Koldo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez de Eulate and the second or maternal family name is Güergue.

Koldo

Koldo managing Andorra in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate Güergue
Date of birth	(1970-09-04) 4 September 1970
Place of birth	Vitoria, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Andorra (coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1990	Aurrerá
1991–1992	Atlético B
1991	Atlético Madrid	0	(0)
1992–1993	Toledo
1993–1994	Salamanca
1994–2006	Andorra
2006–2007	Balaguer
2007–2009	Andorra	10	(0)
International career
1998–2009	Andorra	78	(0)
Managerial career
2010–	Andorra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesús Luis Álvarez de Eulate Güergue (born 4 September 1970), known as Koldo, is an Andorran retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current manager of the Andorran national team.

Playing career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Basque Country, Spain, Koldo played his entire career in the country. He signed in the 1991 January transfer window with Atlético Madrid, from local CD Aurrerá de Vitoria, but struggled to appear even for the reserves; due to injury to main squad first-choice Abel Resino, he was on the substitutes bench in the 1990–91 Copa del Rey final, against RCD Mallorca.

Koldo resumed his career in the lower leagues, being second or third-choice. In 1994 he signed with FC Andorra which competed in the Spanish football league system, going on to remain with the club for 14 of the following 15 seasons and retiring at nearly 39 years of age. After being naturalized, he began appearing with the Andorra national team, making his debut on 3 June 1998 in a 0–3 friendly loss to Brazil.

On 10 June 2009 Koldo played his last international, a 0–6 defeat against England for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Arguably one of the best players in the match, he received a standing ovation from the opposing fans for his efforts, after he was substituted in injury time. Previously, in November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as Andorra's Golden Player by the Andorran Football Federation as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.

Managing career

On 2 February 2010 Koldo was appointed as the Andorra national team's manager, replacing David Rodrigo.

Statistics

International

Andorra
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	8	0
1999	8	0
2000	8	0
2001	3	0
2002	6	0
2003	7	0
2004	7	0
2005	8	0
2006	5	0
2007	9	0
2008	5	0
2009	4	0
Total	78	0

Managerial statistics

As of 12 November 2015

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Andorra	January 2010	Present	41	0	2	39	00.00

External links

• Koldo profile at BDFutbol
• Koldo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Koldo – FIFA competition record
• Andorra's Golden Player; at UEFA.com