Haritz Mújika

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mújika and the second or maternal family name is López.
Haritz Mújika
Personal information
Full name Haritz Mújika López
Date of birth (1981-11-13) 13 November 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Pasaia, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–2000 Antiguoko[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Beasain 35 (16)
2001–2003 Real Sociedad B 31 (2)
2003–2006 Real Unión 98 (16)
2006–2007 Burgos 15 (4)
2007–2008 Castelldefels 24 (4)
2008–2009 Zamora 11 (4)
2009–2014 Mirandés 152 (27)
2014–2017 Real Unión 74 (9)
2017–2019 Amorebieta 47 (2)
Total 487 (84)
Managerial career
2019–2022 Amorebieta (assistant)
2022–2023 Amorebieta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Haritz Mújika López (born 13 November 1981) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a forward, currently a manager.

He played 53 Segunda División games and scored eight goals for Mirandés, but spent most of his career in the Segunda División B, featuring in 434 matches and scoring 76 times for eight clubs, mainly Real Unión and Mirandés.

Playing career

Born in Pasaia, Gipuzkoa, Mújika spent 11 of his first 12 seasons as a senior in the Segunda División B, starting at SD Beasain then representing Real Sociedad's B team – he also played with them in the Tercera División – Real Unión, Burgos CF,[2] UE Castelldefels, Zamora CF[3] and CD Mirandés.[4] With the latter club, he was an undisputed starter in his early years, scoring seven goals in 37 matches in 2011–12 to help gain promotion to Segunda División for the first time in history.[5]

Mújika made his debut in the competition at nearly 31 years of age, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca on 17 August 2012.[6] He scored his first goal as a professional on 13 January 2013, closing the 1–1 draw at Sporting de Gijón.[7]

Mújika left Mirandés in August 2014, and signed for Real Unión in the third division.[8] He moved to SD Amorebieta of the same league in 2017,[9] retiring two years later at the age of 37.[10]

Coaching career

Immediately after retiring, Mújika joined Iñigo Vélez's technical staff at his last club Amorebieta, as an assistant manager.[11] On 8 March 2022, he was appointed at the helm of the team (newcomers to the second tier) after the latter's dismissal.[12] On his debut, five days later, he lost 1–0 at SD Eibar.[13]

Mújika ended his first season with relegation. His team bounced back immediately from Primera Federación, taking first place from CD Eldense on head-to-head.[14]

On 11 December 2023, Mújika was dismissed.[15]

Managerial statistics

As of 9 December 2023[16]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Amorebieta Spain 8 March 2022 11 December 2023 73 29 19 25 78 75 +3 039.73 [17]
Career total 73 29 19 25 78 75 +3 039.73 —

References

  1. ^ "Jugadores relevantes" [Relevant players] (in Spanish). Antiguoko KE. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ^ Monje, J. (23 August 2006). "Aritz Mujika estará unos seis meses de baja" [Aritz Mujika to be sidelined for approximately six months]. As (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  3. ^ Fernández, Verónica (5 July 2008). "Aritz Múgica, segundo fichaje del Zamora CF para la próxima campaña" [Aritz Múgica, second Zamora CF signing for next season]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  4. ^ Garraza, Ángel (23 January 2009). "El Mirandés llega a un acuerdo con Aritz Mujika para reforzar su línea de ataque" [Mirandés reach agreement with Aritz Mujika to strengthen offence]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. ^ Rapado, Sergio (27 May 2012). "Mirandés es de Segunda" [Mirandés to Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ^ "El Huesca amarga el estreno del Mirandés" [Huesca bitter Mirandés debut]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 August 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  7. ^ "El Sporting se bloquea y no escala posiciones" [Sporting get block and do not move up the table]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  8. ^ Olazabal, Borja (30 August 2014). "El Unión se estrena hoy en Gal con Mikel Alonso y Aritz Mujika" [Unión debut today at Gal with Mikel Alonso and Aritz Mujika]. El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  9. ^ Munilla, Pablo (20 September 2017). ""El Real Unión acabará arriba"" ["Real Unión will end up above"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  10. ^ Olazabal, Peru (17 May 2019). "El Amorebieta busca la Copa en Gijón" [Amorebieta looking to get Cup in Gijón]. El Correo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  11. ^ "A la sombra del 'míster': conoce a los 22 'segundos' de Segunda" [In the shadow of the 'mister': know the 22 'sidekicks' in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Haritz Mujika sustituye a Iñigo Vélez de Mendizabal al frente del primer equipo de la SDA" [Haritz Mújika replaces Iñigo Vélez de Mendizabal at the helm of SDA's first team] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  13. ^ Barroso, Ander (13 March 2022). "El Eibar consolida su liderato y lo hace con un gol histórico" [Eibar confirm first place and do so with historic goal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  14. ^ "El ascenso del Amorebieta a Segunda, en imágenes" [Amorebieta's promotion to Segunda, in images]. Deia (in Spanish). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Haritz Mujika no continuará al frente del banquillo de la SDA" [Official announcement: Haritz Mújika will not continue in charge of SDA's bench] (in Spanish). SD Amorebieta. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. ^ Haritz Mújika at Soccerway
  17. ^ "Matches Haritz Mújika, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Haritz Mújika, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol.
    "Matches Haritz Mújika, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol.