| Julen Lopetegui Argote (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 28 August 1966) is a Spanish professional football manager and former footballer. He is the current manager of the Qatar national team.
A goalkeeper, he played 149 La Liga matches over nine seasons, representing Real Madrid, Logroñés, Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano in the competition. He added 168 appearances in the Segunda División for three clubs, winning one cap for Spain and being a member of the squad at the 1994 World Cup.
Lopetegui started working as a manager in 2003, and spent several years in charge of Spain's youth teams, leading the under-19 and under-21 sides to European titles. He was also head coach of the senior national team for two years, but was dismissed before the start of the 2018 World Cup following the announcement of his agreement to join Real Madrid after the tournament. In club football, he managed Rayo Vallecano, Castilla, Porto, Real Madrid, Sevilla, Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United, winning the 2020 Europa League with Sevilla. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
Hce 06-May-14 14:25
http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/lopetegui-named-porto-coach
Porto confirm Lopetegui as their new coach
Porto have confirmed former Spain goalkeeper Julen Lopetegui as their new coach.
The 27-time Primeira Liga champions have been without a permanent manager since parting company with Paulo Fonseca in March.
Luis Castro took interim charge following Fonseca s departure, with Porto having since conceded their title to Benfica.
Porto also fell to Jorge Jesus side in the Taca de Portugal and Taca da Liga recently, with their final league game coming against the newly crowned champions on Sunday.
Since retiring from a playing career that saw him feature for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano, Lopetegui has managed at Rayo as well as taking charge of Spain at Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 level.
Having won the Under-19 and Under-21 European Championships with his country, Lopetegui will be tasked with ensuring THAT the Primeira Liga title returns to Estadio do Dragao next season.
In what will be only his third club role, Lopetegui will take charge of a side that will finish this season third - in the final UEFA Champions League spot.
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