to Levante on 17 April 2022, Granada dismissed interim head coach Rubén Torrecilla and appointed Karanka as his replacement, tasked with using the remaining six matches to avoid relegation from La Liga. He made his debut on 20 April, securing a goalless draw at reigning champions Atlético Madrid, and won two of the remaining fixtures, but a final-day draw against Espanyol was not enough to secure safety. Karanka was confirmed as the club's head coach for the coming season, but was sacked on 8 November 2022, after one win in five matches. Personal life Karanka's younger brother, David, is also a former footballer. A striker, he also appeared for Athletic Bilbao's first team but with much less impact, going on to spend the vast majority of his professional career in the second level or the lower leagues. Career statistics Club International Managerial Honours Player Real Madrid La Liga: 2000–01 Supercopa de España: 1997, 2001 UEFA Champions League: 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02 Spain U21 UEFA European Under-21 Championship runner-up: 1996; third place: 1994 Manager Middlesbrough Football League Championship runner-up (promotion): 2015–16 Individual Football League Championship Manager of the Month: January 2015, September 2015, December 2015 References External links 1973 births Living people Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz Spanish footballers Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Deportivo Alavés players Bilbao Athletic footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers Real Madrid CF players Major League Soccer players Colorado Rapids players UEFA Champions League winning players Spain under-21 international footballers Spain under-23 international footballers Spain international footballers Olympic footballers of Spain Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Basque Country international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Spanish football managers Premier League managers English Football League managers La Liga managers Israeli Premier League managers Middlesbrough F.C. managers Nottingham Forest F.C. managers Birmingham City F.C. managers Granada CF managers Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. managers Spanish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in England Expatriate football managers in Israel Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Israel