José Ángel Ziganda

Cuco Ziganda
Personal information
Full name José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza
Date of birth (1966-10-01) 1 October 1966
Place of birth Larraintzar, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre forward
Club information
Current team
 Bilbao Athletic (coach)
Youth career
Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Osasuna B 12 (4)
1987–1991 Osasuna 122 (35)
1991–1998 Athletic Bilbao 255 (76)
1998–2001 Osasuna 68 (19)
Total 457 (134)
National team
1991–1994 Spain 2 (0)
Teams managed
2005–2006 Osasuna B
2006–2008 Osasuna
2009–2010 Xerez
2011– Bilbao Athletic

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ziganda and the second or maternal family name is Lakunza.

José Ángel "Cuco" Ziganda Lakunza (born 1 October 1966) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a centre forward, and the current manager of Bilbao Athletic.

He played in 381 La Liga games over the course of 12 seasons (111 goals scored), representing Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao.[1]

Playing career

Ziganda was born in Larraintzar, Navarre. A product of CA Osasuna's youth ranks he first appeared for his hometown's main squad on 13 December 1987, in a 0–0 home draw against CE Sabadell FC. An undisputed starter through 1989 to 1991 he scored 11 La Liga goals apiece during those seasons, thus attracting attention from neighbours Athletic Bilbao.

At Athletic since the start of 1991–92, Ziganda netted 17 goals in three separate campaigns, most notably a hat-trick at Albacete Balompié on 26 May 1993 in a 5–4 win,[2] and helped the Basque side achieve a fifth place in 1994.

Ousted from Bilbao due to the emergence of Ismael Urzaiz, Ziganda returned to Osasuna in 1998, helping the club achieve promotion in 2000 and retiring after another top flight season. For his career he scored 111 league goals, 19 in the second division, nine in the UEFA Cup and six in the Copa del Rey.

Ziganda played two games for the Spanish national team, his first cap consisting of four minutes in a 0–2 friendly loss against Romania in Cáceres, on 17 April 1991.[3]

Manager career

Ziganda managed various Osasuna's youth teams, including the B-side in 2005–06 and, after Mexican Javier Aguirre (also a former club player) left Pamplona for Atlético Madrid, he became the head coach of the main squad.[4]

In that first season Osasuna, which had already been eliminated in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, experienced several league setbacks. However, the domestic situation gradually became better and Osasuna also reached the semifinals of the UEFA Cup, establishing a new club record; in the following campaign, the team finished 11th.

On 13 October 2008, as Osasuna failed to win a single game from six into the new season, scoring just two goals, Ziganda was sacked, being replaced by José Antonio Camacho.[5] In early July 2009 he became Xerez CD's new manager, after the Andalusians had just attained a first-ever top level promotion, replacing Hércules CF-bound Esteban Vigo and signing a one-year contract.

On 12 January 2010, as the club ranked last with just seven points from 17 matches, Ziganda was relieved of his duties.[6]

Managerial statistics

As of 12 November 2016
Team Nat Year Record
PWDLWin %
Osasuna B[7] Spain 2005–06 38 14 15 9 36.84
Osasuna[8][9][10] Spain 2006–08 106 36 27 43 33.96
Xerez[11] Spain 2009–10 19 1 4 14 05.26
Bilbao Athletic[12][13][14][15][16][17] Spain 2011– 218 91 56 71 41.74
Career Total 381 142 102 137 37.27

References

  1. ↑ "Los discípulos de Pichichi" [Pichichi's disciples] (in Spanish). El Correo. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  2. ↑ 4–5: Festival de goles en Albacete (4–5: Goal festival in Albacete); Mundo Deportivo, 27 May 1993 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ De nuevo vencidos y sin gloria (Again beaten hopelessly); Mundo Deportivo, 18 April 1991 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El retorno de El Cuco (The return of El Cuco); El País, 23 May 2006 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Osasuna destituye a Ziganda y su sustituto será Camacho (Osasuna fires Ziganda, Camacho will be his replacement); Marca, 13 October 2008 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ El Xerez destituye al 'Cuco' Ziganda (Xerez sacks 'Cuco' Ziganda); 20 Minutos, 12 January 2010 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ziganda: José Ángel Ziganda Lakunza". BDFutbol. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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