Xabier Mancisidor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xabier Mancisidor Macazaga | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Pasaia, Spain | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alavés | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Alavés B | |||
| 1993–1995 | Alavés | 12 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Mallorca | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 21 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Xabier Mancisidor Macazaga (born 24 May 1970), known simply as Xabier, is a Spanish professional football coach and former player who was most recently head of goalkeeping of Premier League club Manchester City.
Playing career
Xabier was born in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country. A goalkeeper during his playing days, he was a Alavés youth graduate and was promoted to the first team ahead of the 1993–94 campaign, in Segunda División B.[1]
In 1995, despite being a backup option, Xabier signed for Segunda División side Mallorca.[1] He made his professional debut on 3 September of that year, starting in a 2–0 away win against Osasuna.[2]
Xabier achieved promotion with Mallorca in 1997, playing two matches during the season. In the subsequent La Liga campaign, he was only a third-choice, and after failing to appear in a single minute, he retired at the age of only 28.[1]
Coaching career
Immediately after retiring, Mancisidor joined Real Sociedad's backroom staff. Initially a goalkeeping coach of the youth setup, he was later promoted to the first team and spent eleven seasons at the club.[3]
Mancisidor was appointed goalkeeping coach at Manuel Pellegrini's staff at Real Madrid on 2 June 2009. On 3 January 2011, he was named on Pellegrini's staff at Málaga, with the same role.[4]
On 14 June 2013, Mancisidor again followed Pellegrini to Manchester City.[5] After Pellegrini's dismissal as City boss, Mancisidor remained at the club for a further ten years under Pep Guardiola. Xabier left the club following the mutual departure of Guardiola in 2026.
References
- 1 2 3 "Xabier Mancisidor" (in Spanish). Historias de Cromos. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "La seriedad del Mallorca, decisiva" [The seriousness of Mallorca, decisive]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 September 1995. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Mancisidor, un 'descubridor' de Bravo en el staff de Pep" [Mancisidor, a 'discoverer' of Bravo in Pep's staff]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "Xabi Mancisidor joins Malaga as the new goalkeeping coach". Málaga CF. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ "MCFC appoint backroom staff". Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
External links
- Xabier Mancisidor at BDFutbol