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Aitor Karanka

1973 - Today

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Aitor Karanka de la Hoz (Basque and Spanish pronunciation: [ajˈtoɾ kaˈɾaŋka]; born 18 September 1973) is a Spanish football manager and former player. Save for a brief spell in the United States at age 32, Karanka played solely in Spain for Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid, appearing in 275 La Liga matches over 13 seasons and winning six honours with the latter. He earned one cap for Spain, in 1995. Karanka started his managerial career in the late 2000s, working as assistant manager at Real Madrid during José Mourinho's tenure as manager from 2010 to 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2024). Aitor Karanka is the 4,848th most popular soccer player (down from 4,194th in 2024), the 1,853rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,781st in 2019) and the 363rd most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Aitor Karanka ranks 4,846 out of 21,273. Before him are Roberto Cabañas, Antonio Rada, Jorge Manicera, and Jaime Salazar. After him are Numa Andoire, Atsushi Ito, Birger Jensen, Tore Pedersen, Ioachim Moldoveanu, Keisuke Moriya, Florian Thauvin, and Timothy Weah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Aitor Karanka ranks 271. Before him are Amr Waked, Fabio Lione, Denis Urubko, Noriaki Asakura, Élodie Bouchez, and Samuel Benchetrit. After him are Róisín Murphy, Juan Manuel Márquez, Virginia Ruano Pascual, Benjamin Biolay, Tony Popovic, and Fabián O'Neill.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Aitor Karanka ranks 1,853 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan Corzo (1873), Pedro Munitis (1975), David Raya (1995), Nadia Calviño (1968), François Bustillo (1968), and Ricardo Tormo (1952). After him are Álvaro Soler (1991), José Jiménez Lozano (1930), Concha Buika (1972), Carmen Linares (1951), Salustiano de Olózaga y Almandoz (1805), and Virginia Ruano Pascual (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Aitor Karanka ranks 363. Before him are Juan Bernat (1993), Lucas Pérez (1988), José Manuel Pesudo (1936), Pablo Sarabia (1992), Pedro Munitis (1975), and David Raya (1995). After him are Kiko Casilla (1986), Andoni Iraola (1982), Paco Herrera (1953), Raúl Tamudo (1977), Esteban Granero (1987), and Kiko (1972).

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