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José Mari Bakero
	Bakero in 2010
Personal information
Full name	José María Bakero Escudero
Date of birth	11 February 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Goizueta, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1988	Real Sociedad
1988–1996	Barcelona
1997	Veracruz
Total
International career
1980	Spain U16
1980–1981	Spain U18
1982–1986	Spain U21
1986	Spain U23
1987–1994	Spain
Managerial career
1999	Puebla
2005	Málaga B
2006	Real Sociedad
2009–2010	Polonia Warsaw
2010–2012	Lech Poznań
2013	Juan Aurich
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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José María Bakero Escudero (born 11 February 1963) is a Spanish retired footballer, and a current manager. Having played mainly for Real Sociedad and Barcelona,^[1] he began his career as a forward (not being a prolific goalscorer) but was converted into an attacking midfielder, who possessed passing and scoring ability (with both his right foot and his head, the second despite his short stature) and great leadership skills.

During a 17-year professional career, Bakero amassed La Liga totals of 483 games and 139 goals, winning a total of 17 titles. In the 2000s, he embarked on a coaching career. A Spanish international during seven years, he represented the nation in two World Cups and one European Championship; in 1999 he began working as a manager, mainly in Poland.

Club career

Born in Goizueta, Navarre, Bakero made his senior debut with Real Sociedad on 6 September 1980 when only 17, coming from the bench in a 2–3 loss at Valencia CF, and finished his debut season with 27 appearances but no goals. Appearing only in two games in 1981–82, he was however part of the Basque sides which won back-to-back La Liga titles, his teammates including Luis Arconada, Jesús María Satrústegui and Jesús María Zamora.

In 1988, Bakero signed for

1992 European Cup Final; in the latter tournament, as his team was trailing 0–2 at 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the second round after a 3–1 home win, his 90th-minute header secured qualification.^[2]

Having appeared scarcely during

Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz; he also had unsuccessful trials with Middlesbrough and Norwich City

.

Bakero moved into coaching after retiring in 1997, first as an assistant under both Lorenzo Serra Ferrer and Louis van Gaal. He also worked as a sports adviser with the Generalitat de Catalunya and, in 2004–05, had his first head coaching experience, joining Málaga CF's B-side in January 2005 and helping them narrowly escape relegation from the second division.

In August 2005, Bakero was appointed

director of football at Real Sociedad, and would be promoted to coach towards the end of 2005–06.^[5] Seven games into the following season, he was sacked.^[6]

In October 2007, Bakero joined Ronald Koeman's (another Barcelona teammate) coaching staff at Valencia, being dismissed in April 2008. On 10 November 2009, more than a year after his last job, he signed with Polonia Warsaw, again as head coach.^[7] While the team was last in the league at that point, not only did he manage to prevent relegation but also led them to a win against city neighbours Legia Warsaw, the first in ten years;^[8]^[9] he was sacked on 13 September 2010, after suffering the first loss of the campaign.^[10]

On 3 November 2010, Bakero signed with another club in the Ekstraklasa, Lech Poznań.^[11] In his official debut he led the side to a 3–1 win against Manchester City, in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.^[12]

On 25 February 2012, following a 0–3 away loss against Ruch Chorzów, Bakero was relieved of his duties. In 2013, he moved to South America to coach Juan Aurich from Peru, being fired in September of that year due to poor results.^[13]

In 2015,

Deportivo La Guaira hired Bakero as interim technical director, to help the new coaching staff by running training sessions.^[14] He returned to Barcelona on 10 July 2017, as head of the youth academy alongside former teammate Guillermo Amor.^[15]

International career

Bakero earned 30

Francisco Carrasco in a 2–0 home win.^[16]

Bakero would subsequently represent the nation at Euro 1988, as well as in two FIFA World Cup editions, 1990 and 1994.

International goals


#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 1987	Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Albania	1–0	5–0	Euro 1988 qualifying
2.	18 November 1987	Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Albania	2–0	5–0	Euro 1988 qualifying
3.	18 November 1987	Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Albania	5–0	5–0	Euro 1988 qualifying
4.	19 December 1990	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Albania	9–0	9–0	Euro 1992 qualifying
5.	20 February 1991	Parc des Princes, Paris, France	France	0–1	3–1	Euro 1992 qualifying
6.	16 December 1992	Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain	Latvia	1–0	5–0	1994 World Cup qualification
7.	24 February 1993	Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain	Lithuania	2–0	5–0	1994 World Cup qualification

Personal life

Bakero was the third of eleven children. His brothers Santiago and Jon were also footballers, and both forwards: the former played five seasons in the first division, with

FC Barcelona B).^[17]^[18]

After he joined Polonia as a coach he was accompanied, at his request, by Jon as an assistant.

