José Luis Mendilibar

Jose Luis Mendilibar is the kind of manager I have a soft spot for: a player who never rose above Spain's second division yet built a far bigger name on the touchline. As a midfielder he spent most of his career with Sestao, grinding out appearances and goals well outside the spotlight. That long apprenticeship in the lower tiers seems to feed his pragmatic, hard-working coaching style. Watching him land at a club like Olympiacos in Greece, I think there is something quietly inspiring about a Basque journeyman who turned persistence into a managerial career most flashier ex-pros never reach.

Name (English)

José Luis Mendilibar

Name (Japanese)

ホセ・ルイス・メンディリバル

Reading

ほせ・るいす・めんでぃりばる

Born

March 14, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

Origin

Zaldibar, Biscay, Spain

Height

2 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB

Tags

• Biscay
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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