Kibu Vicuña

José Antonio Vicuña Ochandorena (born 28 November 1971), commonly known as Kibu Vicuña or simply Kibu, is a Spanish former professional footballer and a manager who is currently the head coach of Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian top division League Indian Super League. He also holds Polish citizenship.[1]

Kibu Vicuña
Personal information
Full name José Kibu Vicuna
Date of birth (1971-11-20) 20 November 1971
Place of birth Zizurkil, Spain
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters FC (head coach)
Teams managed
Years Team
2002–2005 Osasuna (youth)
2005–2007 River Ega
2007–2010 Legia Warsaw (assistant)
2011 Zagłębie Lubin (assistant)
2012–2013 Legia Warsaw (assistant)
2014–2015 Osasuna(assistant)
2015–2016 Lech Poznań (assistant)
2017–2018 Śląsk Wrocław (assistant)
2018 FK Riteriai
2018–2019 Wisła Płock
2019–2020 Mohun Bagan
2020– Kerala Blasters

Coaching career

He first coached a team when he was only 16. His teacher at the El Redin school, Pedro Matas, took him out of the class one autumn morning and asked him to train the junior players of the school. That's how it all started. Later on, He used to play for the University of Navarra and coach the junior players. One day his University team coach, Goyo Maneru, had to take leave for personal reasons and he asked him to take charge of the team. In his last season in the university, he coached players like Raul Garcia, Nacho Monreal, Jon Erice and Oier Sanjurjo. He still have good relations with them. When he was in charge of the Osasuna youth team, current Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta trained under him. He sent him a congratulatory message after when he became I-League champions with Mohun Bagan. Kibu Vicuña managed a number of clubs in his native Spain and Poland during his coaching career. For most of his coaching career he worked as the assistant of Jan Urban in Osasuna and Poland clubs.

FK Riteriai

In May, Oleg Vasilenko was fired,[2] and in 2018 June kibu appointed as the head coach of Lithuanian club FK Riteriai.[3] He worked with the team in the Europa League tournament, but left in October and went to Wisła Płock.[4]

Wisła Płock

On 10 October 2018 he appointed as the head coach of polish club Wisła Płock.[5] He left the club on April 3, 2019.

Mohun Bagan

In May 2019,[6] Kibu had signed a one-year deal for Mohun Bagan. He won the I-League in his maiden season with Mohun Bagan. After the alignment of ATK and Mohun Bagan new management decide ATK head coach Antonio López Habas as the coach of the new entity and Kibu's contract was not extended.

Kerala Blasters

On 22 April 2020 he was appointed as the new head coach of Kerala Blasters.[7][8]

Personal life

Kibu Vicuna was born in business family, his family owns a steel factory in Zizurkil, a town in Northern Spain but he chose to work in the football field. Kibu Vicuna opted for the latter. His parents are in San Sebastian and brothers are in Pamplona in Spain. Vicuna's father's name is Jose Antonio. Vicuna's wife, Kasia Bielecka, is in Warsaw Poland, she is a Polish woman. In an interview he said that she came to study in Pamplona, "We met and now we have been together for last eight years. It’s an interesting story. I am Spanish, she is Polish and one Irishman, Eoin Tuckey, helped us come closer. Eoin is our common friend and one day he told me that Kasia wanted to meet me. I took her phone number from Eoin, fixed an appointment and met her. Both of us like to travel and explore." Outside football he told that "I go to the gym, watch movies, swim and play badminton. Most of the time though, I watch football matches. I have read Andre Agassi’s autobiography Open more than once, it is inspirational. I liked Guardiola’s autobiography — Another Way of Winning — too. I read psychology and management books. Sometimes, I read newspapers. I also worked as a journalist earlier in my life. I did a management course from Bournemouth University. I went there to learn better English. By the way, I forgot to tell you, Back to Africa is my favourite movie. I like to cook".[9] When in an interview asked about his relationship with current Sevilla FC coach Julen Lopetegui He said that "He is a bit senior to me and a good friend of my elder brother, Marcelino. Actually, his parents and my parents were friends. They used to travel together during vacations. When he was in charge of FC Porto, I went to Porto and watched his style of coaching from close for two weeks. When he was in charge of the Spanish national team, then also we used to talk about a lot of things almost regularly. After I came here(India), he wanted to know about the interest level about the game here".

Honours

Manager

Mohun Bagan

2019–20 I-League

Statistics

Managerial statistics
As of match played 16 March 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
FK Riteriai 18 June 2018 9 October 2018 15 7 5 3 046.67
Wisła Płock 10 October 2018 3 April 2018 19 4 5 10 021.05
Mohun Bagan 1 June 2019 21 April 2020 36 24 5 7 066.67
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References
  1. "Kibu Vicuna nowym trenerem Wisły Płock - Wisła Płock S.A." wisla-plock.pl. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. ""Trakai" turės naują trenerį. Su O.Vasilenka nutraukta sutartis". futbolas.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. "Futbolo Klubas Trakai " "Trakams" vadovaus specialistas iš Ispanijos". fkt.lt. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. http://www.fkt.lt/7125-2/
  5. "Josean Vicuña 'Kibu' (Entrenador del Wisla Plock y socio de la Real): "Asier Garitano transmite tranquilidad y sentido común"". Real Sociedad - El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  6. "UEFA Pro License Holder Kibu Vicuna is the New Mohun Bagan Head Coach". Mohun Bagan Athletic Club. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  7. Sen, Debayan (10 March 2020). "Mohun Bagan clinch I-League crown with four games to spare". espn.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. "ISL 2020-21: How Kerala Blasters could shape up under Kibu Vicuna". www.thebridge.in. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  9. "Will remain a Mariner for the rest of my life, promises Bagan coach". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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