Manuel Sarabia

Manu Sarabia

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Sarabia López
Date of birth	9 January 1957 (1957-01-09) (age 54)
Place of birth	Abanto Zierbena, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	San Pedro Sestao
1974	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1974–1976	Bilbao Athletic	52	(20)
1976–1988	Athletic Bilbao	284	(83)
1977–1978	→ Barakaldo (loan)	33	(15)
1988–1991	Logroñés	79	(19)
1974–1991	Total	448	(137)
National team
1978	Spain U21	2	(0)
1979–1983	Spain amateur	4	(1)
1983–1985	Spain	15	(2)
Teams managed
1995–1997	Bilbao Athletic
1999–2000	Badajoz
2002	Numancia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Sarabia and the second or maternal family name is López.

Manuel Sarabia López (born 9 January 1957 in Gallarta, Abanto Zierbena, Biscay) is a former Spanish footballer, who played as a left-footed striker.

Club career

Sarabia came through the ranks of Lezama, Athletic Club de Bilbao's prolific youth system, making his debut for the main squad on 19 September 1976, in a 1–1 home draw against CD Málaga. A full first team member from 1978–79 onwards, having also served a loan with neighbours Barakaldo CF in 1977–78, he went on to appear in 284 top level matches for the Basque outfit (with 83 goals, having a best output of 16 in 1982–83, when Athletic won the league title, renewing it the following season).

Sarabia retired aged 34 in 1991, after three seasons with modest CD Logroñés (also in the first division, 79 games and 19 goals). He took up coaching three years later, having very brief stints in the second division - the only season he started and finished, with Bilbao Athletic, ended in relegation.

International career

Sarabia played 15 times with Spain in a two-year span, scoring twice. His first goal was one of 12 in the nation's routing of Malta in a UEFA Euro 1984 qualifier in Seville.

Sarabia subsequently appeared in the tournament's final stage in France, having three substitute appearances for the runners-up.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 December 1983	Estadio Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Malta	11–1	12–1	Euro 1984 qualification
2.	12 June 1985	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	1–1	1–2	1986 World Cup qualification

Honours

Athletic Bilbao

• Spanish League: 1982–83, 1983–84
• Spanish Cup: 1983–84
• Spanish Supercup: 1984

Spain

• UEFA European Football Championship: Runner-up 1984

External links

• BDFutbol player profile
• BDFutbol coach profile
• National team data (Spanish)
• Athletic Bilbao profile
• Manuel Sarabia at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Sarabia, Manuel
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Date of birth	9 January 1957
Place of birth	Abanto Zierbena, Spain
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