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Andoni Iraola

アンドニ・イラオラ　/　あんどに・いらおら

Association football player from Spain

June 22, 1982 (age 43)　・　Usurbil, Gipuzkoa, Spain

Gipuzkoa
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Andoni Iraola fascinates me as proof that a quiet playing career can incubate a loud coaching mind. As a Basque defender he was dependable rather than dazzling; as a manager he has become one of football's most distinctive thinkers, preaching aggressive pressing and rapid vertical attacks that make modestly resourced squads punch upward. I love coaches who win with ideas instead of payrolls, and Iraola is precisely that breed. There is a craftsman's humility about him — no theatrics on the touchline, just relentless structural detail. If the sport rewards merit at all, the biggest benches in Europe should be calling him soon.

Overview

Andoni Iraola is a association football player from Spain.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Andoni Iraola
Name (Japanese): アンドニ・イラオラ
Reading: あんどに・いらおら
Born: June 22, 1982 (age 43)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dog
Origin: Usurbil, Gipuzkoa, Spain
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9

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