Name Jose Ziganda Position Forward | Years Team Height 1.85 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Jose Angel Ziganda Lakunza Date of birth (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966 (age 49) | ||
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José Ángel "Cuco" Ziganda Lakunza (born 1 October 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre forward, and the current manager of Bilbao Athletic.
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- Playing career
- Manager career
- Managerial statistics
- References
He played in 381 La Liga games over the course of 12 seasons (111 goals scored), representing Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao.
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Playing career
Ziganda was born in Larraintzar, Navarre. A product of CA Osasuna's youth ranks he first appeared for his hometown's main squad on 13 December 1987, in a 0–0 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. An undisputed starter through 1989 to 1991 he scored 11 La Liga goals apiece during those seasons, thus attracting attention from neighbours Athletic Bilbao.
At Athletic since the start of 1991–92, Ziganda netted 17 goals in three separate campaigns, most notably a hat-trick at Albacete Balompié on 26 May 1993 in a 5–4 win, and helped the Basque side achieve a fifth place in 1994.
Ousted from Bilbao due to the emergence of Ismael Urzaiz, Ziganda returned to Osasuna in 1998, helping the club achieve promotion in 2000 and retiring after another top flight season. For his career he scored 111 league goals, 19 in the second division, nine in the UEFA Cup and six in the Copa del Rey.
Ziganda played two games for the Spanish national team, his first cap consisting of four minutes in a 0–2 friendly loss against Romania in Cáceres, on 17 April 1991.
Manager career
Ziganda managed various Osasuna's youth teams, including the B-side in 2005–06 and, after Mexican Javier Aguirre (also a former club player) left Pamplona for Atlético Madrid, he became the head coach of the main squad.
In that first season Osasuna, which had already been eliminated in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, experienced several league setbacks. However, the domestic situation gradually became better and Osasuna also reached the semifinals of the UEFA Cup, establishing a new club record; in the following campaign, the team finished 11th.
On 13 October 2008, as Osasuna failed to win a single game from six into the new season, scoring just two goals, Ziganda was sacked, being replaced by José Antonio Camacho. In early July 2009 he became Xerez CD's new manager, after the Andalusians had just attained a first-ever top level promotion, replacing Hércules CF-bound Esteban Vigo and signing a one-year contract.
On 12 January 2010, as the club ranked last with just seven points from 17 matches, Ziganda was relieved of his duties.