Name Javier Olaizola Playing position Role Footballer | Height 1.78 m Years Team Position Defender | |
Full name Javier Olaizola Rodriguez Date of birth (1969-11-28) 28 November 1969 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth San Sebastian, Spain | ||
Javier olaizola y pep alomar rcd mallorca
Javier Olaizola Rodríguez (born 28 November 1969) is a Spanish retired footballer who played mostly as a right back, and a current manager.
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- Javier olaizola y pep alomar rcd mallorca
- Entrevista en exclusiva a javier olaizola
- Football career
- Personal life
- Managerial statistics
- Honours
- References
Most of his 13-year professional career was spent with Mallorca, with which he appeared in 330 competitive games and won two major titles.
Entrevista en exclusiva a javier olaizola
Football 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.
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. His first and only goal in the top flight – and overall – came on 17 December 2000, as he scored a last-minute equalizer at Celta de Vigo (2–2).
Olaizola played only 27 matches in his last two years combined, due to several injuries and age, 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).
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. He was himself sacked the following 4 April, after his side was seriously threatened with relegation.
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.