Bakero's sister, Itziar, was also a footballer, who played at international level.^[19]

Bakero's son,

Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer

.

Honours

Real Sociedad

Barcelona

La Liga: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
Copa del Rey: 1989–90
Supercopa de España: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
European Cup: 1991–92
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1988–89, 1996–97
1992

Managerial statistics

As of 8 September 2013

Team	From	To	Competition	Record
Team	From	To	Competition	G	W	D	L	Win %	GF	GA	GD
Puebla	July 1999	September 1999	Liga MX	8	1	3	4	012.50	6	11	–5
Puebla	July 1999	September 1999	Total	8	1	3	4	012.50	6	11	–5
Málaga B	January 2005	August 2005	Segunda División	22	6	6	10	027.27	13	25	–12
Málaga B	January 2005	August 2005	Total	22	6	6	10	027.27	13	25	–12
Real Sociedad	23 March 2006	26 October 2006	La Liga	16	3	5	8	018.75	18	24	–6
			Copa del Rey	1	0	0	1	000.00	1	4	–3
			Total	17	3	5	9	017.65	19	28	–9
Polonia Warsaw	10 November 2009	13 September 2010	Ekstraklasa	22	9	6	7	040.91	23	20	+3
Polonia Warsaw	10 November 2009	13 September 2010	Total	22	9	6	7	040.91	23	20	+3
Lech Poznań	3 November 2010	25 February 2012	Ekstraklasa	39	18	8	13	046.15	53	27	+26
			Polish Cup	7	4	2	1	057.14	13	7	+6
			Europe	5	3	1	1	060.00	6	4	+2
			Total	51	25	11	15	049.02	72	38	+34
Juan Aurich	5 January 2013	7 September 2013	Peruvian Primera División	31	8	9	14	025.81	38	39	–1
			Copa Sudamericana	2	0	0	2	000.00	2	6	–4
			Total	33	8	9	16	024.24	40	45	–5
Career totals			League	138	45	37	56	032.61	151	146	+5
			Cup	8	4	2	2	050.00	14	11	+3
			Europe	5	3	1	1	060.00	6	4	+2
			South America	2	0	0	2	000.00	2	6	–4
			Total	153	52	40	61	033.99	173	167	+6

References

^ "José Mari Bakero" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "How Johan Cruyff reinvented modern football at Barcelona". FourFourTwo. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "Robson alineará a Ronaldo y Bakero ante el Valladolid" [Robson will play Ronaldo and Bakero against Valladolid]. El País (in Spanish). 18 November 1996. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ "Bakero dicta una lección magistral" [Bakero puts on show for the ages]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 19 November 1996. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ ""Era mi sueño desde hace tiempo"" [“It had been a dream of mine since a long time”]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 May 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ "Real Sociedad: Cesado el entrenador José Mari Bakero" [Real Sociedad: Coach José Mari Bakero fired] (in Spanish). El Futbolín. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
^ "José María Bakero zostanie trenerem Polonii Warszawa" [José María Bakero will be Polonia Warsaw's coach] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
^ "Ekstraklasa 2009/2010" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
^ Kamiński, Emil (11 May 2010). "Derby dla Polonii" [Polish derby]. Legia Warsaw. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
^ "Jose Bakero zwolniony. Nadszedł Paweł Janas" [Jose Bakero released. Paweł Janas in] (in Polish). TVN24. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
^ "José María Bakero trenerem Lecha" [José María Bakero trains Lech] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
^ "Lech Poznan 3–1 Man City". BBC Sport. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
^ "José Mari Bakero dejó de ser técnico del Juan Aurich" [José Mari Bakero is no longer manager of Juan Aurich]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 8 September 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
^ "José María Bakero es el nuevo director deportivo de La Guaira" [José María Bakero is La Guaira's new sporting director] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Bakero y Amor, responsables del fútbol formativo profesional del Barça" [Bakero and Amor, in charge of Barça's professional formative football]. Sport (in Spanish). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
RSSF

^ Santi Bakero at BDFutbol

^ Jon Bakero at BDFutbol

^ "Bakero, una intensa vida de 22 años" [Bakero, an intense 22-year-old life]. El País (in Spanish). 9 February 1985. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

