José Ángel Ziganda

Ziganda was born in Larraintzar, Navarre. A product of Osasuna's youth ranks, he first appeared for his hometown's first team on 13 December 1987, in a 0–0 home draw against Sabadell. An undisputed starter through 1989 to 1991, he scored 11 La Liga goals apiece over those seasons, thus attracting attention from neighbours Athletic Bilbao. At Athletic since the start of 1991–92, Ziganda netted 17 times in three separate campaigns, most notably a hat-trick at Albacete on 26 May 1993 in a 5–4 win. The Basque side achieved a fifth place in 1994. Ousted from Bilbao due to the emergence of Ismael Urzaiz, Ziganda returned to Osasuna in 1998, helping the club to achieve promotion in 2000 and retiring after another top-flight season. For his career, he scored 111 top-flight goals, 19 in the Segunda División, nine in the UEFA Cup and six in the Copa del Rey.

Ziganda played two games for the Spain national team. His first cap consisted of four minutes in a 2–0 friendly loss against Romania in Cáceres, on 17 April 1991.

Ziganda managed several of Osasuna's youth teams, including the reserves 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. In that first season, with the team having already been eliminated in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, they experienced several league setbacks. However, the domestic situation gradually became better and they also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, establishing a new club record. In the following campaign, relegation was avoided by one point at Real Zaragoza's expense. 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. In early July 2009, he became Xerez's new manager after the Andalusians had just attained a first-ever promotion to the top tier, replacing Hércules-bound Esteban Vigo and signing a one-year contract. On 12 January 2010, with the team last with just seven points from 17 matches, he was relieved of his duties. In July 2011, former Athletic Bilbao teammate Josu Urrutia was elected as president of the club, and one of his first acts was to bring in Ziganda (who had been out of work for 18 months) as coach of the reserves. He managed to lead them to promotion in 2015 via the play-offs, returning to the second division after a 19-year absence. Ziganda's side was eventually relegated at the…