Eusebio Sacristán

International career Eusebio earned 15 caps for Spain, the first coming on 24 September 1986 in a friendly with Greece, in Gijón. He was subsequently picked for the final squad at UEFA Euro 1988, taking part in no games as the national team exited in the group stage in West Germany.

Coaching career Upon retiring, Sacristán opened a football school in Valladolid for 6-to-12-year-old children. He also obtained his coaching degree and, from 2003 to 2008, was part of Frank Rijkaard's staff at Barcelona.

On 2 March 2009, Sacristán was named head coach of another former club, Celta, as the Galician side struggled in the Segunda División. The following season was not any better, as although the team eventually retained their status with ease they struggled until the last month of competition; he was let go when his contract expired in June 2010.

Sacristán returned to Barcelona for 2011–12, being appointed the reserves' manager after Luis Enrique left for AS Roma. He led them to the third position in his third year; however, following a string of poor results, on 9 February 2015 he was relieved of his duties and replaced by youth coach Jordi Vinyals.

On 9 November 2015, Sacristán was named manager of top-flight Real Sociedad after the dismissal of David Moyes. On 18 March 2018, he was himself fired.

On 7 June 2018, Sacristán was appointed at Girona FC, replacing Sevilla FC-bound Pablo Machín. He left by mutual consent in May 2019, after suffering relegation from the top tier.

Personal life At the end of 2020, Sacristán suffered a severe cranial injury from a fall in Valladolid, and was placed in an induced coma.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Celta3 March 20097 June 2010 Barcelona B17 June 20119 February 2015 Real Sociedad9 November 201519 March 2018 Girona7 June 201820 May 2019 Total —

Honours Barcelona La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94 Copa del Rey: 1989–90 Supercopa de España: 1991, 1992, 1994 European Cup: 1991–92 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89 UEFA Super Cup: 1992

Valladolid Copa de la Liga: 1984 Castilla y León Cup: 1985

Spain U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 1986

Individual La Liga Manager of the Month: February 2016, November 2016