante | ||
| 2009–2010 | Castellón (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Castellón | ||
| 2011–2012 | Orihuela | ||
| 2012–2013 | Alcoyano | ||
| 2013–2018 | Leganés | ||
| 2018 | Real Sociedad | ||
| 2019–2020 | Alavés | ||
| 2021 | Leganés | ||
| 2023–2024 | Tenerife | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Asier Garitano Aguirrezábal (born 6 December 1969) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward.
During a 14-year senior career, he appeared in 134 matches in the Segunda División over five seasons, totalling 23 goals for Bilbao Athletic and Eibar. He added 216 games and 61 goals in the Segunda División B, in representation of several clubs.
Garitano started working as a manager in 2003, as an assistant at Alicante. He went on to be in charge of four teams before being appointed at Leganés in 2013, which he led to promotions to the second tier and La Liga. He was head coach at Real Sociedad and Alavés, also in the top flight.