[2] He was assistant manager to Javier Irureta at La Liga club Real Zaragoza in 2008,[3] and to Javi Salamero at Girona FC in the Segunda División in 2009.
[4] In December 2009, Etxeberria made himself available for the vacant managerial position at Dorchester Town in the Conference South, the sixth tier of the English football league system.
[6] In March 2010, caretaker manager Ashley Vickers was given the job permanently and Etxeberria returned to Spain to become director of football at Deportivo Alavés in the Segunda División B.
[11] In August 2013, Etxeberria turned down an approach from Caudal Deportivo in Spain's third tier and a youth team from his hometown in order to join Atlético Clube de Portugal in the neighbouring country's Segunda Liga.
[13] After three years as director of CD Hernani in his native Gipuzkoa, Etxeberria headed abroad again in June 2017, on an 18-month deal at Sydney Olympic FC of the second-tier National Premier Leagues NSW.