Xabier Mancisidor

Xabier Mancisidor
Personal information
Full name Xabier Mancisidor Macazaga
Date of birth (1970-05-24) 24 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Pasaia, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Manchester City (goalkeeping coach)
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) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current goalkeeping coach of English club Manchester City.

Playing career

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Known simply as Xabier during his playing days, he was born in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, and was a Alavés youth graduate. He 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

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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 the manager's dismissal, he remained at the club.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Xabier Mancisidor" (in Spanish). Historias de Cromos. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ^ "La seriedad del Mallorca, decisiva" [The seriousness of Mallorca, decisive]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 September 1995. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Xabi Mancisidor joins Malaga as the new goalkeeping coach". Málaga CF. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ "MCFC appoint backroom staff".
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