Eder Sarabia

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sarabia and the second or maternal family name is Armesto.
Eder Sarabia
Personal information
Full name Eder Sarabia Armesto
Date of birth (1980-09-27) 27 September 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Bilbao, Spain
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Arenas Getxo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Arenas Getxo B
2002–2003 San Pedro
2003 Leioa
2003 Indautxu
2003–2004 Gazteluzarra
2004 Somorrostro
2004–2005 Ugeraga
2005 Gallarta
Managerial career
2003–2005 Cruces (youth)
2005–2011 Danok Bat (youth)
2011–2013 Villarreal (youth)
2013 Villarreal C
2015–2017 Las Palmas (assistant)
2017–2019 Betis (assistant)
2020 Barcelona (assistant)
2021–2024 Andorra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eder Sarabia Armesto (born 27 September 1980) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward.

After an amateur playing career, he was Quique Setién's assistant at three clubs including Barcelona, before leading Andorra to the Segunda División as head coach.

Playing career[edit]

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Sarabia only played amateur football during his entire career; he played for SD Indautxu,[1] SD Leioa, SD San Pedro[2] and Arenas Club de Getxo's reserve team[3][4] before retiring at the age of 24.[5] He never played higher than the Tercera División.

Coaching career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Sarabia began his coaching career in 2003 with CFD Cruces' Infantil squad, and then worked at Danok Bat CF's youth categories.[6]

In 2011, Sarabia moved to Villarreal CF, after being appointed manager of the Infantil side.[7] After being in charge of the Juvenil squad in the 2012–13 campaign,[8] he was named manager of the C-team on 1 October 2013, replacing Tito García Sanjuán.[9][10]

Sarabia was sacked by the Yellow Submarine on 12 November 2013, after only one win in seven matches.[11] In the following year, he led a Real Madrid academy project in the Dominican Republic.[12]

Assistant to Quique Setién[edit]

In October 2015, Sarabia joined Quique Setién's staff after being named his assistant at UD Las Palmas.[13] He followed Setién to Real Betis and FC Barcelona, again as his assistant.[14][15]

While at Barcelona, Sarabia was pointed out by the media as the main reason of a relationship problem between the players and the coaching staff,[16] being spotted often by the match cameras criticizing the players in matches;[17][18] Lionel Messi ignored him during a match against RC Celta de Vigo.[19] He later admitted an argument between the squad and the staff after that match.[20]

Andorra[edit]

On 18 January 2021, Sarabia was appointed manager of FC Andorra in Segunda División B, after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.[21][22] After losing the promotion playoff semi-final in his first season to Real Sociedad B, he achieved promotion from the new Primera Federación in 2022, despite losing the final 3–0 to Racing de Santander; that December, he extended his contract to 2025.[23] In his and Andorra's first match in the Segunda División on 15 August, the team won 1–0 at Real Oviedo with a goal by Pau Casadesús.[24]

On 25 March 2024, following a poor run of results which saw Andorra sitting bottom of the league, Sarabia was sacked.[25]

Personal life[edit]

Sarabia's father Manuel was also a footballer and a forward who played for Athletic Bilbao and CD Logroñés.[26]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 23 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Villarreal C Spain 1 October 2013 12 November 2013 7 1 2 4 13 17 −4 014.29 [27]
FC Andorra Andorra 18 January 2021 25 March 2024 134 53 31 50 160 141 +19 039.55 [28]
Total 141 54 33 54 173 158 +15 038.30 —

References[edit]

  1. ^ "El Indautxu empieza de cero" [Indautxu start from zero] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ "SAN PEDRO" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Noriega se hace un hueco en el Arenas" [Noriega earn a spot at Arenas] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. ^ "El Arenas sigue rejuveneciéndose" [Arenas remain on getting younger] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ^ "La venganza de Sarabia con Clemente: ver a su hijo (y su hija) con Setién en el Athletic" [Sarabia's revenge with Clemente: seeing his son (and his daughter) with Setién at Athletic] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Eder Sarabia habla de Setién tras separarse de él para entrenar al Andorra de Piqué" [Eder Sarabia talks about Setién after leaving his side to train Piqué's Andorra] (in Spanish). La Razón. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Manu Torres y Eder Sarabia, dos técnicos de la misma escuela" [Manu Torres and Eder Sarabia, two managers of the same school] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  8. ^ "El pasado de Eder Sarabia y Javi Calleja en el Villarreal" [The past of Eder Sarabia and Javi Calleja at Villarreal] (in Spanish). ABC. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Eder Sarabia toma el relevo de Tito García Sanjuán en el Villarreal C" [Eder Sarabia takes the place of Tito García Sanjuán at Villarreal C] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Eder Sarabia, de dirigir al Villarreal C a entrenar en Can Barça" [Eder Sarabia, from managing Villarreal C to training Can Barça] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  11. ^ "El Villarreal C prescinde del técnico Eder Sarabia" [Villarreal C release manager Eder Sarabia] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Eder Sarabia lidera la Escuela de Fútbol del Real Madrid en República Dominicana" [Eder Sarabia leads the Real Madrid Football School in the Dominican Republic] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Quique Setién, nuevo entrenador de la UD Las Palmas" [Quique Setién, new manager of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Who is Éder Sarabia, Quique Setién's right hand man?". Diario AS. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  15. ^ "Quique Setién is the new coach of FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  16. ^ "Eder Sarabia: The cause of discord at Barcelona". Marca. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Eder Sarabia: "Con Messi la química no fue la deseada"" [Eder Sarabia: "With Messi the chemistry was not the desired one"] (in Spanish). El País. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Eder Sarabia, la sangre caliente de Setién" [Eder Sarabia, Setién's hot head] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Total divorce: Messi ignores Eder Sarabia during cooling break". Marca. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Eder Sarabia confirms Barcelona dressing room argument". Marca. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Eder Sarabia, nuevo entrenador del FC Andorra" [Eder Sarabia, new manager of FC Andorra] (in Spanish). FC Andorra. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Pique appoints Eder Sarabia as FC Andorra head coach". Marca. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Eder Sarabia, el pupilo de Setién, que quiere llevar al Andorra a "Primera"" [Eder Sarabia, Setién's pupil, who wants to take Andorra to the "Primera"] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  24. ^ "El Andorra debuta a lo grande" [Andorra debut big-time] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Eder Sarabia no seguirà a la banqueta tricolor" [Eder Sarabia will not continue at the tricolor bench] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Manu Sarabia defends his son: The video of Eder was taken out of context". Marca. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Villarreal C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  28. ^ "Matches Eder Sarabia, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
    "Matches Eder Sarabia, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
    "Matches Eder Sarabia, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
    "Matches Eder Sarabia, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

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