External links

José Mari Bakero at BDFutbol

José Mari Bakero manager profile at BDFutbol

José Mari Bakero at National-Football-Teams.com

José Mari Bakero – FIFA competition record (archived)

Spain stats at Eu-Football

Spain squads

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Spain squad – UEFA Euro 1988

1 Zubizarreta

2 Tomás

3 Camacho (c)

4 Andrinúa

5 Víctor

6 Calderé

7 Salinas

8 Sanchís

9 Butragueño

10 Eloy

11 Gordillo

12 Diego

13 Buyo

14 Gallego

15
Eusebio

16 Bakero

17 Begiristain

18 Soler

19 Martín Vázquez

20 Míchel

Coach: Muñoz

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Spain squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

1 Zubizarreta

2 Chendo

3
Jiménez

4 Andrinúa

5 Sanchís

6 Vázquez

7 Pardeza

8 Quique

9 Butragueño (c)

10 Fernando

11 Villarroya

12 Alkorta

13 Ablanedo

14 Górriz

15
Roberto

16 Bakero

17 Hierro

18 Rafa Paz

19 Salinas

20 Manolo

21 Míchel

22 Ochotorena

Coach: Suárez

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Spain squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Zubizarreta (c)

2 Ferrer

3 Otero

4 Camarasa

5 Abelardo

6 Hierro

7 Goikoetxea

8 Guerrero

9 Guardiola

10 Bakero

11 Begiristain

12 Sergi

13 Cañizares

14 Juanele

15 Caminero

16 Miñambres

17 Voro

18 Alkorta

19 Salinas

20 Nadal

21 Luis Enrique

22 Lopetegui

Coach: Clemente

José Mari Bakero – Managerial positions

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Real Sociedad – managers

Berraondo (1918–23)

Hertzka (1923–26)

Ortiz de Urbina (1926)

Díaz (1926–30)

Lowe & Gurrutxaga (1930–35)

Silveti (1939–41)

Gamborena (1941–42)

Díaz (1942–51)

Urbieta (1951–55)

Artigas (1955–60)

J. Elizondo (1960)

Albéniz (1960–62)

J. Elizondo (1962)

Torres (1962–63)

Barrios (1963–64)

Galarraga (1964–66)

A. Elizondo (1966–70)

Segurola (1970–71)

A. Elizondo (1971–72)

Iriondo (1972–74)

A. Elizondo (1974–76)

Irulegui (1976–78)

Ormaetxea (1978–85)

Toshack (1985–89)

Boronat (1989–91)

Expósito (1991)

Toshack (1991–94)

Iriarte (1994–95)

Irureta (1995–97)

Krauss (1997–99)

Clemente (1999–2000)

Alonso (2000)

Toshack (2000–02)

Olabe (2002)

Denoueix (2002–04)

Amorrortu (2004–06)

Arconada (2006)

Bakero (2006)

Lotina (2006–07)

Coleman (2007–08)

Eizmendi (2008)

Lillo (2008–09)

Lasarte (2009–11)

Montanier (2011–13)

Arrasate (2013–14)

Moyes (2014–15)

Eusebio
(2015–18)

Imanol (2018)

Garitano (2018)

Imanol (2018–)

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Polonia Warsaw – managers

Burford (1921)

Kimpton (1921–22)

Šmid (1923–24)

Tauber (1925)

Koželuh (1928–29)

Steyskal (1929)

Śliwiński (1930–31)

Ferenczi (1934)

Bulanow (1935–38)

Kossok (1938–39)

Pieniążek (1945–47)

Fogl (1947–48)

Foryś (1948–49)

Brzozowski (1949–50)

Foryś (1950–51)

Szczepaniak (1951–53)

Wiśniewski (1953)

Szczepaniak (1953)

Kuchar (1953–57)

Popiołek (1957–58)

Szularz (1958–60)

Brzozowski (1960–61)

Gierwatowski (1961)

Sowiński (1961)

Gierwatowski (1962)

Łabęda (1962–63)

unknown (1963–66)

Gierwatowski (1966–68)

Kurżak (1968)

Brzozowski (1968–71)

Siech (1971–72)

Misiak (1972–74)

Brzozowski (1974)

Zamilski (1974–76)

Obrębski (1976–77)

Szymczak (1977–78)

Engel (1978–79)

Kapera (1979–82)

Szrama (1982–83)

Kapera (1983)

Szymczak (1983–84)

Piętka (1984–85)

Pieszko (1985–88)

Dawidczyński (1988–92)

Jabłoński (1992–93)

Wiśnik (1993)

