Javier Olaizola

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olaizola and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Javier Olaizola
Personal information
Full name Javier Olaizola Rodríguez
Date of birth (1969-11-28) 28 November 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
Michelín
Tolosa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Eibar 38 (0)
1992–1994 Real Burgos 48 (0)
1994–1995 Eibar 36 (0)
1995–2004 Mallorca 272 (1)
Total 394 (1)
International career
1998–2003 Basque Country 3 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Mallorca (youth)
2014 Mallorca (caretaker)
2014–2016 Mallorca B
2016–2017 Mallorca
2018 Levante B
2019–2021 Arenas Getxo
2021 Tudelano
2022–2023 Arenas Getxo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Olaizola Rodríguez (born 28 November 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back, currently a manager.

Most of his 13-year professional career was spent with Mallorca, with whom he appeared in 333 competitive matches and won two major titles.[1][2]

Playing career

Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Olaizola's first professional club was SD Eibar in his native Basque Country, in the Segunda División. Subsequently, he played two seasons with Real Burgos CF, going on to suffer two consecutive relegations and returning for a second spell with his previous team afterwards.[1]

In 1995, Olaizola signed for RCD Mallorca, immediately becoming an undisputed starter as well as their captain[3][4] and helping the Balearic Islands side to the 1998 edition of the Supercopa de España against La Liga giants FC Barcelona,[5] as well as a second place in the following year's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.[6] His only goal in the top flight and as a professional came on 17 December 2000, as he scored a last-minute equaliser at RC Celta de Vigo (2–2).[7]

Coaching career

Olaizola totalled only 27 matches in his last two years, due to several injuries and age,[8][9] and retired aged 34. He then had brief spells as manager, with Mallorca's youth teams and Antiguoko (also a youth club, in the Basque region).[10]

On 6 December 2016, following Fernando Vázquez's dismissal, Olaizola – who was in charge of the reserves – became coach of Mallorca, who now competed in the second tier.[11] He was himself sacked the following 4 April, after his side was seriously threatened with relegation.[12]

Olaizola returned to reserve management on 6 March 2018, taking over Atlético Levante UD of Tercera División.[13] Four months later, having won their group and then promotion on penalties against UD Ibiza in the play-off final, he left.[14]

In June 2019, Olaizola was appointed at Arenas Club de Getxo in the Segunda División B.[15] In summer 2022, after a very short spell with CD Tudelano,[16] he returned to Arenas, now in the Segunda Federación.[17]

Personal life

Olaizola's older brother, Julio (19 years his senior), was also a footballer and a defender. He played ten top-flight seasons with Real Sociedad.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of 14 May 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Mallorca (caretaker) Spain 20 May 2014 11 July 2014 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 033.33 [18]
Mallorca B Spain 11 July 2014 6 December 2016 95 40 28 27 134 99 +35 042.11 [19]
Mallorca Spain 6 December 2016 4 April 2017 15 2 6 7 14 21 −7 013.33 [20]
Levante B Spain 6 March 2018 5 July 2018 16 9 5 2 25 13 +12 056.25 [21]
Arenas Getxo Spain 13 June 2019 30 June 2021 54 15 22 17 50 62 −12 027.78 [22]
Tudelano Spain 1 July 2021 14 October 2021 7 0 1 6 4 13 −9 000.00
Arenas Getxo Spain 1 July 2022 May 2023 36 14 9 13 41 47 −6 038.89
Total 226 81 73 72 271 256 +15 035.84 —

Honours

Mallorca

References

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  2. ^ Maura, Tomeu (21 February 2024). "Raíllo entra en la historia del Mallorca por lo bueno… y por lo malo" [Raíllo makes Mallorca history books for good reasons… and bad ones]. Okdiario (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "El mallorquín Olaizola" [The Mallorcan Olaizola]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 6 December 2003. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ Sánchez, Juan Miguel (18 October 2023). "Javier Olaizola: "Barrería la ciudad deportiva todos los días con tal de llevar el escudo del Mallorca en el pecho"" [Javier Olaizola: "I would sweep the sporting facilities everyday just to wear the Mallorca badge on my chest"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Forteza, Gabriel (22 August 2023). "Se cumplen 25 años del primer título en la historia del RCD mallorca [sic]" [25th anniversary of the first title in RCD Mallorca's history]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b Segurola, Santiago (20 May 1999). "El Mallorca pierde con orgullo" [Mallorca lose proudly]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. ^ Campos, Pablo (18 December 2000). "El Mallorca pone al Celta en su sitio" [Mallorca put Celta in their place]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Olaizola out for Mallorca". UEFA. 4 December 2002. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b Ros, Cayetano (8 December 2002). "El coraje de Olaizola" [Olaizola's courage]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  10. ^ Trueba, Jon (26 September 2011). ""A Iñigo Martínez le tuve en la Real juvenil y confiaba en que llegaría muy arriba"" ["I had Iñigo Martínez in Real Sociedad's youths, and i had a feeling he'd get far"]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  11. ^ "Javier Olaizola nuevo entrenador del RCD Mallorca" [Javier Olaizola new manager of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Javier Olaizola deja de ser entrenador del RCD Mallorca" [Javier Olaizola is no longer RCD Mallorca manager] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Olaizola entrenará al filial del Levante UD" [Olaizola will manage Levante UD's reserves]. Levante-EMV (in Spanish). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  14. ^ Martínez de la Calle, Alberto (5 July 2018). "Olaizola no sigue en el Atlético Levante" [Olaizola does not continue in Atlético Levante]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  15. ^ Alejo, Arturo (18 June 2019). "Carrusel de bajas en el Arenas Club de Getxo" [Carousel of exits from Arenas Club de Getxo] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  16. ^ Quijano, Juan (17 October 2021). "El Racing de Ferrol quiere evitar las sorpresas" [Racing de Ferrol want to avoid surprises]. Diario de Ferrol (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Javier Olaizola: "Si no estamos al mejor nivel cada uno de nosotros, pasamos a ser un equipo normal"" [Javier Olaizola: "If each and everyone does not bring their top game, we are nothing but a normal team"]. Deia (in Spanish). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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