Aritz Solabarrieta

Aritz Solabarrieta
Personal information
Full name	Aritz Solabarrieta Aranzamendi
Date of birth	22 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Ondarroa, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1995–1996	Zubi Zahar
1996–2001	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2002	Basconia
2002–2004	Bilbao Athletic
2004–2006	Athletic Bilbao
2005–2006	→ Eibar (loan)
2007–2008	Atlético Madrid B
2008–2010	Jaén
2010–2011	Palencia
2011–2012	Melilla
2012–2013	Sestao
2013–2015	Aurrerá
Total
International career
1999–2000	Spain U16
2001	Spain U17
2002	Spain U19
2003	Spain U20
2004	Spain U21
Managerial career
2016–2018	Athletic Bilbao (youth)
2018	Basconia
2018–2019	Bilbao Athletic
2020–2021	Racing Santander
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aritz Solabarrieta Aranzamendi (born 22 July 1983) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mainly as a right midfielder, currently a manager.

Playing career

Club

Born in Ondarroa, Basque Country and a product of Athletic Bilbao's prolific youth ranks at Lezama, Solabarrieta played only one full season for its first team, 2004–05, helping with 11 matches as the Basque finished ninth. His La Liga debut came on 13 November 2004 in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF, as he came on as a substitute for Andoni Iraola in injury time.^[1]

After a loan with neighbours SD Eibar of Segunda División, which ended in relegation, Solabarrieta was released by the Lions in December 2006 and resumed his career in the Segunda División B, starting with Atlético Madrid B. He retired in June 2015 at the age of nearly 32, after two years with amateurs CD Aurrerá Ondarroa in his hometown.^[2]

International

Solabarrieta won 16 caps for Spain at youth level, including two for the under-21 side. His first appearance for the latter occurred on 17 August 2004, as he featured 22 minutes in a 1–1 friendly draw in France.^[3]

Coaching career

After his playing days ended, Solabarrieta embarked on a career as a coach. In 2016, he was appointed as manager of Athletic Bilbao's Cadete A youth team.^[4] The following year, he moved to control the Juvenil A squad.^[5]

Due to a combination of a disappointing campaign for the CD Basconia farm team coached by Ander Alaña and Solabarrieta's good work with the youths, the two men swapped roles within the club's structure for 2018–19.^[6] However, he was soon promoted again when Gaizka Garitano, coach of the reserve side, was selected to take the helm of the senior team in December 2018,^[7] in turn leaving a vacancy at Athletic Bilbao B which Solabarrieta was nominated to fill.^[8]

Solabarrieta signed as coach of third-tier Racing de Santander on 21 December 2020.^[9]

Managerial statistics

As of 22 May 2021

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
Basconia		21 June 2018	4 December 2018	15	5	5	5	22	19	+3	033.33	^[10]
Bilbao Athletic		4 December 2018	22 May 2019	23	10	5	8	38	29	+9	043.48	^[11]
Racing Santander		21 December 2020	26 May 2021	19	9	3	7	31	25	+6	047.37	^[12]
Career total				57	24	13	20	91	73	+18	042.11	—

Honours

Spain U17

UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup: 2001

Spain U19

UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2002^[13]

References

^ "Urzaiz alivia con goles las urgencias del Athletic" [Urzaiz softens Athletic's urgencies with goals]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 November 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ Beltrán, Javier (20 May 2020). "Solabarrieta: "En Lezama siempre hay relevo"" [Solabarrieta: "There are always replacements at Lezama"]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "La nueva etapa de Sáez, con tablas" [Sáez's new era, all square]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 August 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
^ "Lezama organizational chart". Athletic Bilbao. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ "Lezama technical chart". Athletic Bilbao. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ Suso, Ramón (21 June 2018). "Solabarrieta sube al Basconia; Galiano, al Juvenil A y Alaña baja al Cadete B" [Solabarrieta goes up to Basconia; Galiano, to Juvenile A and Alaña down to Cadet B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Replacement of Eduardo Berizzo". Athletic Bilbao. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Aritz Solabarrieta, Bilbao Athletic's coach". Athletic Bilbao. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ Beltrán, Javier (21 December 2020). "Amorrortu se lleva a Solabarrieta al Racing" [Amorrortu takes Solabarrieta to Racing]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
^ "CD Basconia" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
^ "Solabarrieta: Aritz Solabarrieta Aranzamendi". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "Solabarrieta: Aritz Solabarrieta Aranzamendi". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

External links

Aritz Solabarrieta at BDFutbol
Aritz Solabarrieta manager profile at BDFutbol
Aritz Solabarrieta at Athletic Bilbao
Aritz Solabarrieta at Soccerway

[1] "Urzaiz alivia con goles las urgencias del Athletic" [Urzaiz softens Athletic's urgencies with goals]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 13 November 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[2] Beltrán, Javier (20 May 2020). "Solabarrieta: "En Lezama siempre hay relevo"" [Solabarrieta: "There are always replacements at Lezama"]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2021.

[3] "La nueva etapa de Sáez, con tablas" [Sáez's new era, all square]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 August 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[4] "Lezama organizational chart". Athletic Bilbao. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[5] "Lezama technical chart". Athletic Bilbao. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[6] Suso, Ramón (21 June 2018). "Solabarrieta sube al Basconia; Galiano, al Juvenil A y Alaña baja al Cadete B" [Solabarrieta goes up to Basconia; Galiano, to Juvenile A and Alaña down to Cadet B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[7] "Replacement of Eduardo Berizzo". Athletic Bilbao. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[8] "Aritz Solabarrieta, Bilbao Athletic's coach". Athletic Bilbao. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[9] Beltrán, Javier (21 December 2020). "Amorrortu se lleva a Solabarrieta al Racing" [Amorrortu takes Solabarrieta to Racing]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2021.

[10] "CD Basconia" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 6 December 2018.

[11] "Solabarrieta: Aritz Solabarrieta Aranzamendi". BDFutbol. Retrieved 11 December 2018.

[12] "Solabarrieta: Aritz Solabarrieta Aranzamendi". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

[13] "España vence a Alemania y se proclama campeona de Europa Sub-19" [Spain beat Germany and are crowned Under-19 European champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 28 July 2002. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

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