Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte (born 26 September 1953) is a Spanish former professional football forward and manager.
[1] Azkargorta started working as a manager one year after retiring, his beginnings being in lower league football mainly in his native Basque Country.
In August 1982, the 28-year-old was appointed at Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División B[2] and, the following season, moved straight into La Liga after signing for RCD Español.
[3] After two more years in Catalonia, Azkargorta continued to coach in the top flight until 1991, being in charge of Real Valladolid,[4] Sevilla FC[5] and CD Tenerife.
[15] Azkargorta was again chosen as Bolivian national team manager on 17 July 2012, replacing Gustavo Quinteros six games into the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign.