Unai Emery's early life and playing career laid the foundation for his future success as a football manager.
Birth
3 November 1971
Unai Emery Etxegoien was born in Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country.
Youth Football
Youth
Emery was a youth graduate of Real Sociedad but never broke into the first team.
Professional Playing Career
1990s-2004
Emery played mostly in Spain's Segunda División, amassing 215 matches and nine goals over seven seasons before retiring with Lorca Deportiva at the age of 32.
