Eder Sarabia

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sarabia and the second or maternal family name is Armesto.

Eder Sarabia Armesto (born 27 September 1980) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of FC Andorra.

Eder Sarabia

Personal information
Full name	Eder Sarabia Armesto
Date of birth	(1980-09-27) 27 September 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Bilbao, Spain
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Andorra (manager)
Youth career
	Arenas Getxo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Arenas Getxo B
2002–2003	San Pedro
2003	Leioa
2003	Indautxu
2003–2004	Gazteluzarra
2004	Somorrostro
2004–2005	Ugeraga
2005	Gallarta
Managerial career
2003–2005	Cruces (youth)
2005–2011	Danok Bat (youth)
2011–2013	Villarreal (youth)
2013	Villarreal C
2015–2017	Las Palmas (assistant)
2017–2019	Betis (assistant)
2020	Barcelona (assistant)
2021–	Andorra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After an amateur playing career, he was Quique Setién's assistant at three clubs including Barcelona, before leading Andorra to the Segunda División as head coach.

Playing career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Sarabia only played amateur football during his entire career; he played for SD Indautxu,^[1] SD Leioa, SD San Pedro^[2] and Arenas Club de Getxo's reserve team^[3][4] before retiring at the age of 24.^[5] He never played higher than the Tercera División.

Coaching career

Early career

Sarabia began his coaching career in 2003 with CFD Cruces' Infantil squad, and then worked at Danok Bat CF's youth categories.^[6]

In 2011, Sarabia moved to Villarreal CF, after being appointed manager of the Infantil side.^[7] After being in charge of the Juvenil squad in the 2012–13 campaign,^[8] he was named manager of the C-team on 1 October 2013, replacing Tito García Sanjuán.^[9][10]

Sarabia was sacked by the Yellow Submarine on 12 November 2013, after only one win in seven matches.^[11] In the following year, he led a Real Madrid academy project in the Dominican Republic.^[12]

Assistant to Quique Setién

In October 2015, Sarabia joined Quique Setién's staff after being named his assistant at UD Las Palmas.^[13] He followed Setién to Real Betis and FC Barcelona, again as his assistant.^[14][15]

While at Barcelona, Sarabia was pointed out by the media as the main reason of a relationship problem between the players and the coaching staff,^[16] being spotted often by the match cameras criticizing the players in matches;^[17][18] Lionel Messi ignored him during a match against RC Celta de Vigo.^[19] He later admitted an argument between the squad and the staff after that match.^[20]

Andorra

On 18 January 2021, Sarabia was appointed manager of FC Andorra in Segunda División B, after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.^[21][22] After losing the promotion playoff semi-final in his first season to Real Sociedad B, he achieved promotion from the new Primera Federación in 2022, despite losing the final 3–0 to Racing de Santander; that December, he extended his contract to 2025.^[23] In his and Andorra's first match in the Segunda División on 15 August, the team won 1–0 at Real Oviedo with a goal by Pau Casadesús.^[24]

Personal life

Sarabia's father Manuel was also a footballer and a forward who played for Athletic Bilbao and CD Logroñés.^[25]

Managerial statistics

As of 17 December 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Villarreal C		1 October 2013	12 November 2013	7	1	2	4	13	17	−4	014.29	^[26]
FC Andorra		18 January 2021	Present	123	53	28	42	156	126	+30	043.09	^[27]
Total				130	54	30	46	169	143	+26	041.54	—

References

1. "El Indautxu empieza de cero" [Indautxu start from zero] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
2. "SAN PEDRO" (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
3. "Noriega se hace un hueco en el Arenas" [Noriega earn a spot at Arenas] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
4. "El Arenas sigue rejuveneciéndose" [Arenas remain on getting younger] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 May 2001. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
5. "La venganza de Sarabia con Clemente: ver a su hijo (y su hija) con Setién en el Athletic" [Sarabia's revenge with Clemente: seeing his son (and his daughter) with Setién at Athletic] (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
6. "Eder Sarabia habla de Setién tras separarse de él para entrenar al Andorra de Piqué" [Eder Sarabia talks about Setién after leaving his side to train Piqué's Andorra] (in Spanish). La Razón. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
7. "Manu Torres y Eder Sarabia, dos técnicos de la misma escuela" [Manu Torres and Eder Sarabia, two managers of the same school] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
8. "El pasado de Eder Sarabia y Javi Calleja en el Villarreal" [The past of Eder Sarabia and Javi Calleja at Villarreal] (in Spanish). ABC. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
9. "Eder Sarabia toma el relevo de Tito García Sanjuán en el Villarreal C" [Eder Sarabia takes the place of Tito García Sanjuán at Villarreal C] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
10. "Eder Sarabia, de dirigir al Villarreal C a entrenar en Can Barça" [Eder Sarabia, from managing Villarreal C to training Can Barça] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
11. "El Villarreal C prescinde del técnico Eder Sarabia" [Villarreal C release manager Eder Sarabia] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
12. "Eder Sarabia lidera la Escuela de Fútbol del Real Madrid en República Dominicana" [Eder Sarabia leads the Real Madrid Football School in the Dominican Republic] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
13. "Quique Setién, nuevo entrenador de la UD Las Palmas" [Quique Setién, new manager of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
14. "Who is Éder Sarabia, Quique Setién's right hand man?". Diario AS. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
15. "Quique Setién is the new coach of FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
16. "Eder Sarabia: The cause of discord at Barcelona". Marca. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
17. "Eder Sarabia: "Con Messi la química no fue la deseada"" [Eder Sarabia: "With Messi the chemistry was not the desired one"] (in Spanish). El País. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
18. "Eder Sarabia, la sangre caliente de Setién" [Eder Sarabia, Setién's hot head] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Catalunya. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
19. "Total divorce: Messi ignores Eder Sarabia during cooling break". Marca. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
20. "Eder Sarabia confirms Barcelona dressing room argument". Marca. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
21. "Eder Sarabia, nuevo entrenador del FC Andorra" [Eder Sarabia, new manager of FC Andorra] (in Spanish). FC Andorra. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
22. "Pique appoints Eder Sarabia as FC Andorra head coach". Marca. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
23. "Eder Sarabia, el pupilo de Setién, que quiere llevar al Andorra a "Primera"" [Eder Sarabia, Setién's pupil, who wants to take Andorra to the "Primera"] (in Spanish). Estadio Deportivo. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
24. "El Andorra debuta a lo grande" [Andorra debut big-time] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
25. "Manu Sarabia defends his son: The video of Eder was taken out of context". Marca. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
26. "Villarreal B" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
27. "Matches Eder Sarabia, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
    "Matches Eder Sarabia, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
    "Matches Eder Sarabia, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

External links

• Eder Sarabia manager profile at BDFutbol
• Eder Sarabia at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)