Photo: Roger Goraczniak / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
José Mari Bakero is exactly the kind of footballer I wish modern fans remembered better. An attacking midfielder from Navarre, he built a 17-year career mostly at Real Sociedad and Barcelona, racking up nearly 500 La Liga games and 139 goals while collecting 17 trophies. That's Cruyff's Dream Team era, and Bakero was a genuine engine of it, famous for late goals and relentless work off the ball. Two World Cups and Euro 1988 for Spain seal the resume. He later moved into coaching, which fits. He always struck me as a thinker who simply read the game faster than everyone around him.
Overview
José María Bakero Escudero (born 11 February 1963) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager. In a 17-year career, spent mainly with Real Sociedad and Barcelona, 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 Euro 1988.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- José Mari Bakero
- Name (Japanese)
- ホセ・マリア・バケーロ
- Reading
- ほせ・まりあ・ばけーろ
- Born
- February 11, 1963 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Goizueta, Navarre, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 169 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach / beach soccer player
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
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.