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José Mari Bakero
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Bakero in 2010
Personal information
Full name José María Bakero Escudero
Date of birth (1963-02-11) 11 February 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Goizueta, Spain
Height 1.72 m
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1988 Real Sociedad 223 (67)
1988–1996 Barcelona 260 (72)
1997 Veracruz 17 (3)
Total 500 (142)
National team
1980 Spain U16 3 (1)
1980–1981 Spain U18 9 (2)
1982–1986 Spain U21 5 (1)
1986 Spain U23 1 (0)
1987–1994 Spain 30 (7)
Teams managed
1999 Puebla
2005 Málaga B
2006 Real Sociedad
2009–2010 Polonia Warsaw
2010–2012 Lech Poznań
2013 Juan Aurich
2023 Slavia Sofia
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José María Bakero Escudero (born 11 February 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer, currently a manager. Having played mainly for Real Sociedad and Barcelona, he began his career as a forward (not being a prolific scorer) but was converted into an attacking midfielder, possessing passing and scoring ability (with both his right foot and his head, the second despite his short stature) and great leadership skills.

In a 17-year professional career, he amassed La Liga totals of 483 games and 139 goals, winning a total of 17 titles. A Spain international for seven years, he represented the nation in two World Cups and one Euro 1988.

Bakero began working as a manager in 1999.

Club career

Jose Mari Bakero
Bakero training with Spain in 1994

Born in Goizueta, Navarre, Bakero made his senior debut with Real Sociedad on 6 September 1980 when only 17, coming from the bench in a 3–2 away loss against Valencia CF, and finished his debut season with 27 scoreless appearances. Featuring only in two games in 1981–82 due to a serious injury, he was however part of the Basque sides that won back-to-back La Liga titles, his teammates including Luis Arconada, Jesús María Satrústegui and Jesús María Zamora.

Bakero then signed for FC Barcelona, where he was joined by several other Real and Basque players: Txiki Begiristain, Luis López Rekarte, with Julio Salinas coming from Atlético Madrid but having also played with Athletic Bilbao, as another Real player, Jon Andoni Goikoetxea, joined two years later – they would form the backbone of the legendary Dream Team. He (who scored 47 league goals in his first four years) played 347 competitive matches for the Catalans during his spell, being instrumental in their league conquests from 1990 to 1994 and also appearing in the historic 1992 European Cup final; in the latter tournament, as his team was trailing 3–0 at 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the second round after a 2–0 home win, his 90th-minute header secured qualification.

Having appeared scarcely during 1996–97, his last game coming on 18 November 1996 in a 6–1 home thrashing of Real Valladolid in which he scored, Bakero retired later that campaign after a small abroad stint with Mexico's C.D. Veracruz. He also had unsuccessful trials with Middlesbrough and Norwich City.

International career

Bakero earned 30 caps for Spain, netting on seven occasions. His debut came on 14 October 1987 during an UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Austria, replacing future Barcelona teammate Francisco Carrasco in a 2–0 home win.

Bakero would subsequently represent the nation at Euro 1988, as well as in two FIFA World Cup editions, 1990 and 1994.

Coaching career

Bakero moved into management after retiring in 1997, first as an assistant under both Lorenzo Serra Ferrer and Louis van Gaal. He also worked as a sports adviser with the Generalitat de Catalunya and, in 2004–05, had his second head coaching experience, joining Málaga CF's B side in January 2005 and helping them narrowly escape relegation from Segunda División.

In August 2005, Bakero was appointed director of football at Real Sociedad, and would be promoted to coach towards the end of 2005–06. Seven games into the following season, he was sacked.

In October 2007, Bakero joined Ronald Koeman's (another Barcelona teammate) coaching staff at Valencia, being dismissed in late April 2008. On 10 November 2009, more than a year after his last job, he signed with Polonia Warsaw, again as head coach. While the team was last in the league at that point, not only did he manage to prevent relegation but also led them to a win against city neighbours Legia Warsaw, the first in ten years. He was relieved of his duties on 13 September 2010, after suffering the first loss of the campaign.

Bakero signed with another club in the Ekstraklasa on 3 November 2010, now Lech Poznań. In his official debut, he led the side to a 3–1 victory over Manchester City in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.

On 25 February 2012, following a 3–0 away loss to Ruch Chorzów, Bakero was fired. In 2013, he moved to South America to coach Juan Aurich from Peru, being dismissed in September of that year due to poor results.

In 2015, Venezuelan club Deportivo La Guaira hired Bakero as interim technical director, to help the new coaching staff by running training sessions. He returned to Barcelona on 10 July 2017, as head of the youth academy alongside former teammate Guillermo Amor.

On 19 June 2023, Bakero became manager of PFC Slavia Sofia in the First Professional Football League (Bulgaria). In September, having collected six losses and one draw in seven matches, he was fired.

Personal life

Bakero was the third of 11 children. His brothers Santiago and Jon were also footballers, and both forwards. After he joined Polonia as a coach he was accompanied, at his request, by Jon as an assistant.

Bakero's sister, Itziar, was also a footballer, who played at international level. His son, Jon, played college soccer in the United States for Wake Forest University, winning the Hermann Trophy in 2017.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Sociedad 1980–81 La Liga 27 0 2 0 2 0 31 0
1981–82 La Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
1982–83 La Liga 33 4 5 1 6 1 2 0 46 6
1983–84 La Liga 31 10 8 2 4 1 43 13
1984–85 La Liga 30 9 8 4 2 0 40 13
1985–86 La Liga 29 16 4 3 33 19
1986–87 La Liga 39 11 8 4 47 15
1987–88 La Liga 32 17 8 7 4 0 44 24
Total 223 67 43 21 6 1 14 1 2 0 288 90
Barcelona 1988–89 La Liga 22 10 0 0 6 2 2 2 30 14
1989–90 La Liga 30 13 7 1 2 0 2 0 41 14
1990–91 La Liga 34 13 4 1 6 1 0 0 44 15
1991–92 La Liga 33 11 1 0 9 3 1 1 44 15
1992–93 La Liga 37 9 3 1 3 0 5 0 48 10
1993–94 La Liga 34 5 1 0 9 2 2 1 46 8
1994–95 La Liga 34 4 0 0 7 3 1 0 42 7
1995–96 La Liga 32 6 4 1 10 3 46 10
1996–97 La Liga 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 1
Total 260 72 20 4 53 14 14 4 347 94
Career total 483 139 63 25 6 1 67 15 16 4 635 184

International

Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bakero goal.
List of international goals scored by José Mari Bakero
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 November 1987 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain  Albania 1–0 5–0 Euro 1988 qualifying
2 2–0
3 5–0
4 19 December 1990 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain  Albania 9–0 9–0 Euro 1992 qualifying
5 20 February 1991 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  France 1–0 1–3 Euro 1992 qualifying
6 16 December 1992 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain  Latvia 1–0 5–0 1994 World Cup qualification
7 24 February 1993 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain  Lithuania 2–0 5–0 1994 World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

Team From To Competition Record
G W D L Win % GF GA GD
Puebla July 1999 September 1999 Liga MX &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.50000012.50 6 11 –5
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&012.50000012.50 6 11 –5
Málaga B January 2005 August 2005 Segunda División &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.27000027.27 13 25 –12
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&027.27000027.27 13 25 –12
Real Sociedad 23 March 2006 26 October 2006 La Liga &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.75000018.75 18 24 –6
Copa del Rey &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 1 4 –3
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.&&&&&017 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&017.65000017.65 19 28 –9
Polonia Warsaw 10 November 2009 13 September 2010 Ekstraklasa &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.91000040.91 23 20 +3
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.&&&&&06 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.91000040.91 23 20 +3
Lech Poznań 3 November 2010 25 February 2012 Ekstraklasa &&&&&&&&&&&&&039.&&&&&039 &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&013.&&&&&013 &&&&&&&&&&&&&046.15000046.15 53 27 +26
Polish Cup &&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&&&&&07 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&057.14000057.14 13 7 +6
Europe &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060.00 6 4 +2
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025 &&&&&&&&&&&&&011.&&&&&011 &&&&&&&&&&&&&015.&&&&&015 &&&&&&&&&&&&&049.&2000049.02 72 38 +34
Juan Aurich 5 January 2013 7 September 2013 Peruvian Primera División &&&&&&&&&&&&&031.&&&&&031 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&014.&&&&&014 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.81000025.81 38 39 –1
Copa Sudamericana &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2 6 –4
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.&&&&&033 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&09.&&&&&09 &&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016 &&&&&&&&&&&&&024.24000024.24 40 45 –5
Career totals League &&&&&&&&&&&&0138.&&&&&0138 &&&&&&&&&&&&&045.&&&&&045 &&&&&&&&&&&&&037.&&&&&037 &&&&&&&&&&&&&056.&&&&&056 &&&&&&&&&&&&&032.61000032.61 151 146 +5
Cup &&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00 14 11 +3
Europe &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060.00 6 4 +2
South America &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00 2 6 –4
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&0153.&&&&&0153 &&&&&&&&&&&&&052.&&&&&052 &&&&&&&&&&&&&040.&&&&&040 &&&&&&&&&&&&&061.&&&&&061 &&&&&&&&&&&&&033.99000033.99 173 167 +6

Honours

Real Sociedad

Barcelona

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: José Mari Bakero para niños

  • List of FC Barcelona players (100+ appearances)
  • List of La Liga players (400+ appearances)
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