José Ángel Ziganda

José Ángel 'Cuco' Ziganda Lakunza (born 1 October 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre forward, and the manager of Real Oviedo.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ziganda and the second or maternal family name is Lakunza.

Cuco Ziganda
Ziganda as manager of Athletic Bilbao in 2018
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza
Date of birth (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966
Place of birth Larraintzar, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Oviedo (manager)
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Osasuna B 14 (12)
1987–1991 Osasuna 122 (35)
1991–1998 Athletic Bilbao 255 (76)
1998–2001 Osasuna 68 (19)
Total 459 (142)
National team
1991–1994 Spain 2 (0)
1994–1998 Basque Country 5 (4)
Teams managed
2005–2006 Osasuna B
2006–2008 Osasuna
2009–2010 Xerez
2011–2017 Bilbao Athletic
2017–2018 Athletic Bilbao
2020– Oviedo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played 381 La Liga matches over the course of 12 seasons (111 goals scored), representing Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao.[1]

Ziganda started working as manager in 2005, and eventually coached both clubs.

Playing career

Ziganda was born in Larraintzar, Navarre. A product of CA Osasuna's youth ranks, he first appeared for his hometown's first team on 13 December 1987, in a 0–0 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. An undisputed starter through 1989 to 1991, he scored 11 La Liga goals apiece during those seasons, thus attracting attention from neighbours Athletic Bilbao.

At Athletic since the start of 1991–92, Ziganda netted 17 times in three separate campaigns, most notably a hat-trick at Albacete Balompié on 26 May 1993 in a 5–4 win,[2] and he helped the Basque side achieve a fifth place in 1994.

Ousted from Bilbao due to the emergence of Ismael Urzaiz, Ziganda returned to Osasuna in 1998, helping the club achieve promotion in 2000 and retiring after another top flight season. For his career he scored 111 league goals, 19 in the second division, nine in the UEFA Cup and six in the Copa del Rey.

Ziganda played two games for the Spain national team, his first cap consisting of four minutes in a 0–2 friendly loss against Romania in Cáceres, on 17 April 1991.[3]

Coaching career

Ziganda managed several of Osasuna's youth teams, including the B-side in 2005–06 and, after Mexican Javier Aguirre (also a former club player) left Pamplona for Atlético Madrid, he became the head coach of the main squad.[4]

In that first season, with the team having already been eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, they experienced several league setbacks. However, the domestic situation gradually became better and they also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, establishing a new club record;[5] in the following campaign, a 17th-place finish befell.

On 13 October 2008, as Osasuna failed to win a single game from six into the new season, scoring just two goals, Ziganda was sacked, being replaced by José Antonio Camacho.[6]

In early July 2009, he became Xerez CD's new manager after the Andalusians had just attained a first-ever top level promotion, replacing Hércules CF-bound Esteban Vigo and signing a one-year contract. On 12 January 2010, as the team ranked last with just seven points from 17 matches, Ziganda was relieved of his duties.[7]

In July 2011, former Athletic Bilbao teammate Josu Urrutia was elected as president of the club, and one of his first acts was to bring in Ziganda (who had been out of work for 18 months) as coach of the reserves.[8] He managed to lead them to promotion in 2015 via the play-offs, returning to the second tier after a 19-year absence.[9]

Ziganda's side was eventually relegated at the first attempt, after ranking in 22nd and last position.[10] During his stint, several players made the step up to the main squad, including Yeray Álvarez, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Iñigo Lekue, Unai López, Sabin Merino, Enric Saborit, Mikel Vesga and Iñaki Williams.[11]

On 24 May 2017, it was confirmed that Ziganda would succeed the departing Ernesto Valverde as Athletic's first-team manager, on an initial two-year contract.[12] On 29 November, he oversaw a shock defeat to SD Formentera – a club experiencing their first-ever season in the third tier – in the opening round of the domestic cup, conceding the critical goal in stoppage time at the end of the second leg when a goalless draw would have been sufficient to progress.[13][14]

In May 2018, with the side in 14th position in the league table (although not threatened by relegation) and having lost both legs of their Europa League last 16 tie to Olympique de Marseille,[15] the club announced via a press conference that Ziganda would not continue in his position beyond the end of the campaign.[16] The final total of ten league wins and 16th place in the table represented one of the poorest domestic seasons in the history of the organization.

On 18 February 2020, Ziganda was hired at Real Oviedo for the rest of the second division season, with the option of a further year. He succeeded Javi Rozada, who was dismissed with the Asturians in the relegation zone.[17]

Managerial statistics
As of 6 February 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Osasuna B 1 July 2005 23 May 2006 38 14 15 9 44 39 +5 036.84 [18]
Osasuna 23 May 2006 13 October 2008 106 36 27 43 118 115 +3 033.96 [19]
Xerez 8 July 2009 12 January 2010 19 1 4 14 8 35 −27 005.26 [20]
Bilbao Athletic 7 July 2011 24 May 2017 242 100 63 79 330 244 +86 041.32 [21]
Athletic Bilbao 24 May 2017 21 May 2018 54 17 17 20 64 67 −3 031.48 [22]
Oviedo 18 February 2020 Present 40 14 13 13 43 40 +3 035.00 [23]
Career Total 499 182 139 178 607 540 +67 036.47 —

References
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