Match Preview | Cardiff City vs. Birmingham City
Pep Clotet. The 47-year-old began his career with Athletic Bilbao, featuring for the club’s ‘B’ side in 1992 before moving up to the First Team a year later. Karanka featured in 118 La Liga matches for Bilbao over four seasons, before following coach Jupp Heynckes to Real Madrid in 1997. The once-capped Spanish international spent five seasons at the Santiago Bernabéu, winning one La Liga title, in 2000/01, and three UEFA Champions League victories, in 1997/98, 1999/00 and 2001/02. Karanka returned to Bilbao in 2002, making another 64 league appearances for the club. The central def...
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