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Athletic Club

Spain · LaLiga · Manager: Edin Terzić (#49 in the world) since Aug 2026

#94 World rank · club rating

1,878 Club rating

8th in LaLiga

Athletic Club have had 6 managers since 2015/16. Ernesto Valverde (Aug 2013 – May 2017) had the best points per game of them (1.65 in 209 matches) and took the club rating from 1,881 to 2,033.

Athletic Club managers

19 spells since 1995 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Edin Terzić #49 now Aug 2026 – present · PPG 1.58 current Aug 2026 – present 12 5-4-3 1.58 1,945 → 1,971 +26 +9.3 +0.10

Ernesto Valverde #71 now Aug 2022 – May 2026 · PPG 1.63 Aug 2022 – May 2026 190 88-45-57 1.63 2,085 → 1,893 −192 −3.2 +0.13

Jon Aspiazu (stand-in) 13 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2025 13 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2025 4 0-1-3 −15.9

Jon Aspiazu (stand-in) 11 May 2024 – 15 May 2024 11 May 2024 – 15 May 2024 2 0-1-1 −7.6

Marcelino #88 now Jan 2021 – May 2022 · PPG 1.39 Jan 2021 – May 2022 75 25-29-21 1.39 2,011 → 2,048 +38 +3.9 +0.05

Gaizka Garitano #1,004 now Nov 2018 – Jan 2021 · PPG 1.52 Nov 2018 – Jan 2021 90 38-23-29 1.52 1,958 → 1,934 −25 +15.0 +0.16

Eduardo Berizzo Aug 2018 – Dec 2018 · PPG 0.79 Aug 2018 – Dec 2018 14 1-8-5 0.79 1,963 → 1,944 −18 −18.0 −0.09

Cuco Ziganda #805 now Jul 2017 – May 2018 · PPG 1.26 Jul 2017 – May 2018 54 17-17-20 1.26 1,962 → 1,886 −76 −13.3 −0.04

Ernesto Valverde #71 now Aug 2013 – May 2017 · PPG 1.65 Aug 2013 – May 2017 209 100-44-65 1.65 1,881 → 2,033 +152 +3.0 +0.10

Before 2015/16 · 12 spells, Sep 1995 – Jun 2013

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Marcelo Bielsa Aug 2011 – Jun 2013 · PPG 1.42 Aug 2011 – Jun 2013 112 43-30-39 1.42 1,887 → 1,813 −74 −5.5 +0.14

Joaquin Caparros Aug 2007 – May 2011 · PPG 1.37 Aug 2007 – May 2011 175 67-39-69 1.37 1,730 → 1,943 +214 +9.7 +0.08

Mané Oct 2006 – Jun 2007 · PPG 1.22 Oct 2006 – Jun 2007 27 9-6-12 1.22 1,692 → 1,687 −5 −0.6 +0.03

Félix Sarriugarte Aug 2006 – Nov 2006 · PPG 0.64 Aug 2006 – Nov 2006 11 1-4-6 0.64 1,735 → 1,654 −81 −26.4 −0.16

Javier Clemente Nov 2005 – May 2006 · PPG 1.39 Nov 2005 – May 2006 28 10-9-9 1.39 1,637 → 1,778 +141 +28.9 +0.06

Jose Luis Mendilibar #172 now Aug 2005 – Oct 2005 · PPG 0.60 caretaker Aug 2005 – Oct 2005 10 1-3-6 0.60 1,662 → 1,569 −93 −20.9 −0.33

Ernesto Valverde #71 now Aug 2003 – May 2005 · PPG 1.41 Aug 2003 – May 2005 76 29-20-27 1.41 1,741 → 1,606 −135 −5.0 +0.08

Jupp Heynckes Aug 2001 – Jun 2003 · PPG 1.42 Aug 2001 – Jun 2003 76 29-21-26 1.42 1,607 → 1,865 +257 +36.7 +0.07

Txetxu Rojo Sep 2000 – Jun 2001 · PPG 1.13 Sep 2000 – Jun 2001 38 11-10-17 1.13 1,786 → 1,560 −225 −38.8 +0.01

Luis Fernandez Sep 1996 – May 2000 · PPG 1.51 Sep 1996 – May 2000 164 64-56-44 1.51 1,510 → 1,717 +207 +17.5 +0.15

José Mari Amorrortu Mar 1996 – May 1996 · PPG 1.27 Mar 1996 – May 1996 11 3-5-3 1.27 1,466 → 1,529 +62 +12.4 +0.05

Dragoslav Stepanovic Sep 1995 – Mar 1996 · PPG 1.10 Sep 1995 – Mar 1996 31 8-10-13 1.10 1,500 → 1,412 −88 −23.7

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Ernesto Valverde is the longest-serving: 209 matches over 3 years (Aug 2013 – May 2017). Jupp Heynckes added the most coach rating: +36.7 over 76 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,878Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#94World rankof 943 active clubs

