Javier 'Manix' Mandiola Alberdi (born 9 April 1958) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a forward, and is a current coach.
He managed to lead the club to a mid-table finish in their return to the second division, but was relieved to his duties nonetheless.
[2] On 27 April 2010 Mandiola returned to Eibar, with the club back to the third division;[3] he was relieved from his duties in the end of the 2011–12 season, after missing the promotion in both play-offs.
[8] In his first full season in Palma de Mallorca, the team won their Segunda B group and lost the play-off final to CD Mirandés on the away goals rule after a 3–3 aggregate draw.
[9] On 28 August 2020, Mandiola replaced Luis Carrión at the helm of CD Numancia, recently relegated to division three.