Jesús Uribesalgo Gutiérrez (born 25 May 1969), commonly known as Josu Uribe, is a Spanish football manager.
Career Born in Gijón, Asturias, Uribe began coaching at the age of 21, managing youth sides at local Sporting de Gijón.Josu Uribe acepta el reto del Girona (Josu Uribe accepts challenge of Girona); La Nueva España, 17 January 2012 (in Spanish) Subsequently, he coached in amateur senior football, his first achievement being leading Ribadesella CF to the third division in the 2001–02 season, a first-ever for the club.
As a result, Uribe moved straight into the second level with UD Las Palmas. In the 2003–04 campaign he was in charge of Getafe CF as they reached La Liga for the first time in their history, finishing in second position behind champions Levante UD and only losing six games in 42.El Getafe y el Numancia suben a Primera División (Getafe and Numancia promote to Primera División); El País, 19 June 2004 (in Spanish); El Córner del Sur, 7 November 2019 (in Spanish)
From 2004 to 2009, Uribe continued working in division two, with Elche CF, Hércules CF,El Hércules releva a Bordalás por Josu Uribe en el banquillo (Hércules replace Bordalás with Josu Uribe in bench); El Correo, 11 October 2006 (in Spanish) Deportivo AlavésEl Alavés despide a Uribe en busca de «un revulsivo» (Alavés fire Uribe looking for «spark»); El Correo, 19 February 2008 (in Spanish) and SD Eibar,Eibar: Josu Uribe, nuevo entrenador (Eibar: Josu Uribe, new coach); esFutbol, 10 March 2009 (in Spanish) being relegated with the latter after 15 matches in charge.Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa (Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell); Gara, 3 June 2009 (in Spanish) He spent 2009–10 with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, in the third tier.La Cultural confirma la contratación de Josu Uribe como nuevo entrenador (Cultural confirm signing of Josu Uribe as new manager); El Comercio, 24 July 2009 (in Spanish)
In 2011, Uribe had a fleeting spell in Greek football,Josu Uribe ficha por un conjunto de la Liga griega (Josu Uribe signs for Greek League outfit); La Nueva España, 24 June 2011 (in Spanish) leaving Panserraikos F.C. after a few months due to the club's economic problems. In January 2012 he was appointed at Girona FC after the sacking of Raül Agné, with the Catalans ranking in 21st position (ouf of 22 teams) but eventually avoiding second-division relegation.
Personal life His father (1938–2005) was a footballer whose teams included Alavés, Levante UD and Sporting Gijón.Uribe; Jesús Uribesalgo Uribechevarría, BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Lealtad1 July 199330 June 1994 Rey Aurelio 30 June 199429 May 1996Titánico29 May 199630 June 1997Astur30 June 199731 December 1998—Ribadesella3 December 200012 July 2002—Las Palmas12 July 200230 June 2003Getafe30 June 20031 July 2004Elche 1 July 200430 January 2006Hércules11 October 200614 May 2007Alavés1 July 200719 February 2008Ribadesella25 February 200910 March 2009—Eibar10 March 200930 June 2009Cultural Leonesa24 July 200930 June 2010Panserraikos1 July 201110 October 2011—Girona16 January 201225 March 2012 Avilés1 July 20138 March 2015Mensajero12 January 20165 July 2016Melilla5 July 201615 March 2017Caudal 22 November 201715 May 2018Xerez Deportivo7 November 201925 July 2020Total —
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