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Julen Lopetegui played for which team from 1997 to 2002?
Julen Lopetegui Julen Lopetegui Agote ( ; born 28 August 1966 ) is a Spanish football manager and former player , and the current manager of Sevilla FC . A goalkeeper , he played 149 La Liga matches over nine seasons , representing Real Madrid , Logroñés , Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano in the competition . He added 168 appearances in the Segunda División for three clubs , winning one cap for Spain and being a member of the squad at the 1994 World Cup . Lopetegui started working as a manager in 2003 , and spent several years in charge of Spains youth teams , leading the under-19 and under-21 sides to European titles . He was also head coach of the senior national team for two years , but was dismissed before the start of the 2018 World Cup following the announcement of his agreement to join Real Madrid after the tournament . In club football , he has managed Rayo Vallecano , Castilla , Porto , Real Madrid and Sevilla , winning the 2020 Europa League with the latter side . Playing career . Club . Born in Asteasu , Gipuzkoa , Lopetegui started his professional career at local Real Sociedad , where his progress was barred by the presence of Luis Arconada . In 1985 , he accepted an offer from Real Madrid , where the 19-year-old played in the B team . After a loan spell at UD Las Palmas Lopetegui returned , but could never dislodge another veteran , Francisco Buyo , only managing one La Liga appearance during two seasons , a 3–3 away draw against Atlético Madrid as Real were already crowned league champions . He subsequently signed with CD Logroñés , being instrumental as the modest Riojan club consistently managed to retain its top flight status . When Andoni Zubizarreta left for Valencia CF in 1994 , Lopetegui joined FC Barcelona , battling – and losing – for first-choice status with longtime understudy Carles Busquets . After the Catalans bought FC Portos Vítor Baía he was further demoted to third string , and returned to Madrid with Rayo Vallecano . Lopetegui was a starter in two of his five seasons , and still managed 36 league appearances from 1999 to 2002 with Rayo always in the top division . He retired at the age of 36 . International . Lopeteguis performances at Logroñés earned him his sole cap with Spain , coming on as a substitute for Zubizarreta for the final 30 minutes of a 0–2 friendly loss to Croatia in Valencia , on 23 March 1994 . He was subsequently picked for the squad at that years FIFA World Cup . Coaching career . Beginnings . Lopetegui was one of Spain coach Juan Santistebans assistants at the 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Championship . After the tournament , he had his first head coaching spell at Rayo , with the club in the second level , but was sacked after the tenth match of the 2003–04 campaign , which ended in relegation to division three . After working as a sports commentator , including for laSexta in the 2006 FIFA World Cup , he returned to coaching , with Real Madrid Castilla , who he played for in the 1980s , now in the third tier . From 2010 to 2014 , Lopetegui worked with the Spanish youth teams , winning the 2012 European Under-19 Championship and the 2013 Under-21 Championship . He left the Royal Spanish Football Federation on 30 April 2014 , following the expiration of his contract . Porto . Lopetegui returned to club duties on 6 May 2014 , being appointed at Portugals FC Porto . He signed seven Spanish players to the club that summer . In his first season at the Estádio do Dragão , with the clubs biggest budget ever , Lopetegui led them to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League , where they equalled the clubs biggest defeat in European competitions losing 6–1 against FC Bayern Munich ( having lost by the same score to AEK Athens FC in 1978 ) . He failed to win any silverware , contributing to the longest drought during Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costas presidency . On 8 January 2016 , after a 1–3 home loss to C.S . Marítimo in the Taça da Liga , as Porto had already been eliminated from the Champions League and was ranked third in the domestic league after an away loss and a home draw , Lopetegui was relieved of his duties and replaced by Rui Barros . A week later , the club announced that it had terminated the formers contract unilaterally . Spain . On 21 July 2016 , after being strongly linked to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers which was under new ownership , Lopetegui was announced as the new manager of the Spain national team following Vicente del Bosques retirement . In his first match in charge , on 1 September , he led them to a 2–0 friendly victory over Belgium at the King Baudouin Stadium ; the nation qualified for the 2018 World Cup , winning nine and drawing one of their group matches . On 12 June 2018 , with the team already in Russia for the tournament , it was announced that Lopetegui would take over as the head coach of Real Madrid on a three-year contract after the conclusion of Spains involvement at the World Cup . The following day , he was dismissed from his job with the national team and replaced by Fernando Hierro . Real Madrid . Lopeteguis first competitive game in charge took place on 15 August 2018 , in a 4–2 loss to rivals Atlético Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup after extra time . He thus became the second Real manager to start his tenure by conceding four goals , after Englishman Michael Keeping who began in 1948 being downed 4–1 by RC Celta de Vigo . Following a string of bad results and , ultimately , a 5–1 away defeat to Barcelona in El Clásico on 28 October 2018 , Lopetegui was fired a day later , being replaced by Santiago Solari . Sevilla . On 5 June 2019 , Lopetegui was appointed as the new Sevilla FC manager on a three-year contract . In his first year , they finished fourth to qualify for the Champions League , and on 21 August they defeated Inter Milan 3–2 in the 2020 UEFA Europa League Final , his first club honour . Lopetegui agreed to a further two-year extension on 10 January 2021 . Honours . Player . Real Madrid - La Liga : 1989–90 Barcelona - Supercopa de España : 1994 , 1996 Spain U20 - FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up : 1985 Manager . Real Madrid - UEFA Super Cup runner-up : 2018 Sevilla - UEFA Europa League : 2019–20 - UEFA Super Cup runner-up : 2020 Spain U19 - UEFA European Under-19 Championship : 2012 Spain U21 - UEFA European Under-21 Championship : 2013