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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Emery and the second or maternal family name is Etxegoien.

Unai Emery
Personal information
\n Emery with Sevilla in 2016
Full name	\nUnai Emery Etxegoien^[1]
Date of birth	\n (1971-11-03) 3 November 1971 (age 53)^[1]
Place of birth	\nHondarribia, Spain
Height	\n1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)^[1]
Position(s)	\nMidfielder
Team information
Current team	\nAston Villa (manager)
Youth career
1986\u20131990^[2]	\nReal Sociedad
Senior career\"
Years	\nTeam	\nApps	\n(Gls)
1990\u20131995	\nReal Sociedad B	\n89	\n(8)
1995\u20131996	\nReal Sociedad	\n5	\n(1)
1996\u20132000	\nToledo	\n126	\n(2)
2000\u20132002	\nRacing Ferrol	\n61	\n(7)
2002\u20132003	\nLegan\u00e9s	\n28	\n(0)
2003\u20132004	\nLorca Deportiva	\n30	\n(1)
Total	\n	\n339	\n(18)
Managerial career
2004\u20132006	\nLorca Deportiva
2006\u20132008	\nAlmer\u00eda
2008\u20132012	\nValencia
2012	\nSpartak Moscow
2013\u20132016	\nSevilla
2016\u20132018	\nParis Saint-Germain
2018\u20132019	\nArsenal
2020\u20132022	\nVillarreal
2022\u2013	\nAston Villa
\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals

Unai Emery Etxegoien (born 3 November 1971) is a Spanish football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He is widely regarded as one of the best managers in the world.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]\n

After a career spent playing mostly in Spain's Segunda Divisi\u00f3n, Emery transitioned into coaching after retiring in 2004. He began at Lorca Deportiva, where he achieved promotion to the Segunda Divisi\u00f3n in his first season. He then joined Almer\u00eda, whom he led to promotion to La Liga for the first time in the club's history. He subsequently moved to Valencia, leading the team to top-three finishes. After his contract wasn't renewed at Valencia, he moved to Spartak Moscow for six months but was sacked due to poor performance, before moving to Sevilla in 2013, where he won an unprecedented three consecutive Europa Leagues.\n

Emery moved to French club Paris Saint-Germain in 2016. There, he won a Ligue 1 title, two Coupe de France titles, two Coupe de la Ligues, and two Troph\u00e9e des Champions, including a domestic quadruple in his second season.^[8] After the expiry of his contract, Emery was appointed as head coach of English club Arsenal in 2018, succeeding Ars\u00e8ne Wenger. He finished Europa League runner-up in his first season, before being dismissed in November 2019. He was hired by Villarreal in July 2020, where he won the Europa League in his first season and guided the club to a Champions League semi-final run in the following season. In October 2022, he returned to the Premier League to manage Aston Villa and guided them to a UEFA Conference League semi-final and Champions League qualification in 2024.\n

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Team\n	From\n	To\n	Record\n	Ref.\n
P	W	D	L	Win %\n
Lorca Deportiva\n	21 December 2004\n	22 June 2006\n	70\n	34\n	16\n	20\n	048.57\n	^[111]\n
Almer\u00eda\n	22 June 2006\n	22 May 2008\n	84\n	39\n	20\n	25\n	046.43\n	^[112]\n
Valencia\n	22 May 2008\n	14 May 2012\n	220\n	107\n	58\n	55\n	048.64\n	^[113]\n
Spartak Moscow\n	14 May 2012\n	25 November 2012\n	26\n	12\n	4\n	10\n	046.15\n	^[114]\n
Sevilla\n	14 January 2013\n	12 June 2016\n	205\n	106\n	43\n	56\n	051.71\n	^[115]\n
Paris Saint-Germain\n	28 June 2016\n	14 May 2018\n	114\n	87\n	15\n	12\n	076.32\n	^[116]\n
Arsenal\n	23 May 2018\n	29 November 2019\n	78\n	43\n	16\n	19\n	055.13\n	^[117]\n
Villarreal\n	23 July 2020\n	25 October 2022\n	129\n	66\n	32\n	31\n	051.16\n	^[118]\n
Aston Villa\n	1 November 2022\n	Present\n	121\n	62\n	25\n	34\n	051.24\n	^[119]\n
Total\n	1,047\n	556\n	229\n	262\n	053.10\n	\u2014\n

Early and personal life

Playing career

Managerial career

Lorca and Almer\u00eda

Valencia

Spartak Moscow

Sevilla

Paris Saint-Germain

Arsenal

Villarreal

Aston Villa

2022\u201323: From relegation fight to Europe

2023\u201324: Champions League qualification

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

See also

References

External links

Unai Emery

Talks

29 November, 2019