US EditionAthletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde to leave at end of season
- On March 20, 2026, Ernesto Valverde announced he will step down at season's end after coaching Athletic Bilbao for 10 seasons in three spells, with the most matches and wins in club history.
- Valverde said, 'It is a decision I have thought about for a long time, and it was discussed and agreed upon with the club's management', having ended Bilbao's 40-year trophy drought with the Copa del Rey 2024.
- Valverde's CV includes leading Barcelona to a 2017-18 domestic double and managing Bilbao, where he played six seasons, appearing in 188 matches and scoring 50 goals.
- The club said Sunday's match against Real Betis will be his 495th in charge, and a formal farewell will take place at season's end.
- Despite a Europa League semi-final appearance, Bilbao won just two of eight Champions League group games this term, with Valverde’s current spell starting in June 2022 before the club’s farewell at season’s end.
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Training the Athletic has once again become an option for Andoni Iraola after Ernesto Valverde communicated this Friday his decision not to renew his contract, which expires on 30 June. And it is precisely on 30 June that Andoni Iraola expires with the Bournemouth, so he does not rule out going back to what was his home. In addition, in the Premier League, the Tottenham and Crystal Palace, they also want to get their services. After their team t…
One of the technicians who is sounding the most in the last hours to succeed the 'Txingurri' Valverde has spoken about this supposed interest. Andoni Iraola, an old acquaintance in Lezama, could return the next season to which he was home for 12 seasons. It should be remembered that Usurbil's contract with the English ends in June.
The Spanish coach is stopping for the third time in Bilbao.
Athletic Bilbao football club coach Ernesto Valverde will end his collaboration with the Basque club at the end of the season after an extremely successful third term at the helm of the Spanish Premier League club.
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