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Spanish football manager (born 1982)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Llorente and the second or maternal family name is Etxarri.
Mikel Llorente
Personal information
Full name Mikel Llorente Etxarri
Date of birth (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Hondarribia, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Real Sociedad B 5 (1)
2002–2003 UPV [es]
2003–2012 Hondarribia [eu]
Managerial career
2008–2012 Hondarribia [eu] (youth)
2012–2017 Hondarribia [eu]
2017–2018 Chiasso (assistant)
2018–2022 Real Sociedad (youth)
2022–2024 Real Sociedad C
2024 Real Unión
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mikel Llorente Echarri (born 15 December 1981) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

Born in Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Llorente was a Real Sociedad youth graduate. He featured with the reserves in the 2001–02 season in Segunda División B, but left the club in December and subsequently represented Tercera División side Universidad del País Vasco-Vasconia [es].

Llorente subsequently returned to his hometown, playing for Hondarribia FE [eu] in the regional leagues.

Managerial career

While still a player, Llorente managed the youth sides of Hondarribia, before being appointed in charge of the first team on 6 April 2012. On 22 June 2017, he moved abroad and joined Guille Abascal's staff at Swiss side FC Chiasso, as his assistant.

On 20 June 2018, Llorente returned to Real Sociedad, after becoming an assistant of the Juvenil A squad. He was named in charge of the Easo (Juvenil B) squad in 2020, before returning to the Juvenil A in July 2021, now as manager.

On 31 May 2022, Llorente was named at the helm of the C-team in Segunda Federación, replacing Sergio Francisco who had been appointed in charge of the B's. On 2 June 2024, he departed the Txuri-urdin, and was appointed manager of Primera Federación side Real Unión nineteen days later.

On 3 December 2024, following a string of poor results and with the club in the relegation zone, Real Unión announced that they had sacked Llorente.

Personal life

Llorente's older brother Joseba was also a footballer. A forward, he too played for Real Sociedad.

References

  1. "Mikel Llorente Etxarri". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ^ ""He entrenado a media plantilla y ahora me llaman el veterano"" ["I have trained half the squad and now they call me the veteran"] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ""Este equipo no ha jugado nunca en Tercera, pero la gente habla ya de..."" ["This team have never played in Tercera, but the people already talk about them..."] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. "Mikel Llorente le releva al destituido Ángel Martín, en el Hondarribia" [Mikel Llorente replaces the sacked Ángel Martín, at Hondarribia] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. "Mikel Llorente entrenará en la segunda división suiza" [Mikel Llorente will manage in the Swiss second division] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. "Olabe introduce cambios en el equipo técnico" [Olabe makes changes in the technical staff] (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. "También la Real C y el Easo" [Real C and Easo as well] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. "Arrancan los juveniles" [The juveniles start up] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. "Cambio en el banquillo de la Real Sociedad C" [Changes on the bench of Real Sociedad C] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  10. "Mikel Llorente no seguirá en la Real C" [Mikel Llorente will not continue at Real C] (in Spanish). Erreala.com. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. "Mikel Llorente, nuevo entrenador del Real Unión" [Mikel Llorente, new manager of Real Unión] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  12. "Mikel Llorente no continuará como técnico del Real Unión Club" [Mikel Llorente will not continue as manager of Real Unión Club] (in Spanish). Real Unión. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  13. González, Alessio (3 December 2024). "El Real Unión despide al técnico Mikel Llorente, el relevo de Fran Justo el pasado verano" [Real Unión sack manager Mikel Llorente, the replacement of Fran Just past summer]. Europa Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  14. "La oportunidad de Mikel Llorente" [The opportunity of Mikel Llorente] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

External links

Real Unión – managers
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