Jagoba Arrasate

Born in Berriatua, Biscay, Arrasate only played for lower league clubs during his ten-year senior career, the majority in the Tercera División and all in his native Basque Country. In the Segunda División B, he represented Eibar B and Portugalete, being relegated with the latter team at the end of the 2005–06 campaign. Arrasate retired in 2007 at only 29, after one season in the fourth tier with Amorebieta.

Real Sociedad

Arrasate became a coach immediately after retiring, his first two clubs being amateur. In 2010, he returned to Real Sociedad where he had been developed, being appointed coach of the youth teams. In July 2012, Arrasate was promoted to Real's first team as assistant to Philippe Montanier. The following year, as the Frenchman left for Rennes, he was named his successor. He debuted in La Liga on 17 August with a 2–0 home win against Getafe, and led the team in their campaign in the UEFA Champions League, in which they defeated Lyon to qualify for the group stage for the first time in a decade, but finished bottom of the table. In April 2014, after having taken Real to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey where they lost 3–1 on aggregate to Barcelona, Arrasate had his contract renewed until 2016. He was sacked on 2 November after a 3–1 loss to Krasnodar in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League, followed by one win from ten at the start of the league season.

Numancia

Arrasate was appointed at the helm of Numancia on 12 June 2015, replacing Juan Antonio Anquela. On his debut on 23 August, the team won 6–3 at home to Tenerife on the first day of the second-division campaign; towards the end of a 10th-place finish, he was rewarded with one more season in the job. In June 2017, despite finishing 17th – then the joint worst in Numancia's Segunda history – Arrasate received another extension at the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos. In the ensuing…

On 12 August 2020, Arrasate tested positive for COVID-19. As of 2023, he had three children.

Manager

Osasuna

Segunda División: 2018–19 Copa del Rey runner-up: 2022–23 Individual

La Liga Manager of the Month: December 2013