#8LaLigaof 20 clubs

2,104Peak since 2015/16Apr 2019 · low 1,795, Jan 2026

Colour changes with each manager (6 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Athletic Club's club rating peaked at 2,104 in April 2019, under Gaizka Garitano, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,795 in January 2026, under Ernesto Valverde.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Fri 20 Nov · 20:00 LaLiga H v Espanyol

Preview Athletic Club v Espanyol ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 11 2.00 2.27 2.41 77% 5.73 4.73 4.86

2025/26 36 2.28 2.14 2.40 73% 5.92 4.00 4.85

2024/25 38 1.76 2.29 2.35 60% 5.08 4.08 4.76

2023/24 38 2.26 2.21 2.51 63% 5.50 4.24 4.67

2022/23 38 2.29 2.63 2.70 69% 6.76 3.58 4.76

7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2021/22 38 2.42 2.97 2.72 77% 5.89 4.24 4.71

2020/21 38 2.26 2.26 2.32 63% 5.18 4.13 4.37

2019/20 38 2.42 2.37 2.68 70% 4.68 4.55 4.62

2018/19 38 3.32 2.82 2.67 63% 4.03 3.66 4.79

2017/18 38 2.42 3.13 2.58 67% 5.00 4.97 4.90

2016/17 38 2.37 3.32 2.73 64% 5.76 3.92 4.74

2015/16 38 2.34 3.26 2.94 66% 5.47 4.61 5.06

Athletic Club won 6.76 corners a game in 2022/23, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 42% above LaLiga's average side (4.76).

League matches only (LaLiga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. LaLiga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

427 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 10725% 246% 61%

HT drawHT D 5012% 8119% 5914%

HT lossHT L 102% 164% 7417%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 100 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 137 matches

1st half · W 137 · D 190 · L 100 GD +65

2nd half · W 128 · D 165 · L 134 GD +4

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Athletic Club

30 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Jesus Gil Manzano 29 10-8-11 1.31 2.03 2.38 −14%

José María Sánchez Martínez 28 13-5-10 1.57 2.82 2.38 +19%

Juan Martinez Munuera 28 11-5-12 1.36 1.96 2.38 −17%

Carlos Del Cerro Grande 22 5-8-9 1.05 2.64 2.48 +6%

José Luis Munuera Montero 21 9-6-6 1.57 2.14 2.37 −10%

Alejandro Hernandez 20 7-5-8 1.30 2.45 2.38 +3%

Antonio Mateu Lahoz 19 4-3-12 0.79 2.89 2.48 +17%

Mario Melero Lopez 18 6-10-2 1.56 2.00 2.38 −16%

Javier Estrada Fernandez 16 11-2-3 2.19 2.63 2.57 +2%

Adrian Cordero Vega 13 7-6-0 2.08 2.92 2.39 +22%

20 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez 13 4-5-4 1.31 2.15 2.37 −9%

Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 13 3-5-5 1.08 2.69 2.57 +5%

Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos 12 3-4-5 1.08 3.25 2.21 +47%

Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias 12 6-2-4 1.67 1.92 2.19 −13%

Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes 12 5-2-5 1.42 2.67 2.44 +9%

Santiago Jaime Latre 12 2-6-4 1.00 2.00 2.51 −20%

César Soto Grado 11 6-2-3 1.82 2.64 2.20 +20%

Jorge Figueroa Vazquez 11 4-4-3 1.45 1.18 2.31 −49%

Javier Alberola Rojas 10 6-2-2 2.00 1.40 2.39 −41%

Valentin Pizarro Gomez 10 5-2-3 1.70 2.30 2.35 −2%

Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz 9 7-1-1 2.44 2.11 2.20 −4%

David Medie Jimenez 8 1-4-3 0.88 3.13 2.61 +20%

Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 8 4-3-1 1.88 3.13 2.61 +20%

David Fernandez Borbalan 7 2-2-3 1.14 2.00 2.38 −16%

Victor Garcia Verdura 7 3-3-1 1.71 2.00 2.09 −4%

Juan Luis Pulido Santana 6 4-0-2 2.00 2.17 2.11 +3%

Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo 5 2-1-2 1.40 3.40 2.36 +44%

Daniel Jesus Trujillo Suarez 5 2-2-1 1.60 2.80 2.39 +17%

Francisco Hernandez Maeso 5 3-0-2 1.80 0.40 2.01 −80%

Mateo Busquets Ferrer 5 3-1-1 2.00 3.00 2.09 +44%

Under Jorge Figueroa Vazquez, Athletic Club picked up 1.18 cards a game, 49% below their own average in the same seasons (11 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (425). Cards = Athletic Club's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Athletic Club's manager?

Edin Terzić, #49 in this week's coach world ranking, since August 2026 - 12 matches, 5 won (1.58 points per game).

How many managers has Athletic Club had since 2015?

6 - Cuco Ziganda, Eduardo Berizzo, Gaizka Garitano, Marcelino, Ernesto Valverde and Edin Terzić. Plus 2 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Athletic Club's longest-serving manager?

Ernesto Valverde: 209 matches from August 2013 to May 2017.

How many cards a game do Athletic Club get?

2.00 a game in LaLiga in 2026/27, against 2.41 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.