2002–03 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao 2002–03 San Mamés Jupp Heynckes Head coach President Javier Uría La Liga 7th Copa del Rey Round of 32 Joseba Etxeberria (14 goals)Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2002/2003 https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-primera-division-2002-2003/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190419104229/https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-primera-division-2002-2003/ dead April 19, 2019 worldfootball.net 20 November 2020 Joseba EtxeberriaIsmael Urzaiz(14 each) 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 season was the 102nd season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 72nd consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. Season summary In Jupp Heynckes's second season in charge, Athletic Bilbao made a slight improvement in the league, climbing from ninth to seventh place, their highest placing since finishing as runners-up in 1997–98.LaLiga 2002/2003 Table, Results, Fixtures - (Football/Spain) https://www.flashscore.co.uk/football/spain/laliga-2002-2003/standings/ flashscore.co.uk 20 November 2020 They were eliminated from the Copa del Rey at the last 32 stage by Basque rivals Real Unión, who were ranked two divisions below Athletic, in Segunda División B. Heynckes departed at the end of the season to take up the manager's role at Schalke 04 in his native Germany.http://www.spiegel.de/sport/fussball/fussball-bundesliga-heynckes-neuer-trainer-auf-schalke-a-253312.html Heynckes neuer Trainer auf Schalke 17 June 2003 1 June 2013 German Der Spiegel He was replaced by former Bilbao player Ernesto Valverde, who was promoted from coaching the B team. Squad statistics Appearances and goals Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2002/2003 https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/athletic-bilbao/2003/2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140117041416/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/athletic-bilbao/2003/2/ dead January 17, 2014 worldfootball.net 20 November 2020Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2002/2003 https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-copa-del-rey-2002-2003/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201205194530/https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-copa-del-rey-2002-2003/ dead December 5, 2020 worldfootball.net 20 November 2020 La Liga Copa del Rey 1 Iñaki Lafuente GK ESP 13 0 0 0 2 Iñigo Larrainzar DF ESP 3+2 0 2 0 3 Aitor Larrazábal DF ESP 16+5 2 1 0 4 Aitor Karanka DF ESP 21+3 2 1 0 5 Carlos García DF ESP 0+1 0 0+1 0 6 Josu Urrutia MF ESP 0 0 1 0 7 Óscar Vales MF ESP 18+6 0 1 0 8 Julen Guerrero MF ESP 3+11 0 2 2 9 Santi Ezquerro FW ESP 28+7 10 1+1 0 10 Francisco Yeste MF ESP 22+6 6 1 0 11 Javi González MF ESP 29+2 0 1 0 12 Jesús María Lacruz DF ESP 21+1 0 1 0 13 Dani Aranzubia GK ESP 25 0 2 0 14 Luis Prieto DF ESP 14+3 0 1 0 15 Felipe Guréndez MF ESP 0+6 0 0 0 16 Pablo Orbaiz MF ESP 3+2 0 1 0 17 Joseba Etxeberria FW ESP 32+1 14 0 0 18 Bittor Alkiza MF ESP 28+3 1 1 0 19 Asier del Horno DF ESP 22+2 4 1 0 20 Ismael Urzaiz FW ESP 29+2 13 1+1 1 21 Ander Murillo DF ESP 14+4 0 0 0 22 Aitor Ocio DF ESP 12+7 1 1 0 23 Tiko MF ESP 18+14 2 0+1 0 24 César DF ESP 8+2 0 0 0 25 Carlos Merino MF ESP 0 0 0 0 28 Carlos Gurpegui MF ESP 26+1 4 0+1 0 29 Joseba Arriaga FW ESP 13+15 1 1+1 0 30 Aritz Aduriz FW ESP 0+3 0 1 0 31 Miguel Escalona GK ESP 0 0 0 0 48 Igor Angulo MF ESP 0+1 0 0 0 |} Results La Liga 2002–03 La Liga League table ATH See also 2002–03 La Liga 2002–03 Copa del Rey External links http://www.athletic-club.net/ en eu es References Athletic Bilbao Category:Athletic Bilbao seasons Category:2002 in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Category:2003 in the Basque Country (autonomous community)