Eder Sarabia

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country, Sarabia only played amateur football during his entire career; he played for SD Indautxu,^[1] SD Leioa, SD San Pedro^[2] and Arenas Club de Getxo's reserve team^[3][4] before retiring at the age of 24.^[5] He never played higher than the Tercera División.

Sarabia began his coaching career in 2003 with CFD Cruces' Infantil squad, and then worked at Danok Bat CF's youth categories.^[6]

In 2011, Sarabia moved to Villarreal CF, after being appointed manager of the Infantil side.^[7] After being in charge of the Juvenil squad in the 2012–13 campaign,^[8] he was named manager of the C-team on 1 October 2013, replacing Tito García Sanjuán.^[9][10]

Sarabia was sacked by the Yellow Submarine on 12 November 2013, after only one win in seven matches.^[11] In the following year, he led a Real Madrid academy project in the Dominican Republic.^[12]

In October 2015, Sarabia joined Quique Setién's staff after being named his assistant at UD Las Palmas.^[13] He followed Setién to Real Betis and FC Barcelona, again as his assistant.^[14][15]

While at Barcelona, Sarabia was pointed out by the media as the main reason of a relationship problem between the players and the coaching staff,^[16] being spotted often by the match cameras criticizing the players in matches;^[17][18] Lionel Messi ignored him during a match against RC Celta de Vigo.^[19] He later admitted an argument between the squad and the staff after that match.^[20]

On 18 January 2021, Sarabia was appointed manager of FC Andorra in Segunda División B, after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.^[21][22] After losing the promotion playoff semi-final in his first season to Real Sociedad B, he achieved promotion from the new Primera Federación in 2022, despite losing the final 3–0 to Racing de Santander; that December, he extended his contract to 2025.^[23] In his and Andorra's first match in the Segunda División on 15 August, the team won 1–0 at Real Oviedo with a goal by Pau Casadesús.^[24]

On 25 March 2024, following a poor run of results which saw Andorra sitting bottom of the league, Sarabia was sacked.^[25]

On 24 June 2024, Sarabia was named in charge of fellow second division side Elche CF, after agreeing to a one-year contract.^[26]

Sarabia's father Manuel was also a footballer and a forward who played for Athletic Bilbao and CD Logroñés.^[27]

As of 23 March 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Villarreal C		1 October 2013	12 November 2013	7	1	2	4	13	17	−4	014.29	[28]
FC Andorra		18 January 2021	25 March 2024	134	53	31	50	160	141	+19	039.55	[29]
Total				141	54	33	54	173	158	+15	038.30	—

• Eder Sarabia manager profile at BDFutbol
• Eder Sarabia at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)