Giedrys (1993–94)

Majewski (1994)

Jabłoński (1994–95)

Kraska (1995)

Bakalarczyk (1995–96)

Majewski (1996)

Broniszewski (1996–97)

Małowiejski (1997–98)

Podedworny (1998)

Engel & Wdowczyk (1998–99)

Wdowczyk (2000)

Mikulski (2001)

Lička (2001–02)

Białek (2002)

Chrobak (2002–04)

Broniszewski (2004)

Motyka (2004–05)

Kubicki (2005)

Moleda (2005–06)

Żurek (2006)

Wiśniewski (2006)

Engel Jr. (2006)

Fornalik (2006–07)

Wdowczyk (2007–08)

Strejlau (2008)

Kowalik (2008)

Zieliński
(2008–09)

Kaczmarek (2009)

Grembocki (2009)

Radolský (2009)

Libich (2009)

Bakero (2009–10)

Janas (2010)

Bos (2011)

Stokowiec (2011)

Zieliński
(2011–12)

Michniewicz (2012)

Stokowiec (2012–13)

Dziewicki (2013–14)

Szczechowicz (2014)

Dźwigała (2014)

Końko (2015)

Gołaszewski (2015–17)

Szymanek (2017)

Chrobak (2017–19)

Szymanek (2020–21)

Smalec (2021–)

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Lech Poznań – managers

Kwiatkowski (1932–36)

Marcai (1936–38)

A. K. Pawlak (1938–39)

Bródka (1945–46)

Lovas (1946–47)

Bródka (1947–48)

Demuynck (1948–49)

Böttcher (1949)

Walter (1950)

Böttcher (1950)

Böttcher & Bródka (1950–51)

Balcer (1951–52)

Woźniak (1953)

Białas (1953)

Tarka (1954–57)

Białas (1957)

Lugr (1957–58)

Czapczyk (1959–61)

Tarka (1961–62)

Słoma (1962–63)

Drabiński (1963–64)

Czapczyk (1964)

Słoma (1964–65)

Białas (1965–66)

Brzozowski (1966)

Białas (1966)

Tarka (1966–68)

Białas (1969–72)

Chudziak (1972)

Dziwisz (1972–73)

Pekowski (1973–75)

Hradecki (1975–76)

Chudziak & Białas (1976)

Chudziak (1976)

Wąsikiewicz (1976)

Kopa (1976–79)

Łoś (1978–79)

Łazarek (1980–84)

Jezerski & Machciński (1985)

Jakubowski (1985–86)

Waligóra (1986–87)

Kasalik & Napierała (1987)

Szerszenowicz (1987–88)

Apostel (1988)

Strugarek (1988–89)

Kopa & Strugarek (1989–91)

Strugarek (1991)

Apostel (1991–93)

Jakóbczak (1993)

Stępczak (1993–94)

Matłoka^c (1994)

Szukiełowicz (1994–95)

Franiak (1995–96)

Marchlewicz (1996)

Polak (1996–97)

Marchlewicz (1997)

K. Pawlak (1997–98)

Marchlewicz^c (1998)

Kopa (1998)

Marchlewicz (1998)

Topolski (1998–99)

Kurowski (1999–2000)

Franiak^c (2000)

Wąsikiewicz (2000)

Pinter (2000)

Topolski (2000–01)

Baniak (2001–02)

Jakołcewicz^c (2002)

Páník (2002–03)

Pala (2003)

Michniewicz (2003–06)

Smuda (2006–09)

Zieliński
(2009–10)

Bakero (2010–12)

Rumak (2012–14)

Chrobak^c (2014)

Skorża (2014–15)

Urban (2015–16)

Bjelica (2016–18)

Ulatowski^c (2018)

Đurđević (2018)

Żuraw^c (2018)

Nawałka (2018–19)

Żuraw (2019–21)

Góra^c (2021)

Skorża (2021–22)

van den Brom (2022–23)

Rumak (2023–)

(c) = caretaker manager

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=José_Mari_Bakero&oldid=821426237"

[1] "José Mari Bakero" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[2] "How Johan Cruyff reinvented modern football at Barcelona". FourFourTwo. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[3] "Robson alineará a Ronaldo y Bakero ante el Valladolid" [Robson will play Ronaldo and Bakero against Valladolid]. El País (in Spanish). 18 November 1996. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[4] "Bakero dicta una lección magistral" [Bakero puts on show for the ages]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 19 November 1996. Retrieved 8 December 2015.

