Juan Carlos Unzué
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Carlos Unzué Labiano | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Pamplona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Osasuna | 15 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Barcelona | 5 | (0) |
| 1990–1997 | Sevilla | 222 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Tenerife | 35 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Oviedo | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Osasuna | 41 | (0) |
| Total | 318 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1985 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1985 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1985 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 1985–1989 | Spain U21 | 16 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2011 | Numancia | ||
| 2013–2014 | Celta (assistant) | ||
| 2014– | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Juan Carlos Unzué Labiano (born 22 April 1967) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current assistant manager of FC Barcelona.
A complete player with reflexes and agility he represented mostly Sevilla, for which he appeared in nearly 300 official games. He also spent two years with Barcelona.
Unzué played 318 La Liga matches in 17 seasons. After retiring, he went on to work extensively as a goalkeepers' coach.
Club career
Born in Pamplona, Unzué came through the ranks of hometown club CA Osasuna, but could not break into the first team. Moving to La Liga giants FC Barcelona in 1988 more of the same, as he was barred by legendary Andoni Zubizarreta.
Joining Sevilla FC for 1990–91, Unzué blossomed as a top flight player, rarely missing a game in his first five years. As the Andalusians were relegated at the end of the 1996–97 campaign, he moved to CD Tenerife for a further two seasons.
After two years at Real Oviedo as backup to local Esteban, his input consisting of seven Copa del Rey contests, Unzué returned to his first club in the 2001 summer, being the starter in his debut season and second-choice in his second. He retired from the game in June 2003 at age 36,[1] after having helped the Navarrese reach the last-four in the domestic cup.[2]
Unzué immediately returned to the Camp Nou, as the goalkeeping coach of the Frank Rijkaard-led side. After the Dutchman left, he retained his position under Pep Guardiola.[3]
On 17 June 2010, after five years with Barcelona, Unzué had his first head coach experience, joining Segunda División team CD Numancia.[4] One year later he returned to his previous position, replacing Carles Busquets.[5][6]
Unzué returned to Barcelona on 15 July 2014, being appointed assistant coach in Luis Enrique's staff.[7]
Honours
Club
- Barcelona
Country
- Spain U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 1985
References
- ↑ Unzué ready to bow out; UEFA.com, 11 June 2003
- ↑ New name on the cup; UEFA.com, 5 March 2003
- ↑ Guardiola taking nothing for granted; UEFA.com, 4 November 2008
- ↑ Juan Carlos Unzué, el nuevo entrenador del Numancia (Juan Carlos Unzué, the new coach of Numancia); Fútbol de Segunda, 17 June 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Carles Busquets, nuevo entrenador de porteros del Barcelona (Carles Busquets, new Barcelona goalkeeper coach); 20 Minutos, 18 July 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Unzué sustituye a Busquets como entrenador de porteros del Barça (Unzué replaces Busquets as Barça's goalkeeper coach); Marca, 23 June 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ "FC Barcelona's 2014/15 coaching staff". FC Barcelona. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
External links
- Juan Carlos Unzué profile at BDFutbol
- Juan Carlos Unzué – FIFA competition record