Ramon Tribulietx

Ramon Tribulietx Santolaya (born 20 September 1972 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish football coach and former football player who was most recently manager of ISPS Handa Premiership club Auckland City, leaving the club in June 2019.[1]

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

Ramon Tribulietx
Tribulietx in 2015
Personal information
Full name Ramon Tribulietx Santolaya
Date of birth (1972-09-20) 20 September 1972
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–1999 Sant Andreu
1999 Central United
2014 Warkworth AFC 0 (0)
Teams managed
2005–2006 Sant Andreu (assistant)
2006–2007 Figueres (assistant)
2007–2008 Castelldefels (assistant)
2008–2010 Auckland City (assistant)
2010–2019 Auckland City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tribulietx holds the world record for the most trophies in continental competitions, winning seven straight OFC Champions League titles with Auckland City between 2011 and 2017.[2][3]

Career

Playing career

Born in Barcelona, Tribulietx enjoyed an low-profile playing career in New Zealand, signing for would-be North Island Soccer League champions Central United in 1999. However, he stayed for only two months before breaking his arm in a reserve fixture and returning to Spain.[4]

He came briefly out of retirement while manager of Auckland City in 2014, playing several games for Northern League Division Two side Warkworth AFC in 2014 under current Wellington Phoenix goalkeeping coach Paul Gothard.[5]

Coaching career

Having gained a degree in physical education at the Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya in 1998, Tribulietx's first foray into management came as the assistant coach of newly promoted Segunda División B side UE Sant Andreu. The next season, Tribulietx moved to UE Figueres at the same level and, after the club's dissolution, moved to UE Castelldefels.

Tribulietx became the assistant manager at Auckland City under Paul Posa in 2008. In 2010, he was named as co-manager of Auckland City along with Aaron McFarland; Tribulietx took full control of the club following the 2010-11 season, and has remained at the club since, topping the league in six out of his eight seasons and winning the playoff series three times.

Tribulietx won seven consecutive OFC Champions League titles between 2011 and 2017, the highest consecutive streak of any manager for any continental or international competition.[6] As a result, Auckland City has qualified for seven consecutive Club World Cup competitions. Tribulietx guided the Navy Blues to a historic third-placed finish in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, falling to Copa Libertadores champions San Lorenzo in extra time in the semi-final before defeating Cruz Azul in a penalty shootout in the third-placed playoff.[7]

In addition to his management duties at Auckland City, Tribulietx has also enjoyed external coaching roles, acting as technical advisor for the Canada women's national football team at the 2012 Summer Olympics (winning an eventual bronze medal), and for the Solomon Islands national football team during the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.[8][9]

Honours

Manager
Auckland City FC

Technical consultant
Canada Women's Olympic Team

References
  1. http://www.aucklandcityfc.com/news/990/12/Ramon-Tribulietx-departs-Auckland-City-FC/
  2. "BLOG Source". BabaGol.
  3. "All Kiwi final coming to Auckland and Wellington". 19 April 2017.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. chris.rattue@nzherald.co.nz, Chris Rattue Sports writer (21 December 2014). "Chris Rattue: Miracle of Morocco makes Tribulietx coach of the year" – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  6. Moallim, Mohamed (26 May 2018). "Most successive premier continental club c'ships won by a manager:". twitter,com.
  7. "Auckland City FC beat Cruz Azul at Fifa Club World Cup". Stuff.
  8. "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com.
  9. "Solomon Islands secret weapon". Post Courier. 24 May 2016.
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