Javier Olaizola

Javier Olaizola Rodríguez (born 28 November 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a right back, and the current manager of Arenas Club de Getxo.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name 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
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Arenas Getxo (manager)
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)
National team
1998–2003 Basque Country 3 (0)
Teams managed
2013–2014 Mallorca (youth)
2014 Mallorca (caretaker)
2014–2016 Mallorca B
2016–2017 Mallorca
2018 Levante B
2019– Arenas Getxo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Most of his 13-year professional career was spent with Mallorca, with which he appeared in 330 competitive matches and won two major titles.[1]

Playing career

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

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

Coaching career

Olaizola played only 27 matches in his last two years combined, due to several injuries and age,[4] and retired at almost 35. He then had brief spells as manager, with Mallorca's youth teams and Antiguoko (also a youth club, in the Basque region).[5]

On 6 December 2016, after Fernando Vázquez's dismissal, Olaizola – who was in charge of the reserves – was appointed manager of Mallorca, who now competed in the second level.[6] He was himself sacked the following 4 April, after his side was seriously threatened with relegation.[7]

Olaizola returned to reserve management on 6 March 2018, taking over Atlético Levante UD of the Tercera División.[8] Four months later, having won their group and then promotion on penalties against UD Ibiza in the play-off final, he left.[9]

In June 2019, Olaizola took over at third-tier Arenas Club de Getxo in his native region.[10]

Personal life

Olaizola's older brother, Julio (19 years his senior), was also a footballer and a defender. He played in ten top-flight seasons with Real Sociedad.[4]

Managerial statistics
As of 14 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Mallorca (caretaker) 20 May 2014 11 July 2014 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 033.33 [11]
Mallorca B 11 July 2014 6 December 2016 95 40 28 27 134 99 +35 042.11 [12]
Mallorca 6 December 2016 4 April 2017 15 2 6 7 14 21 −7 013.33 [13]
Levante B 6 March 2018 5 July 2018 16 9 5 2 25 13 +12 056.25 [14]
Arenas Getxo 13 June 2019 Present 17 5 4 8 17 29 −12 029.41 [15]
Total 146 57 45 44 193 163 +30 039.04 —

Honours

Mallorca

References
  1. Busquets, Damià (15 October 2009). "Jugadores de ayer y de hoy: Javier Olaizola" [Players of yesterday and today: Javier Olaizola] (in Spanish). RCDM. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  2. Segurola, Santiago (20 May 1999). "El Mallorca pierde con orgullo" [Mallorca lose proudly]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. 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.
  4. Ros, Cayetano (8 December 2002). "El coraje de Olaizola" [Olaizola's courage]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Olaizola: Javier Olaizola Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  12. "Olaizola: Javier Olaizola Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
    "Tercera División (Grupo 11) 2015–16" [Tercera División (Group 11) 2015–16] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
    "Fase de ascenso a Segunda División B 2015–16" [Promotion phase to Segunda División B 2015–16] (in Spanish). Futbolme. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
    "Olaizola: Javier Olaizola Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  13. "Olaizola: Javier Olaizola Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  14. "At. Levante" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  15. "Olaizola: Javier Olaizola Rodríguez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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