2001–02 Athletic Bilbao season

Athletic Bilbao 2001–02 San Mamés Jupp Heynckes Head coach President Javier Uría La Liga 9th Copa del Rey Semi-finals Ismael Urzaiz (16 goals)Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Primera División 2001/2002 https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-primera-division-2001-2002/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201213053002/https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-primera-division-2001-2002/ dead December 13, 2020 worldfootball.net 21 November 2020 Ismael Urzaiz (18 goals) 33,211https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp02.htm 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 season was the 101st season in Athletic Bilbao's history and their 71st consecutive season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. Season summary Ahead of the season, head coach Txetxu Rojo departed after only one season in charge, returning to his previous post at Real Zaragoza. In his place, Athletic hired German Jupp Heynckes, who had been out of work since leaving Portuguese club Benfica the previous September.Jupp Heynckes http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2013-14/2438/trainer_jupp-heynckes.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130704035133/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2013-14/2438/trainer_jupp-heynckes.html dead July 4, 2013 kicker 16 January 2014 Germanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/933884.stm Mourinho replaces Heynckes at Benfica 20 September 2000 1 June 2013 BBC Heynckes was returning to San Mamés, having previously coached the club between 1992 and 1994, and he had had considerable success in the meantime, winning the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 1998. Heynckes was able to guide the Bilbao side back into the La Liga top ten, securing a ninth-place finish.LaLiga 2001/2002 Table, Results, Fixtures - (Football/Spain) https://www.flashscore.co.uk/football/spain/laliga-2001-2002/standings/ flashscore.co.uk 21 November 2020 They enjoyed a successful run in the Copa del Rey, reaching the semifinals before being defeated by eventual runners-up Real Madrid. This marked their best cup run since reaching the same stage in 1986–87. Squad statistics Appearances and goals Athletic Bilbao » Squad 2001/2002 https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/athletic-bilbao/2002/2/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160321195640/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/athletic-bilbao/2002/2/ dead March 21, 2016 worldfootball.net 21 November 2020Athletic Bilbao » Appearances Copa del Rey 2001/2002 https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-copa-del-rey-2001-2002/ https://web.archive.org/web/20201129010916/https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/athletic-bilbao/esp-copa-del-rey-2001-2002/ dead November 29, 2020 worldfootball.net 21 November 2020 La Liga Copa del Rey 1 Iñaki Lafuente GK ESP 30 0 0 0 2 Iñigo Larrainzar DF ESP 18+1 0 3 0 3 Aitor Larrazábal DF ESP 25+1 3 4 0 4 Rafael Alkorta DF ESP 5+1 1 0 0 5 Carlos García DF ESP 17+15 2 4+3 0 6 Josu Urrutia MF ESP 14+5 1 5 0 7 Óscar Vales MF ESP 25+2 0 3 0 8 Julen Guerrero MF ESP 17+3 5 5+1 2 9 Santi Ezquerro FW ESP 12+23 5 5+3 4 10 Francisco Yeste MF ESP 22 2 5+1 1 11 Javi González MF ESP 24+6 0 4 0 12 Jesús María Lacruz DF ESP 24 0 6 0 13 Andoni Imaz MF ESP 0 0 0 0 14 Roberto Ríos DF ESP 2+2 0 1 0 15 Felipe Guréndez MF ESP 10+5 0 5+1 0 16 Pablo Orbaiz MF ESP 21+5 1 4+2 0 17 Joseba Etxeberria FW ESP 27+4 8 3+3 1 18 Bittor Alkiza MF ESP 28+5 1 3 0 19 Asier del Horno DF ESP 9+1 1 2 0 20 Ismael Urzaiz FW ESP 34+2 16 4+2 2 21 David Karanka FW ESP 0+6 1 2 1 22 Aitor Ocio DF ESP 12+2 0 3 0 23 Tiko MF ESP 22+10 7 3+3 4 24 David Cuéllar MF ESP 3+3 0 4 0 25 Dani Aranzubia GK ESP 8 0 8 0 39 Carlos Gurpegui MF ESP 2+2 0 0 0 46 Ander Murillo DF ESP 7+4 0 2+4 0 |} Results La Liga 2001–02 La Liga League table ATH See also 2001–02 La Liga 2001–02 Copa del Rey External links http://www.athletic-club.net/ en eu es References Athletic Bilbao Category:Athletic Bilbao seasons Category:2001 in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Category:2002 in the Basque Country (autonomous community)