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Manager dossier

Andoni Iraola

Liverpool· Premier League · Spain flag Spain · Age 44

Employed4-2-3-1High PressPremier League hub →

GafferScore

84/ 100

Very high level

92nd percentile of covered managers

Medium confidenceUpdated today

Career snapshot

PermanentVerified 20 AUG 2026 · MEDIUM

Age

44

22 JUN 1982

Appointed

4 JUN 2026

Tenure

4M

4 months

Contractⓘ

Until Jun 2028

Contract confirmed

Senior managerial experienceⓘ

8 years, 3 months

Since 1 JUL 2018

In coaching

8 years, 3 months

Includes academy & assistant roles

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-2-3-1

Appointed

04 Jun 2026

Contract expiry

30 Jun 2028

Senior managerial experience

8 years, 3 months

Date of birth

22 Jun 1982

Place of birth

Usurbil

Tactical identity

High Press

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review

Liverpool

Current Club — All Competitions

Matches

1

Wins

0

Draws

1

Losses

0

Win %

0%

GF 2 · GA 2 · GD 0 · 2026-08-23 → 2026-08-23

Current Season — League

1 matches · 0–1–0 · 0%

Current Club — League

1 matches · 0–1–0 · 0%

All verified competitive senior first-team matches managed during the current uninterrupted spell. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	88	90th	Covered managers
Defence	82	74th	Covered managers
Pressing	96	98th	Covered managers
Possession	74	49th	Covered managers
Build-Up	79	63rd	Covered managers
Transition	93	98th	Covered managers
Player Development	87	90th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	83	83rd	Covered managers
GafferScore	84	92nd	Covered managers

Verified career record

Aggregated from individual senior spells

Matches291

Wins112

Draws79

Losses100

Win percentage38.5%

Points per game1.43

Goal differenceNot publicly confirmed

Senior spells counted5

Senior head-coach spells only. Assistant and development-team roles are excluded from win-loss totals, and each spell counts only matches managed at that club.

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic Liverpool shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Andoni Iraola (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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