[5] ""Era mi sueño desde hace tiempo"" [“It had been a dream of mine since a long time”]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 May 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[6] "Real Sociedad: Cesado el entrenador José Mari Bakero" [Real Sociedad: Coach José Mari Bakero fired] (in Spanish). El Futbolín. Retrieved 7 October 2011.

[7] "José María Bakero zostanie trenerem Polonii Warszawa" [José María Bakero will be Polonia Warsaw's coach] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

[8] "Ekstraklasa 2009/2010" (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

[9] Kamiński, Emil (11 May 2010). "Derby dla Polonii" [Polish derby]. Legia Warsaw. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

[10] "Jose Bakero zwolniony. Nadszedł Paweł Janas" [Jose Bakero released. Paweł Janas in] (in Polish). TVN24. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

[11] "José María Bakero trenerem Lecha" [José María Bakero trains Lech] (in Polish). 90 Minut. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.

[12] "Lech Poznan 3–1 Man City". BBC Sport. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.

[13] "José Mari Bakero dejó de ser técnico del Juan Aurich" [José Mari Bakero is no longer manager of Juan Aurich]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 8 September 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[14] "José María Bakero es el nuevo director deportivo de La Guaira" [José María Bakero is La Guaira's new sporting director] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 22 July 2015. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[15] "Bakero y Amor, responsables del fútbol formativo profesional del Barça" [Bakero and Amor, in charge of Barça's professional formative football]. Sport (in Spanish). 10 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

[16] RSSF

[17] Santi Bakero at BDFutbol

[18] Jon Bakero at BDFutbol

[19] "Bakero, una intensa vida de 22 años" [Bakero, an intense 22-year-old life]. El País (in Spanish). 9 February 1985. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

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 On 25 February 2012, following a 0–3 away loss against [[Ruch Chorzów]], Bakero was relieved of his duties. In 2013, he moved to South America to coach [[Juan Aurich]] from Peru, being fired in September of that year due to poor results.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://elcomercio.pe/deporte-total/futbol-peruano/jose-maria-bakero-dejo-tecnico-juan-aurich-noticia-1628052|title=José Mari Bakero dejó de ser técnico del Juan Aurich|trans-title=José Mari Bakero is no longer manager of Juan Aurich|newspaper=[[El Comercio (Peru)|El Comercio]]|language=Spanish|date=8 September 2013|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref>
-In 2015, [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] club [[Deportivo La Guaira]] hired Bakero as interim technical director, to help the new coaching staff by running training sessions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.balonazos.com/ve/index.php/2013-08-19-19-49-54/noticias/17431-jose-maria-bakero-es-el-nuevo-director-deportivo-de-la-guaira|title=José María Bakero es el nuevo director deportivo de La Guaira|trans-title=José María Bakero is La Guaira's new sporting director|publisher=Balonazos|language=Spanish|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=3 February 2016}}</ref> He returned to Barcelona on 10 July 2017, as head of the youth academy alongside former teammate [[Guillermo Amor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-base/bakero-amor-responsables-del-futbol-formativo-profesional-del-barca-6158838|title=Bakero y Amor, responsables del fútbol formativo profesional del Barça|trans-title=Bakero and Amor, in charge of Barça's professional formative football|newspaper=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]]|language=Spanish|date=10 July 2017|accessdate=9 October 2017}}</ref>
+In 2015, [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] club [[Deportivo La Guaira]] hired Bakero as interim technical director, to help the new coaching staff by running training sessions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.balonazos.com/ve/index.php/2013-08-19-19-49-54/noticias/17431-jose-maria-bakero-es-el-nuevo-director-deportivo-de-la-guaira|title=José María Bakero es el nuevo director deportivo de La Guaira|trans-title=José María Bakero is La Guaira's new sporting director|publisher=Balonazos|language=Spanish|date=22 July 2015|accessdate=3 February 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420094752/http://www.balonazos.com/ve/index.php/2013-08-19-19-49-54/noticias/17431-jose-maria-bakero-es-el-nuevo-director-deportivo-de-la-guaira|archivedate=20 April 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He returned to Barcelona on 10 July 2017, as head of the youth academy alongside former teammate [[Guillermo Amor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-base/bakero-amor-responsables-del-futbol-formativo-profesional-del-barca-6158838|title=Bakero y Amor, responsables del fútbol formativo profesional del Barça|trans-title=Bakero and Amor, in charge of Barça's professional formative football|newspaper=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]]|language=Spanish|date=10 July 2017|accessdate=9 October 2017}}</ref>
 ==International career==