Name Jesus Guergue Place of birth Vitoria, Spain Role Footballer Playing position Height 1.9 m | Current team Andorra (coach) Position Goalkeeper Years Team | |
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Full name Jesus Luis Alvarez de Eulate Guergue Date of birth (1970-09-04) 4 September 1970 (age 45) Team coached Andorra national football team (Manager, since 2010) Manages Andorra national football team | ||
Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate Güergue (born 4 September 1970), known as Koldo, is an Andorran retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current manager of the Andorran national team.
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Playing career
Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain, Koldo played his entire career in the country. He signed in the 1990 summer transfer window with Atlético Madrid, from local CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, but struggled to appear even for the reserves; due to injury to main squad first-choice Abel Resino, he was on the substitutes bench in the 1990–91 Copa del Rey final, against RCD Mallorca.
Koldo resumed his career in the lower leagues, being second or third-choice. In 1994, he signed with FC Andorra which competed in the Spanish football league system, going on to remain with the club for 14 of the following 15 seasons and retiring at nearly 39 years of age. After being naturalized, he began appearing with the Andorra national team, making his debut on 3 June 1998 in a 0–3 friendly loss to Brazil.
On 10 June 2009, Koldo played his last international, a 0–6 defeat against England for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Arguably one of the best players in the match, he received a standing ovation from the opposing fans for his efforts, after he was substituted in injury time; previously, in November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as Andorra's Golden Player by the Andorran Football Federation as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.
Managing career
On 2 February 2010, Koldo was appointed as the Andorra national team's manager, replacing David Rodrigo. His first win as manager (on his 49th in charge) came on February 2017 with a 2-0 friendly victory over fellow minnows San Marino.