Gaizka Garitano

Gaizka Garitano
Personal information
Full name	Gaizka Garitano Aguirre
Date of birth	9 July 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1993	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1998	Bilbao Athletic
1996–1997	→ Lleida (loan)
1997–1999	Athletic Bilbao
1998–1999	→ Eibar (loan)
1999–2001	Ourense
2001–2005	Eibar
2005–2008	Real Sociedad
2008–2009	Alavés
Total
International career
2003–2007	Basque Country
Managerial career
2009–2010	Eibar (assistant)
2010–2012	Eibar B
2012–2015	Eibar
2015	Valladolid
2016–2017	Deportivo La Coruña
2017–2018	Bilbao Athletic
2018–2021	Athletic Bilbao
2021–2023	Eibar
2023–2024	Almería
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gaizka Garitano Aguirre (born 9 July 1975) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently a manager.

Over 11 seasons as a player, he amassed Segunda División totals of 315 matches and 37 goals, mainly with Bilbao Athletic and Eibar. In La Liga, he represented Real Sociedad during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 campaigns.

Garitano entered coaching in 2009 with Eibar, being put in charge of the first team in 2012. He won consecutive promotions in his first two years, and reached the top division with the club in 2014. In the competition, he also managed Deportivo and Athletic Bilbao.