List of Athletic Bilbao managers
# List of Athletic Bilbao managers

Athletic Bilbao is a professional association football club based in Bilbao, Spain, which plays in La Liga. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Athletic Bilbao from 1910, when the first professional manager was appointed, to the present day. Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure, honours won and significant achievements while under his care.

## List of managers

| Name | Nat | From | To | Honours |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Mr. Shepherd | | 1910 | 1911 | |
| Billy Barnes | | 1914 | 1916 | 2 Copa del Rey |
| No coach | — | 1916 | 1919 | |
| Billy Barnes | | 1920 | May 1921 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| Jack Burton | | May 1921 | 1 December 1921 | |
| Juan Arzuaga | | 3 December 1921 | 20 March 1922 | |
| Fred Pentland | | 22 March 1922 | 30 June 1925 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| Ralph Kirby | | 1 July 1925 | 30 June 1926 | |
| Lippo Hertzka | | 1 July 1926 | 30 June 1928 | |
| Máximo Royo | | 1 July 1928 | 30 June 1929 | |
| Fred Pentland | | 1 July 1929 | 30 June 1933 | 2 La Liga 4 Copa del Rey |
| Patricio Caicedo (es) | | 1 July 1933 | 28 August 1935 | 1 La Liga |
| José María Olabarría | | 28 August 1935 | 15 January 1936 | 1 La Liga |
| William Garbutt | | 15 January 1936 | 30 June 1936 | 1 La Liga |
| Pedro Birichinaga | | 1938 | 10 November 1939 | |
| Roberto Etxebarria | | 15 November 1939 | 30 June 1940 | |
| Juan Urkizu (es) | | 1 July 1940 | 10 November 1947 | 1 La Liga 3 Copa del Rey |
| Harry Bagge | | 11 November 1947 | 30 June 1949 | |
| José Iraragorri | | 1 July 1949 | 30 June 1952 | 1 Copa Eva Duarte |
| Antonio Barrios | | 1 July 1952 | 30 June 1954 | |
| Ferdinand Daučík | | 1 July 1954 | 30 June 1957 | 1 La Liga 2 Copa del Rey |
| Baltasar Albéniz | | 1 July 1957 | 30 June 1958 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| Martim Francisco | | 1 July 1958 | 20 December 1960 | |
| Juan Antonio Ipiña | | 20 December 1960 | 30 June 1962 | |
| Ángel Zubieta | | 1 July 1962 | 30 June 1963 | |
| Juan Otxoantezana | | 1 July 1963 | 30 June 1964 | |
| Antonio Barrios | | 1 July 1964 | 30 June 1965 | |
| Agustín Gaínza | | 1 July 1965 | 25 October 1968 | |
| Rafael Iriondo | | 25 October 1968 | 30 June 1969 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| Ronnie Allen | | 1 July 1969 | 15 November 1971 | |
| Salvador Artigas | | 15 November 1971 | 30 June 1972 | |
| Milorad Pavić | | 1 July 1972 | 30 June 1974 | 1 Copa del Rey |
| Rafael Iriondo | | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1976 | |
| Koldo Aguirre | | 1 July 1976 | 30 June 1979 | |
| Helmut Senekowitsch | | 1 July 1979 | 15 September 1980 | |
| Iñaki Sáez | | 15 September 1980 | 30 June 1981 | |
| Javier Clemente | | 1 July 1981 | 20 January 1986 | 2 La Liga 1 Copa del Rey 1 Supercopa de España |
| Iñaki Sáez | | 20 January 1986 | 30 June 1986 | |
| José Ángel Iribar | | 1 July 1986 | 30 June 1987 | |
| Howard Kendall | | 1 July 1987 | 12 November 1989 | |
| Txetxu Rojo | | 13 November 1989 | 30 June 1990 | |
| Javier Clemente | | 1 July 1990 | 17 March 1991 | |
| Iñaki Sáez | | 17 March 1991 | 25 February 1992 | |
| Jesús Aranguren | | 25 February 1992 | 30 June 1992 | |
| Jupp Heynckes | | 1 July 1992 | 30 June 1994 | |
| Javier Irureta | | 1 July 1994 | 19 March 1995 | |
| José María Amorrortu | | 20 March 1995 | 30 June 1995 | |
| Dragoslav Stepanović | | 1 July 1995 | 17 March 1996 | |
| José María Amorrortu | | 18 March 1996 | 30 June 1996 | |
| Luis Fernández | | 1 July 1996 | 30 June 2000 | |
| Txetxu Rojo | | 1 July 2000 | 30 June 2001 | |
| Jupp Heynckes | | 1 July 2001 | 30 June 2003 | |
| Ernesto Valverde | | 1 July 2003 | 30 June 2005 | |
| José Luis Mendilibar | | 1 July 2005 | 31 October 2005 | |
| Javier Clemente | | 31 October 2005 | 30 June 2006 | |
| Félix Sarriugarte | | 1 July 2006 | 27 November 2006 | |
| Mané | | 28 November 2006 | 18 June 2007 | |
| Joaquín Caparrós | | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2011 | |
| Marcelo Bielsa | | 7 July 2011 | 30 June 2013 | |
| Ernesto Valverde | | 1 July 2013 | 25 May 2017 | 1 Supercopa de España |
| José Ángel Ziganda | | 25 May 2017 | 22 May 2018 | |
| Eduardo Berizzo | | 31 May 2018 | 4 December 2018 | |
| Gaizka Garitano | | 5 December 2018 | 3 January 2021 | |
| Marcelino | | 4 January 2021 | 24 May 2022 | 1 Supercopa de España |
| Ernesto Valverde | | 30 June 2022 | Present | |

## Trophies

| No. | Name | LL | CdR | SdE | CED | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Fred Pentland | 2 | 5 | — | — | 7 |
| 2. | Juan Urkizu (es) | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| 2. | Javier Clemente | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 4. | Billy Barnes | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| 4. | Ferdinand Daučík | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| 6. | Patricio Caicedo (es) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6. | José María Olabarría | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6. | William Garbutt | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6. | José Iraragorri | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6. | Baltasar Albéniz | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 6. | Rafael Iriondo | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 6. | Milorad Pavić | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 6. | Ernesto Valverde | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6. | Marcelino | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
