Asier Eizaguirre
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asier Eizaguirre Rosa | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad C (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Real Sociedad B | 77 | (17) |
| 2004–2005 | Novelda | 46 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Huesca | 29 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Hospitalet | 35 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Cultural Leonesa | 31 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Barakaldo | 53 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Lleida | 33 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Lleida Esportiu | 66 | (17) |
| 2013–2014 | Reus | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Ascó | 54 | (18) |
| 2016–2017 | Balaguer | 31 | (15) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Balaguer (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Beijing BIT (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Lleida Esportiu B | ||
| 2020–2021 | Lleida Esportiu (youth) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Lleida Esportiu (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2025 | Real Sociedad (youth) | ||
| 2025– | Real Sociedad C | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Asier Eizaguirre Rosa (born 10 July 1981) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward, and the current manager of Real Sociedad C.
Playing career
Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Eizaguirre was a youth product of hometown side Real Sociedad. After making his senior debut with the reserves in Tercera División in 2000, he was an unused substitute with the first team in a 3–3 away draw against CD Numancia on 15 April 2001.
In January 2004, Eizaguirre moved to Segunda División B side Novelda CF, where he soon established himself as a regular starter. He continued to feature in that category in the following years, representing SD Huesca, CE L'Hospitalet, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Barakaldo CF, UE Lleida,[1] Lleida Esportiu and CF Reus Deportiu.[2][3]
In 2014, Eizaguirre signed for FC Ascó in the fourth tier, and scored a career-best 18 goals in his first season as the club narrowly missed out promotion. On 18 July 2016, he joined CF Balaguer of the Primera Catalana,[4] and retired with the club in the following year, aged 36.
Managerial career
Immediately after retiring, Eizaguirre became the manager of the Juvenil squad of his last club Balaguer. In February 2017, he received an offer to become the assistant of compatriot Robert Ahufinger at Beijing Institute of Technology FC in China.[5]
On 17 October 2019, Eizaguirre returned to Lleida Esportiu, after being named manager of the reserve team in Segona Catalana.[6] On 15 July 2021, after spending the previous campaign at the helm of the Juvenil División de Honor side, he became the assistant of Gabri in the first team.[7]
Eizaguirre had his contract rescinded at Lleida on 3 December 2021, after the club alleged a "loss of trust".[8] In July 2022, he returned to his first club Real Sociedad as an assistant of Lander García in the División de Honor Juvenil squad.[9]
In 2023, Eizaguirre became the manager of the Easo (Juvenil B) squad of the Txuri-urdin, before being appointed manager of the C-team in Tercera Federación in July 2025.[10]
References
- ^ "Eizaguirre: "Nosaltres hem complert i ara són els altres els que han de complir"" [Eizaguirre: "We have complied and now it is others who must comply"] (in Catalan). Ara Balears. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "El CF Reus suma els fitxatges d'Asier Eizaguirre i Carlos Castarnado" [Reus add the signings of Asier Eizaguirre and Carlos Castarnado] (in Catalan). Reus Digital. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Taranilla, Castarnado i Eizaguirre no seguiran al CF Reus" [Taranilla, Castarnado and Eizaguirre will not continue at CF Reus] (in Catalan). Reus Digital. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "El C.F. Balaguer fitxa Asier Eizaguirre, procedent de l'Ascó, i Xavi Puiggròs, procedent del Lleida Esportiu, per reforçar l'atac" [C.F. Balaguer sign Asier Eizaguirre, from Ascó, and Xavi Puiggròs, from Lleida Esportiu, to bolster the attack] (in Catalan). Radio Balaguer. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Asier Eizaguirre s'incorpora a l'equip tècnic del BIT xinès" [Asier Eizaguirre joins the technical staff of Chinese BIT] (in Catalan). Reus Digital. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "El exazul Asier, nuevo técnico del Lleida B" [Former blues Asier, new manager of Lleida B] (in Spanish). Diari Segre. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Asier Eizaguirre será el segundo de Gabri en el Lleida" [Asier Eizaguirre will be Gabri's assistant at Lleida] (in Spanish). Diari Segre. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "El Lleida Esportiu rescinde Colau, Garzón y Asier Eizaguirre" [Lleida Esportiu rescind Colau, Garzón and Asier Eizaguirre] (in Spanish). Diari Segre. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "La Real Sociedad refuerza su estructura con Markel Guevara, responsable de eventos" [Real Sociedad bolster their structure with Markel Guevara, the responsible of the events] (in Spanish). Noticias de Gipuzkoa. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "Zubieta se reorganiza y Eizaguirre y Galdos ascienden en el organigrama técnico de la Real Sociedad" [Zubieta is reorganized and Eizaguirre and Galdos move up the technical structure of Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
External links
- Asier Eizaguirre at BDFutbol
- Asier Eizaguirre at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)